Screen LibraryBreaking into acting for dummies /
Offers suggestions on getting started in acting, from making positive first impressions and hiring an agent, to finding the appropriate markets and effectively managing money.
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Wiley Pub.,
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| Publisher Address: | New York : |
| Publication Dates: | [2002] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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--For dummies
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| Summary: |
Offers suggestions on getting started in acting, from making positive first impressions and hiring an agent, to finding the appropriate markets and effectively managing money. |
| Item Description: | Includes index. |
| Carrier Form: | xxiv, 332 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9780764554469 0764554468 |
| Index Number: | PN2061 |
| CLC: | J812 |
| Call Number: | J812/G242 |
| Contents: | pt. 1. Figuring out the business of acting -- Opening the door to show business -- Discovering how show business really works -- From agents to unions: introducing the movers and shakers of show business -- pt. 2. Packaging and marketing yourself -- Making a great first impression with a head shot -- Creating a five-star acting resume -- Training to improve your acting skills -- pt. 3. Taking your first steps into show business -- Getting seen by the industry: promoting yourself -- Finding and working with an agent -- Auditioning -- pt. 4. Scoping out the markets -- Acting in film and televi |