An actor's guide to getting work /

''Essential reading for any young actor'' Dame Maggie Smith Competition for acting work is fierce and talent is not necessarily enough. Actors need all the help they can get with all aspects of the profession. Now in its fifth edition, completely revised and updated, this practic...

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Main Author: Dunmore, Simon (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London : Methuen Drama, 2012
Edition:Fifth edition
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505 0 |a Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1: If you really want to be a professional actor; Those of school age; School-leavers; The mature entrant to the profession; Preliminary training; Full-time training; Choices; Some fundamental considerations; Early preparations; A drama school applicant's toolkit; 'What are audition panels looking for?'; 2: Applying for training - the details; The paperwork; Audition speeches; Rehearsing your speeches; Some practical considerations; Performing your speeches; Audition songs; Selecting and preparing your songs; Performing your songs 
505 8 |a Business cards and postcardsShowreels; Voicereels; Recording your voicereel; Personal websites; Additional internet promotional opportunities; Final note; 7: The casting point: inter viewing and auditioning; Interviews; Preparations for an interview; Some things to consider on the day; Pre-interview checklist; A few final notes . . .; Sight-readings; In advance; Textual details; On the day; In the room; Additional considerations for television, commercials and films; Television interviews; Commercial castings; Films; Digital acting opportunities; 8: Low-pay/no-pay 'work'; Fringe theatre 
505 8 |a Dance auditionsMovement, improvisations and self-devised audition pieces; Sight-readings in drama school auditions; Interviews; Audition days; After your auditions; If you get a place; Reserve/waiting lists; Funding your training; If you don't get a place; Summary; 3: The training; Being at drama school; Your first public appearances; Your first professional steps . . .; Early work (and the lack of it); An actor's toolkit; Slog; 4: Equity and Spotlight; Equity; Spotlight; 5: Directors, producers, agents and casting directors; Who's who in casting; Directors; Producers; Casting directors 
505 8 |a Setting up your own productionSetting up your own company; The Edinburgh Festival Fringe; Showcases; Low budget films; Summary; 9: Other forms of acting income; Role-playing; Presenting at trade shows and business conferences; Enhancing the business-person's presentation and communication skills; Getting work in these fields; Role-play companies; 10: Professionalism: the business of being an actor; Organisation of interviews/auditions/castings; Casting information; You!; Professional public relations; Public relations while working; Essential professionalism; Some additional thoughts 
505 8 |a The mechanics of castingOther issues; Agents; Finding an agent; Working with an agent; Co-operative agencies; Final thought; 6: Your promotional material; Letters, CVs and photographs; Some pitfalls to watch out for in your letters; Writing good letters; Some pitfalls to watch out for in your CV; Creating a good CV; Some pitfalls to watch out for in your photographs; Getting good photographs; Other things to think about before sealing the envelope/pressing the send button; Targeting your submissions; The following correspondence or lack of it; Other promotional material 
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