Acting as a Business : : Strategies for Success
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Introduction -- 1. From stage to screen -- 2. The arsenal -- 3. About the unions -- 4. Approaching agents -- 5. The agent interview -- 6. What's going on? Who's casting what? : theater and film -- 7. The local scene -- 8. Reflections on personal management -- 9. Q & A -- Appendix A. Sample resume (New York format) -- Appendix B. Sample resume (Los Angeles format).
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.
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PUBLISHED
New York : Vintage Books, a division of Random House LLC, 2014.
Year Published: 2014
Description: xvi, 154, [6] pages ; 21 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9780345807076
0345807073
SUBJECTS
Acting -- Vocational guidance.