Self-Management for Actors: Getting Down to (Show) Business
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| Rating | : | 4.59 (525 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0972301968 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 423 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-08-14 |
| Language | : | English |
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"This straightforward guide offers advice about marketing yourself as well as managing your acting career." -- Tom Cruise's Resources, Training & Tools" right on target!" -- Dave Williams, ACTORSandCREW, The Only Ten Acting Resources You Will Ever Need
Become your future agent's dream client before you've even met. Balance is key, and the tips in Self-Management for Actors will put you well on your way to having the best manager you deserve: yourself! In an exciting fourth edition packed with details on mastering your market, moving to Los Angeles, and working the red carpet, Self-Management for Actors is Hollywood Grad School--in book form!. By learning how to build your brand, target your buyers, create content that showcases you best, and pitch like the rockstar you are, you'll build a fulfilling career (wherever you live) that helps rocket you to the next tier. Self-Management for Actors will help you take control of the business side of your creative career
Her weekly column, The Actors Voice, is at ActorsAccess and her podcast, The Work, is on iTunes. Bonnie facilitates seminars based on her books and has demystified the casting process and the business side of pursuing an artistic career as a guest instructor at colleges, universities, and private acting studios all over the world. . Her books include "Casting Qs," "Acting Qs," and "Self-Management for Actors," which was named one of The Top Ten Best Books on Acting Ever Written. Bonnie Gill
groovygal said I love it! I must confess. Praise God! I'm a talent agent and I'm not supposed to suggest anything to actors. I can't suggest where to get your head shots, where to take a class, or where to get anything but by gosh, I can suggest this book!! I love it! I must confess, I read what I want when I want so I haven't actually read it straight through but I have every other page dog eared so I can remember the good stuff on it. This book sits on my desk. When I interview actors, I ask if they have read this book. If they haven't, I alwa. Zelda said A Must Read- With A Grain of Salt.. In general, this is a must read for anyone entering the business and wanting to know how it works in very very minute detail. There is much in-depth discussion on researching TV projects and how that facet of the industry operates. Knowing how all the latest web sites fuel this research and how they drive the industry is crucial for building and maintaining a successful career. I really felt like I had an insiders view of the game. That being said, I had quite a few problems with the book that made it di. Bonnie Gillespie, an actors' Casting Director Gives all Insider Action Steps to help us Union actors & new comers!!!! WOLFNme BONNIE OMGEE!!!! .YOU have no idea how MUCH I needed this book YRS. ago when I started as an actor but I am GRATEFUL to now have it now. Im also part of her SMFA ninja group (explained in book ) . THIS IS LITERALLY a "Step by Step Action list" for Pros that are union and for new comers. Point is , WE all NEED the SECRET SAUCE Wise career steps that are Must-dos, & Don'ts of our Biz. Bonnie shares VERY Candidly, (good ,bad, and the YAYs of our Biz. ITS ALL in the book. IF you BUY A BOOK on a career in Act