How to be a Working Actor

A handbook on the business of acting, co-written by a casting director/agent and a seasoned actress/author. This fourth edition features new information on such topics as on-line ways to promote your picture, resume and video performance clips; and jobs in new and emerging markets.

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A handbook for actors. Co-written by a casting director/agent and a seasoned actress/author, it provides a comprehensive guide to the business of acting, informed throughout with an insider's view of how casting decisions are actually made. This updated and expanded fourth edition features new information on such topics as on-line ways to promote your picture, resume and video performance clips; enhancing your image; jobs in new and emerging markets; interviewing and auditioning tips for the new crop of young actors; and more. The book taps the expertise of dozens of industry professionals for authoritative advice on financial survival, developing and marketing your talent, auditioning, networking, agents, the performing unions, assembling a wardrobe, and how to prepare for a role.