Acting as a Business

By: Brian O'Neil

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Synopsis: An essential handbook for actors-a modern classic-in a newly updated edition.Since its original publication, Acting as a Business has earned a reputation as an indispensable tool for working and aspiring actors. Avoiding the usual advice about persistence and luck, Brian O'Neil provides clear-cut guidelines that will give actors a solid knowledge of the business behind their art. It's packed with practical information-on everything from what to say in a cover letter to where to stand when performing in agent's office-including:*How to craft a winning theatrical résumé*The most effective ways to join the performer's unions*Tactics for getting an agent*Strategies for finding work in the theater, on daytime television, and in independent films*Navigating the different customs and cultures of New York and Los AngelesO'Neil has updated Acting as a Business to keep up with the latest show-business trends, including how best to use the Internet, making this new edition no actor should be without.From the Trade Paperback edition.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:: 9780345807083
Related ISBNs:: 9780345807076
Publisher:: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Date of Addition:: 08/02/18
Copyrighted By:: Brian O'Neil
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Entertainment, Nonfiction, Art and Architecture, Business and Finance
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.