Acting - Make it Your Business: How to Avoid Mistakes and Achieve Success as a Working Actor - Softcover

Russell, Paul

 
9780823099559: Acting - Make it Your Business: How to Avoid Mistakes and Achieve Success as a Working Actor

Synopsis

To give all actors more than just a 'thank you for coming today', casting director Paul Russell has written a straightforward guide to surviving and advancing in the entertainment industry. It gives voice to what really goes on behind the audition table and shares practical advice on issues that can frustrate actors throughout their careers. They include marketing, audition behaviour, approaching agents, dealing with rejection, negotiating contracts, financial survival, maintaining health, as well as managing the strong and varied personalities found along the way. Along with Russell's candid advice and observations are his interviews with working actors and agents. They each offer readers a different perspective on the industry.

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About the Author

Paul Russell's career as a casting director, director, and former actor has spanned nearly thirty years. He has worked on projects for major film studios, television networks, Broadway, and is a member of the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers.

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