The Actor's Survival Guide: How to Make Your Way in Hollywood is a handbook and essential guide to the business of living and working as an actor in the Los Angeles area.
Exploring the experience of relocating to L.A.; the casting process; and how to identify - and find work with - the key players in the film and television industry, the book offers a business-centered road map through the industry. It seeks to navigate the challenges and identify the pitfalls and wrong-turns that hinder too many promising careers and frustrate even the most dedicated of actors. In doing so, the book seeks to provide an extra-competitive edge of experience and know-how for those actors who have the skills and determination to persevere.
This second edition features a number of new sections and topics including:
Recent census data for the Los Angeles County Neighborhood Statistics
Updates on casting diversity with the most recent SAG/AFTRA data
Changes in contracts for film, television and stage, including information on AEA's new Hollywood Equity Waiver policy
Details on new contracts for film, television and new media; ongoing contract negotiations for video game content; and the ramifications of the SAG/AFTRA merger
The role of computer-generated images (CGI) and motion capture (MOCAP)
Renewed emphasis on set safety, especially for stunt performers
Audition workshops
Recent prosecutions of casting directors for "Pay for Play" violations
Emerging role of social media in an actor's marketing strategy
Dos and don'ts of video self-taping of auditions
Expanded glossary to include new media and performance capture vocabulary
Written from the perspective of working actor and experienced career-guidance teacher Jon S. Robbins, this unique guide will help aspiring actors bridge the gap between training in drama schools and working in the epicentre of the film and television industries.
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Zielgruppe
Für höhere Schule und Studium
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Höhe: 234 mm
Breite: 156 mm
Dicke: 18 mm
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ISBN-13
978-1-350-03938-4 (9781350039384)
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Jon S. Robbins began his professional career as a working actor in Los Angeles in 1978, appearing in many stage plays, commercials, and films, including Eden, Untold Stories of the ER, Whose Your Daddy, and Seventh Heaven. Since 2000, he has been working in education, teaching Theatre Arts classes at South Puget Sound College and Arts Management at Evergreen State College in Olympia, WA while serving as its Managing Director of Performing and Media Arts. Today he continues to work as a professional actor in the Hollywood and Seattle areas and also maintains a blog http://www.thesurvivalguide.net/ that provides current business information for artists of all genres.
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Actor and blogger, USA
1. Moving to Los Angeles - "Simple Is as Simple Does"
Why a 'business plan'?
What to do to prepare /What not to do
What to bring/What not to bring
Common mistakes
2. Living in Los Angeles
The Neighborhoods
Hollywood or the Beach?
NoHo or Burbank?
West Hollywood or Silverlake?
Employment vs Entrepreneurship
3. Surviving in Los Angeles
Developing a Business Plan for Success
Employment
Actor's survival jobs
Housing
Rentals and Roommates
Cost
Alternatives - Roommate Services
Exchange for service
Artist Communes
What do you really need as a living space?
Transportation
Cars vs. buses...or a subway?
4. The Business of Acting
The Buyers
Studios vs Netflix - Internet streaming
Internet Television
International players
Mobile downloading
The Gaming Industry
The Sellers
What's the Product - You!
The cost of illegal downloading
5. Marketing Tools
Headshot - Theatrical vs. Commercial
Photographers - How to prepare for the photo shoot.
Resume
What to include/What not to include
Photo Cards
Actor's Reel
Personal Website/ Podcasts
IMDb
6. Talent Agents and Personal Managers
What is the difference
Theatrical/Commercial
SAG Franchised?
7. Unions
Who are they?
SAG
AFTRA
EQUITY
AGVA
How do I join a union?
What will it do for me?
8. Film and Television Casting
Breakdowns
Submissions
Hard Copy Photos
Electronic Casting
Drop-Off Services
Auditions
Casting Directors
Film/Television/Commercial/Stage
Wardrobe Clothing
The Reading
Sides
cold read
improvisation
Slated/dry read
The Callback
The Booking
9. Contracts
Contract Specifics
Types of Contracts
theatrical,
television,
commercials,
interactive,
new media and
corporate/educational
background
Other Legal Agreements
10. Working (Union vs. Non)
Film
Experimental
Student
Waiver
Television/Episodic
Comedy
Drama
Reality
Commercials
Music Videos
Industrial/Infomercial
Stage
Atmosphere (Background Extra)
Ethical Concerns
Safety Concerns
11. Bookkeeping
What is IRS deductible?
Mileage
Postage
Training
Marketing materials
Keep Receipts - Per Diem/Travel
Continuing Education
Acting classes
Casting Workshops
Showcasing
Physical Training
Improvisation
