Provides the expert advice you need to get your big break! Jump-start your career and land that paying part From preparing for auditions to finding an agent, the acting business is a challenging and competitive field. This indispensable guide is what every aspiring actor needs to get a foot in the door. Discover how to market yourself, choose a dynamic head shot, create a stellar acting resume, join unions, and pay the bills while you pursue your acting dreams. The Dummies Way * Explanations in plain English * "Get in, get out" information * Icons and other navigational aids * Tear-out cheat sheet * Top ten lists * A dash of humor and fun

Breaking into Acting for Dummies

Wang, Wally

Garrison, Larry

Humor & Entertainment

For Dummies

Understand the business side of your showbiz career 
We all know acting can be a glittering whirl of glamour—plush red carpets, simply divine outfits, huge sums of money, and oh, the parties! But what a lot of wannabe actors forget is that it takes a lot of practical work to get to the flashbulbs of your first premiere, and that the savviest actors put as much stress on the business side of the profession as they do on the show. Breaking Into Acting For Dummies demystifies the behind-the-curtain side of showbiz to help you understand how it really works, who the decision-makers are, what they’re looking for when they’re picking talent, and how to get them on your side. If you truly want to be the next Emma Stone or Leonardo DiCaprio, you’ll want to have a well-thumbed copy of this book alongside your pile of scripts. 
Written by two friendly insiders, this guide takes you behind the scenes to help you map out your plan of attack, showing you how to open doors—and keep them open—and use your time wisely, so you’re not breaking a leg rushing from one random audition to another. You’ll understand how to flesh out your professional persona as thoroughly as a movie part, craft your resume as minutely as a script, and judge the angle of your headshots and webcam appearances as intimately as any director. Once you’ve mastered these skills, it’s time to go to market as your own publicity department, building your media and online presence until everyone who’s anyone knows exactly who you are. \nUnderstand different acting markets—from theater to commercials 
Network in-person and online 
Build your image via resumes, head shots, and webcam 
Keep a firm grip on the financial side \nWhether you’re studying, a hopeful amateur, or have been treading the boards for a while, this is your breakthrough script for succeeding in the business of acting, and for learning how to play your ultimate role: yourself. \nFrom the Inside Flap\nBreak into showbiz—the right way! 
Do you dream about being the next Halle Berry or Tom Hanks? Whether you’re still studying, you’re a newly minted pro, or you’ve been working in the biz for a while, this brand-new edition of Breaking Into Acting For Dummies can help you make all the right choices. From working with the right representation to hiring a professional photographer to take your head shot, and from uploading your resume and acting clips online to auditioning the right way, this handy guide gives you the lowdown on what you need to do to make a living as an actor—no matter whether it’s onstage, onscreen, or as an extra or voice-over actor. 
Inside. . .\nJoin various casting sites on the internetNetwork like a proGet the perfect head shotWrite a compelling resumeCreate an audition clip that will wowLand a commercial roleTake acting classes for self‑improvementFind acting-related work to pay bills\nFrom the Back Cover\nBreak into showbiz―the right way! 
Do you dream about being the next Halle Berry or Tom Hanks? Whether you’re still studying, you’re a newly minted pro, or you’ve been working in the biz for a while, this brand-new edition of Breaking Into Acting For Dummies can help you make all the right choices. From working with the right representation to hiring a professional photographer to take your head shot, and from uploading your resume and acting clips online to auditioning the right way, this handy guide gives you the lowdown on what you need to do to make a living as an actor―no matter whether it’s onstage, onscreen, or as an extra or voice-over actor. 
Inside. . .\nJoin various casting sites on the internetNetwork like a proGet the perfect head shotWrite a compelling resumeCreate an audition clip that will wowLand a commercial roleTake acting classes for self‑improvementFind acting-related work to pay bills

Breaking into Acting For Dummies

Business & Money

WANG, Wallace

Industries

For twenty-five years, Larry Garrison has been a news broker, operating within the secret side of the news, finding and releasing some of the most sensational stories of the last couple decades. Now, in this riveting account of the news behind the news, Garrison lets readers in on how such headlining stories are found, manipulated, and released to the public, blowing the whistle on the news media, and divulging what really happens when all of the major news agencies compete to report the same top stories. Garrison goes inside some of his biggest cases, providing never-before-released info on the Terri Schiavo case, Michael Jackson, TWA Flight 800, 9/11, the Oklahoma bombing, Andrew Cunanan and the murder of Versace, Jon Benet Ramsey, the Robert Blake murder case, Mary Kay Letourneau, and many, many more. Gutsy and gritty, Larry has uncovered and been exposed to facts of some of the biggest headlines of our times. And now, in The NewsBreaker, he finally tells the story behind the headlines, how news is made and reported, and why the networks wouldn't, or couldn't, give the full story on some of the most important news events of our time.

The Newsbreaker

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Walker, Kent

Arts & Literature

Nelson Current

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