The actor's business plan : a career guide for the acting life / Jane Drake Brody.

By:

Brody, Jane

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: London : Bloomsbury Methuen Drama, 2015Description: xv, 253 p. : 22 cmISBN:

9781472573698 (paperback)

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

792.02

LOC classification:

PN 2055 B864a 2015

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: -- 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 PlayChapter 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.

Summary: "The Acting Business 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"-- Provided by publisher.

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Item type	Current library	Home library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Vol info	Status	Date due	Barcode
Libro	Biblioteca Juan Bosch	Biblioteca Juan Bosch	Humanidades	Humanidades (4to. Piso)	PN 2055 B864a 2015 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	3	Available		00000114851

"The Acting Business 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"-- Provided by publisher.