[PDF] Acting As A Business Fifth Edition eBook

Author : Brian O'Neil
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 32,94 MB
Release : 2014-04-08
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 0345807073

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The essential handbook for actors—a modern classic—in a newly updated edition. Since its original publication, Acting as a Business has earned a reputation as an indispensable tool for working and aspiring actors. Avoiding the usual advice about persistence and luck, Brian O’Neil provides clear-cut guidelines that will give actors a solid knowledge of the business behind their art. It’s packed with practical information—on everything from what to say in a cover letter to where to stand when performing in an agent’s office—including: -- Tactics for getting an agent, including preparing for the interview -- How to research who will be casting what—and whether there is a role for you—well in advance -- Examples of correspondence to agents and casting directors for both beginning and advanced professionals -- A detailed analysis of the current trend of paying to meet industry personnel -- How to communicate effectively with an agent or personal manager -- Creative ways to use the internet and social media O’Neil has updated Acting as a Business to keep up with the latest show-business trends, making this fifth edition a reference no actor should be without

Author : Brian O'Neil
Publisher : Heinemann Drama
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 40,26 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Education
ISBN :

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Building on the enormously successful first edition of Acting as a Business, Brian O'Neil updates his indispensable work to reflect recent changes in the show business industry.

Author : Robert Cohen
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Humanities, Social Sciences & World Languages
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 10,84 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN :

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Useful for teaching beginning acting, this text contains twenty-eight lessons based on experiential exercises. It covers basic skills, such as talking, listening, tactical interplay, physicalizing, building scenes, and making good choices.

Author : Jane Drake Brody
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 26,64 MB
Release : 2015-10-22
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 1472573706

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The Actor's Business Plan is a self-directed practical guide for actors graduating from formal training programs, as well as for those already in the business whose careers need to move ahead more successfully. Using the familiar language of acting training, the book offers a method for the achievement of dreams through a five-year life and career plan giving positive steps to develop a happy life as an actor and as a person. It assists performers to flourish using the same kind of business/career planning that is a necessary part of life for entrepreneurs and business people. This introduction to the acting industry provides essential knowledge not only for how the business actually works, but also describes what casting directors, agents, and managers do, demystifies the role of unions, discusses how much things cost, and offers advice on branding and marketing strategies. It differs from other such handbooks in that it addresses the everyday issues of life, money, and jobs that so frequently destroy an actor's career before it is even begun. While addressing NYC and LA, the guide also gives a regional breakdown for those actors who may wish to begin careers or to settle in other cities. It is loaded with personal stories, and interviews with actors, casting directors, and agents from throughout the US. The Actor's Business Plan is the answer to the common complaint by students that they were not taught how to negotiate the show business world while at school. It is the perfect antidote for this problem and can easily fit into a ten or a thirteen-week class syllabus. Offering support as a personal career coach, empowering the actor to take concrete steps towards their life and career dreams, The Actor's Business Plan: A Career Guide for the Acting Life is a must-have book for actors who are determined to be a part of the professional world .

Author : Brad Lemack
Publisher : SCB Distributors
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 41,25 MB
Release : 2018-02-28
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 0971541094

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The best actor never gets the role. But the right actor always gets hired and if you want to be the right actor, you need to create a well-paved pathway through the traffic jam that can slow you down, divert your attention and create stress behind the wheel of the career you're committed to driving forward. It's your journey and it's time for a career tune up, even if you're just starting out In this revised and expanded Next Edition to his popular book for actors, talent manager, educator and author Brad Lemack tackles the tough challenges actors face in seeking, building and maintaining rewarding careers in the new landscape. From the role of personal ethics and integrity to landing the role of a lifetime, Lemack teaches readers how to navigate through and thrive in a continually changing landscape in an industry challenged to redefine itself and how it does business. Whether you're new to the business or in need of a professional career rebranding, The New Business of Acting: The Next Edition will empower you with a critical perspective on how to create, map out and embark on a life-long journey that will earn you the career-building opportunities you seek.

Author : James Alburger
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 19,7 MB
Release : 2012-11-15
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 1136123415

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Are you just starting in Voiceover? Do you have some experience, but aren't getting booked? Are you a working pro who wants to expand to new areas of VO work? The Art of Voice Acting is a must read if you are serious about a profession in voice over and looking to maximize your efforts for success in the business. Packed with basic acting techniques in The Art of Voice Acting, you will discover * All new scripts * 20 more pages of new and updated information * A completely new chapter of studio stories and 'tricks-of-the-trade' from professional voiceover talent around the world * Updated information for voiceover demos and marketing * A comprehensive index that makes it easy to find what you're looking for * More voice and acting techniques * Contributions from some of the top voice talent in the world * Audio content with the actual audio for every script in the book, http://voiceacting.com/aovaextras/ * PLUS: exercises, demos and more! Written in an accessible and engaging style Alburger shares his experience as a performer, producer, director and performance coach to give you a clear no nonsense introduction to the business and art of voice acting. Audio content and images from the books are available at http://voiceacting.com/aovaextras/

Author : James Thomas
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 379 pages
File Size : 31,62 MB
Release : 2004-11-05
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 1136082050

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First Published in 2005. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Author : Robert Cohen
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Companies
Page : 560 pages
File Size : 12,17 MB
Release : 2007-01-17
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN :

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The new, fifth edition of Robert Cohen's Acting One, the text used to teach acting on more campuses than any other, has now been combined for the first time with his Acting Two, (the second edition of his previously-titled Advanced Acting). Together, Acting One/Acting Two provides a comprehensive and fully integrated system of all acting, from the most realistic to the most stylized. Part One (Acting One) covers basic skills such as talking, listening, tactical interplay, physicalizing, building scenes, and making powerful acting choices. Part Two (Acting Two) provides a series of exercises that encourage the student actor's self-extension into radically different styles (historical, literary, fantastical) and characterizations; then coaches the student through scenework in a variety of historical periods (Greek, Commedia, Elizabethan, Molière, Restoration, Belle Epoque), as well as modern hyper-realistic theatrical forms such as the theatres of alienation and the absurd, and exemplary recent dramas by Tony Kushner, Margaret Edson, August Wilson and Doug Wright.

Author : Miriam Newhouse
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 229 pages
File Size : 34,62 MB
Release : 1999-01-01
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 1770700412

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The third edition of The Actor's Survival Kit gives the actor fresh research and today's experience, new lists of country-wide contacts, and input from current success stories.

Author : Jack Garfein
Publisher : Northwestern University Press
Page : 311 pages
File Size : 27,93 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0810126737

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"Jack Garfein's book is a touching reminder of our early attempts at creating theater without artifice. It is good to know that he is still working hard at it."---Ben Gazzara --