Hit The Ground Running The Smart Actor's Guide - Softcover

Carolyne Barry

Softcover

ISBN 10: 098223600X ISBN 13: 9780982236000

Publisher: Carolyne Barry Creative ent., 2009

Synopsis

HIT THE GROUND RUNNING The First Years of Your Acting Career Most how-to books are written by one or two writers, yet there are many ways actors become successful. Carolyne Barry has written a book that incorporates the opinions and suggestions from an array of successful, knowledgeable and highly respected industry professionals. HIT THE GROUND RUNNING offers the most information, insights, warnings and techniques to empower and guide the new actor: - Month-by-month two year plan - The major entertainment markets - Personal tools - ALL the expenses - Auditioning and booking acting work - Determining your type; - Effective pictures and resumes - Interning - Marketing - Cover letters - Union membership - Academic vs. Professional training - Choosing teachers and types of training - Best actor survival jobs - Money and time saving tips - Creating a career - Packaging you as the product - Experience auditions - Securing agents and managers - Networking - Essential business tools - Building confidence - PLUS extensive, valuable tips and techniques for commercial and theatrical auditions HIT THE GROUND RUNNING has the information actors need to start your acting career! It is the essential book for the new actor

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About the Author

CAROLYNE BARRY: For the last 30 years, Carolyne has achieved recognition in front and behind the camera, as an actress, teacher, casting director, director and producer. She has over 100 film, television and theatre acting credits and has appeared in more than 400 national commercials. Miss Barry has created unique, successful products for actors: Lights Camera Kids, a DVD program for child actors and (co-created) Getting The Job, a CD program for professional actors. In the past 15 years, Carolyne has cast hundreds of commercials and infomercials as well as produced and/or directed numerous video and theatre productions in LA and New York. Since 1982, she has been one of the most successful commercial acting coaches in Hollywood and was selected as the 2009 Favorite Commercial Workshop in Los Angeles by Backstage West readers. Carolyne has been featured as an acting authority in The Hollywood Reporter, L.A. Reader, The Examiner and Backstage West as well as on numerous TV and Radio talk shows throughout the country.

Edition details

• Publisher: Carolyne Barry Creative ent.
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 098223600X
• ISBN 13: 9780982236000
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 292