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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN-10
1472573692
ISBN-13
9781472573698
eBay Product ID (ePID)
208630456
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
272 Pages
Publication Name
Actor's Business Plan : a Career Guide for the Acting Life
Language
English
Publication Year
2015
Subject
Acting & Auditioning
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Performing Arts
Series
Performance Bks.
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
12.7 Oz
Item Length
8.5 in
Item Width
5.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
College Audience
LCCN
2015-007120
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
The book promises to be an extremely practical and helpful guide for the young actor embarking on a professional acting career . . . I wish such a book existed when I was graduating, "a smart approach, and one that I think will make the information very accessible to young professionals in the industry" -- Melia Bensussen, Chair, Performing Arts Department, Emerson College, Boston "Since actors spend much more time seeking and preparing for roles than actually acting, a career in acting should be viewed as a business. An actor, like any other professional, needs career plans, which pretty much sums up the main message of this work by veteran actor, director/producer, and agent Brody. Individual chapters cover the development of a five-year plan to achieve one's goals, getting an agent, and trying to land a job in a desired theater. Also covered are topics such as taking coaching classes, trying out for roles, handling life-plan obstacles (e.g., student debt), and dealing with business expenses (e.g., headshots, union fees, relocation expenses, or health insurance), along with tips on how to make contacts and write query letters or resumés. There is a section on what casting directors, agents, and managers actually do. The second half of the book focuses on the major acting centers of the country: Chicago, Minneapolis, New York, Los Angeles, Austin, Philadelphia, Atlanta, and the Washington, DC-Baltimore area. For each of these areas, the author provides a selection of agents, casting directors, photographers, drama schools, management, and theater companies with contact information. Summing Up: Recommended. All audiences." - CHOICE, "a smart approach, and one that I think will make the information very accessible to young professionals in the industry" -- Melia Bensussen, Chair, Performing Arts Department, Emerson College, Boston "Since actors spend much more time seeking and preparing for roles than actually acting, a career in acting should be viewed as a business. An actor, like any other professional, needs career plans, which pretty much sums up the main message of this work by veteran actor, director/producer, and agent Brody. Individual chapters cover the development of a five-year plan to achieve one's goals, getting an agent, and trying to land a job in a desired theater. Also covered are topics such as taking coaching classes, trying out for roles, handling life-plan obstacles (e.g., student debt), and dealing with business expenses (e.g., headshots, union fees, relocation expenses, or health insurance), along with tips on how to make contacts and write query letters or resums. There is a section on what casting directors, agents, and managers actually do. The second half of the book focuses on the major acting centers of the country: Chicago, Minneapolis, New York, Los Angeles, Austin, Philadelphia, Atlanta, and the Washington, DC-Baltimore area. For each of these areas, the author provides a selection of agents, casting directors, photographers, drama schools, management, and theater companies with contact information. Summing Up: Recommended. All audiences." - CHOICE, "a smart approach, and one that I think will make the information very accessible to young professionals in the industry" -- Melia Bensussen, Chair, Performing Arts Department, Emerson College, Boston
TitleLeading
The
Series Volume Number
7
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
792.02/8023
Table Of Content
Preface Introduction Chapter 1: Dreams for Your Life Play Chapter 2: Given Circumstances of Your Life Play: Obstacles Chapter 3: Your Life Play's Five Year Plan: Objectives, Events, Tactics, Beats, and Tasks Chapter 4: Making Your Five Act Life Plan Happen Chapter 5: Handling the Obstacles in your Life Play Chapter 6: Access to the Fulfillment of your Life Plan Chapter 7: The Cast of your Life Play: Casting Directors, Agents, and Managers; Who They Are and What They Do Chapter 8: Building a Character: Type versus Brand Chapter 9: Doing Your Life's Play, Action! Chapter 10: Your Life Play's Experience: Resumes Chapter 11: The Album of Your Life Play: Pictures, Reels, and Websites Chapter 12: Learning Your Lines and Showing up for Your Life Play: Auditions Chapter 13: The Location of Your Life Play: Markets Appendix: Resources and Recommended Reading
Synopsis
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 ., The American Actors Careers Guide is a self-directed practical guide specifically for actors graduating from theatre programs with BFAs, MFAs, or BAs to assist them in moving towards success using the same kind of business/career planning so frequently offered to graduates in non-arts programs...This introduction to the acting industry provides actors with essential knowledge and examples of casting breakdowns, letters, marketing tools and a five-year career plan. Interviews with casting directors and agents are included from throughout the US offering advice and opinions on auditions, showreels, pictures, resumes and networking, as well as important issues such as typecasting and ethnicity. The Guide also gives a regional breakdown of the acting industry in America and how it is different across the various regions and cities. To suit teaching needs, the book can easily adapt to either a ten-week or a thirteen-week syllabus. ..Offering support as a personal career coach, empowering the actor to take concrete steps towards their career goals, The Acting Business: A Career Guide is a must-have book for all first-time actors.
LC Classification Number
PN2055.B77 2015
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