Synopses & Reviews
With the original publication of this book, Brian O'Neil changed the way actors viewed their field by providing them with clear-cut guidelines on how to approach acting as a business. Any number of books had told actors they must be persistent, but this was the first time a book actually told actors
how to be persistent. Now, O'Neil keeps pace with the industry, updating this indispensable work.
In Acting As a Business, New Edition, you will find: How to put together a theatrical resume for both the East Coast and the West Coast actor - Specific examples of cover letters and other correspondence - Practical ways of joining the performer's unions - How to prepare for and answer the questions most often asked by agents in an interview, techniques for auditioning in the agent's office, and the art of effective interview follow-up - Strategies for finding work in the theater, on soap operas, and in independent films - Tactics for getting an agent and finding out casting information well in advance of casting - A chart showing an easy way to keep records of which casting directors know your work - How to interview a prospective personal manager - A discussion of the "League" schools
Synopsis
In Acting As a Business, New Edition, you will find: How to put together a theatrical resume for both the East Coast and the West Coast actor - Specific examples of cover letters and other correspondence - Practical ways of joining the performer's unions - How to prepare for and answer the questions most often asked by agents in an interview, techniques for auditioning in the agent's office, and the art of effective interview follow-up - Strategies for finding work in the theater, on soap operas, and in independent films - Tactics for getting an agent and finding out casting information well in advance of casting - A chart showing an easy way to keep records of which casting directors know your work - How to interview a prospective personal manager - A discussion of the "League" schools
Synopsis
Building on the enormously successful first edition of Acting as a Business, Brian O'Neil updates his indispensable work to reflect recent changes in the show business industry.
About the Author
Brian O'Neil is a former talent agent and personal manager who has represented actors for theatre, film, television, commercials, and radio. As a talent representative he was responsible for the career guidance and professional placement of hundreds of actors including some of today's biggest stars. Brian is the founder of Acting As a Business, a one-on-one career-consultation and career-coaching service for actors. He lives in New York City and is a frequent guest lecturer at some of the nation's finest acting-training programs including The Yale School of Drama and The Juilliard School.
Table of Contents
1. From Stage to Screen
The Arsenal
About the Unions
Exploring the Soaps
Approaching the Agents
The Agent Interview
What's Going On? Who's Casting What? Theater and Film
The Local Scene
Reflections on Personal Management
Q & A
Appendices
A: Sample Resume (New York Format)
B: Sample Resume (Los Angeles Format)
C: New York and Los Angeles Daytime Serials
D: Theater/Film/Television Casting Directors Who Know Me or "Know My Work"
E: Television Commercial Casting Directors Who Know Me or "Know My Work"
F: Periodicals and Publications
G: Recommended Reading