Ace Your Acting Audition: Using Iconic Specificity and Other Surefire Techniques: Volume 1 - Softcover

Ortiz-Mackes, Liz; Connolly, Cahill

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0982346204 ISBN 13: 9780982346204

Publisher: S.O.M.E. Productions, 2009

Synopsis

For every actor, whether aspiring or well-accomplished, learning and mastering the auditioning process is the key to getting work and building a successful career. In ACE YOUR ACTING AUDITION, Casting Director and teacher, Liz Ortiz-Mackes demystifies what casting directors and producers are looking for. With honesty and humor, she shares her experiences and insights, offering an array of simple, yet effective ways to prepare for and deliver a winning audition.

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About the Author

Liz Ortiz-Mackes is a casting director, teacher and producer who has worked behind the scenes in the entertainment field since 1990. As the owner of Casting Solutions in New York City, Liz casts for film, theatre, television, commercials, industrials and digital media. An avid supporter of diversity in casting, she has been a SAG and Equity-franchised talent agent on both coasts, Director of Special Events at the Dramatists Guild and Director of Artists Files On-Line at the Non-Traditional Casting Project. Part of the special understanding and insight Liz brings to all that she does is based on her experience as a theatre director, directing plays in New York, Los Angeles, Boston and New Hampshire. Currently, Liz is on the faculty of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, is a guest instructor at the New York Film Academy and conducts monthly workshops for the Screen Actors Guild Foundation. As a producer, she is working on several film and television projects in development. She lives in New York City with her husband and two sons.

Edition details

• Publisher: S.O.M.E. Productions
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0982346204
• ISBN 13: 9780982346204
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 116
• Editor: Mackes Steve