Acting for the screen /
Acting for the screen /
edited by Mary Lou Belli.
- xiv, 239 pages: illustrations ; 24 cm.
- PERFORM : succeeding as a creative professional .
Includes index. "A Focal Press Book".
Moving towards a career : some basics : a Q&A with Grant Kretchik -- Is this path right for you? What is my actor readiness? A self-evaluation / by Peter Cocuzza -- Training. Determination. Organization. A NY acting teacher's perspective : getting started / by John Howard Swain -- Before college, if college : where do I start? It starts with a dream... / by Judith Patterson -- A talent manager's guide to distinguishing your work : initiating a sustained connection to your character / by Marilyn Atlas -- Growing a successful business called you : be the CEO of Actor, Inc. / by Gilli Messer -- A series regular shares her journey : welcome to the numbers game / by Shalita Grant -- A veteran shares what got her and keeps her still doing it : a Q&A with Anne Desalvo -- Keeping centered : even when things aren't going your way : against the odds / by Robert McCracken -- Making the most when someone gives you a chance : a Q&A with Daryl "Chill" Mitchell -- A casting director, industry coach & show biz author knows what it takes to stick it out when to hire a coach / by Bonnie Gillespie -- Everything you need to know about social media : a Q&A with Ben Whitehair -- A director's perspective : a Q&A with Andy Wolk -- About an actor who works on both coasts...and lives on neither : a Q&A with Josh Cooke -- Maintaining and growing your career : finding success by Jason George -- He acts, he writes, he directs : four decades of wisdom : a Q&A with Ruben Santiago-Hudson -- A better way she accomplishes her lifelong dream : redefining success / by Tania Gunadi -- He does it all...including audiobook narration : a Q&A with Ron Butler -- All about commercials : a conversation with Aaron Takahashi and Isabella Way -- Taking charge and creating your own work : self-producing by Phil Kaufmann -- Reality! From her little Harry Potter studio below her basement stairs : get a life! / by Marsha Mercant -- Deaf actors need to be heard : a conversation with Suanne Spoke and Shoshannah Stern -- Actor. Entertainer. Crossdresser. Author. Social media sensation : a Q&A with Willam Belli -- Sketch comedy to series regular : my biggest leap / by Kirstin Eggers -- San Fransisco: a smaller kinder market : Bay area bound / by Catherine MacNeal -- Teaching film school...everything he knows from acting, editing, and cinematography : branching out...(not standing still) / by Charles Dougherty -- From acting to writing and beyond : a Q&A with Liz Vassey -- Acting can lead to advocacy : a Q&A with Nanci Christopher -- Falling in love with directing : backstory / by Toni Kalem -- She wants to direct commercials : a Q&A with Katie Enright -- The view from a chief creative officer's chair : a Q&A with Alet Taylor.
"Acting for the Screen is a collection of essays written by and interviews with working actors, producers, directors, casting directors, and acting professors, exploring the business side of screen acting. In this book, over thirty show business professionals dispel myths about the industry and provide practical advice on topics such as how to break into the field, how to develop, nurture, and navigate business relationships, and how to do creative work under pressure. Readers will also learn about the entrepreneurial expectations in relation to the internet and social media, strategies for contending with the emotional highs and lows of acting, and money management while pursuing acting as a profession. Written for undergraduates and graduates studying Acting for Screen, aspiring professional actors, and working actors looking to reinvent themselves, Acting for the Screen provides readers with a wealth of first-hand information that will help them create their own opportunities and pursue a career in show business"--
9781138311619 9781138311640
2019009441
Motion picture acting--Vocational guidance.
Television acting--Vocational guidance.
Motion picture actors and actresses--Interviews.
Television actors and actresses--Interviews.
Motion picture producers and directors--Interviews.
Television producers and directors--Interviews.
Acting teachers--Interviews.
PN1995.9.A26 / A267 2020
791.4302/8
Includes index. "A Focal Press Book".
Moving towards a career : some basics : a Q&A with Grant Kretchik -- Is this path right for you? What is my actor readiness? A self-evaluation / by Peter Cocuzza -- Training. Determination. Organization. A NY acting teacher's perspective : getting started / by John Howard Swain -- Before college, if college : where do I start? It starts with a dream... / by Judith Patterson -- A talent manager's guide to distinguishing your work : initiating a sustained connection to your character / by Marilyn Atlas -- Growing a successful business called you : be the CEO of Actor, Inc. / by Gilli Messer -- A series regular shares her journey : welcome to the numbers game / by Shalita Grant -- A veteran shares what got her and keeps her still doing it : a Q&A with Anne Desalvo -- Keeping centered : even when things aren't going your way : against the odds / by Robert McCracken -- Making the most when someone gives you a chance : a Q&A with Daryl "Chill" Mitchell -- A casting director, industry coach & show biz author knows what it takes to stick it out when to hire a coach / by Bonnie Gillespie -- Everything you need to know about social media : a Q&A with Ben Whitehair -- A director's perspective : a Q&A with Andy Wolk -- About an actor who works on both coasts...and lives on neither : a Q&A with Josh Cooke -- Maintaining and growing your career : finding success by Jason George -- He acts, he writes, he directs : four decades of wisdom : a Q&A with Ruben Santiago-Hudson -- A better way she accomplishes her lifelong dream : redefining success / by Tania Gunadi -- He does it all...including audiobook narration : a Q&A with Ron Butler -- All about commercials : a conversation with Aaron Takahashi and Isabella Way -- Taking charge and creating your own work : self-producing by Phil Kaufmann -- Reality! From her little Harry Potter studio below her basement stairs : get a life! / by Marsha Mercant -- Deaf actors need to be heard : a conversation with Suanne Spoke and Shoshannah Stern -- Actor. Entertainer. Crossdresser. Author. Social media sensation : a Q&A with Willam Belli -- Sketch comedy to series regular : my biggest leap / by Kirstin Eggers -- San Fransisco: a smaller kinder market : Bay area bound / by Catherine MacNeal -- Teaching film school...everything he knows from acting, editing, and cinematography : branching out...(not standing still) / by Charles Dougherty -- From acting to writing and beyond : a Q&A with Liz Vassey -- Acting can lead to advocacy : a Q&A with Nanci Christopher -- Falling in love with directing : backstory / by Toni Kalem -- She wants to direct commercials : a Q&A with Katie Enright -- The view from a chief creative officer's chair : a Q&A with Alet Taylor.
"Acting for the Screen is a collection of essays written by and interviews with working actors, producers, directors, casting directors, and acting professors, exploring the business side of screen acting. In this book, over thirty show business professionals dispel myths about the industry and provide practical advice on topics such as how to break into the field, how to develop, nurture, and navigate business relationships, and how to do creative work under pressure. Readers will also learn about the entrepreneurial expectations in relation to the internet and social media, strategies for contending with the emotional highs and lows of acting, and money management while pursuing acting as a profession. Written for undergraduates and graduates studying Acting for Screen, aspiring professional actors, and working actors looking to reinvent themselves, Acting for the Screen provides readers with a wealth of first-hand information that will help them create their own opportunities and pursue a career in show business"--
9781138311619 9781138311640
2019009441
Motion picture acting--Vocational guidance.
Television acting--Vocational guidance.
Motion picture actors and actresses--Interviews.
Television actors and actresses--Interviews.
Motion picture producers and directors--Interviews.
Television producers and directors--Interviews.
Acting teachers--Interviews.
PN1995.9.A26 / A267 2020
791.4302/8