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Product Identifiers

PublisherKnopf Doubleday Publishing Group

ISBN-100307473929

ISBN-139780307473929

eBay Product ID (ePID)72470797

Product Key Features

Edition4

Book TitleActing As a Business : Strategies for Success

Number of Pages192 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicCareers / General, Business Aspects, Acting & Auditioning

Publication Year2009

GenrePerforming Arts, Business & Economics

AuthorBrian O'Neil

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.6 in

Item Weight7 Oz

Item Length8 in

Item Width5.1 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2009-015191

Dewey Edition22

Reviews"O'Neil shares his business savvy in this slim, practical-minded actor's guide that covers everything from approaching agents to assembling resumes." - Entertainment Weekly "This wonderful book not only helps demystify much of what is scary to the novice, it is also a wonderful refresher for veterans.... Calming and wise." -Josh Radnor, star of How I Met Your Mother, "O'Neil shares his business savvy in this slim, practical-minded actor's guide that covers everything from approaching agents to assembling resumes." -Entertainment Weekly "This wonderful book not only helps demystify much of what is scary to the novice, it is also a wonderful refresher for veterans.... Calming and wise." -Josh Radnor, star ofHow I Met Your Mother

Dewey Decimal792.02/8/023

SynopsisO'Neil updates his indispensable resource to keep up with the latest show-business trends and help you put control of your acting career where it belongs: in your own hands., An essential handbook for actorsa modern classicin 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 informationon everything from what to say in a cover letter to where to stand when performing in agent's officeincluding: 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 Angeles O'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.

LC Classification NumberPN2055.O54 2009