Make Acting Work

The Practical Path to a Successful Career

By: Chrys Salt

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Paperback | 1 August 2006 | Edition Number 2

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"This book should be part of every resourceful actor's armory."—Annette Badland

"A really useful book for every actor to own."—Prunella Scales

"The definitive answer to that question: 'I want to be an actor. Where do I start?'"—Daily Express

Make Acting Work is an essential guide for anyone wishing to develop a career in this exciting but unpredictable profession. It offers a level-headed appraisal of the challenges that actors face and identifies a wide range of opportunities that exist for the resourceful. Practical advice is given on all the critical elements, including preparing a CV, photographs, demo-tape and showreel, getting an agent, and auditioning. The book explains the different requirements of theatre, radio, film, and television, and provides the most comprehensive survey yet published of less traditional - although no less lucrative - areas of work such as voice-overs, corporate training videos, platform performances, role play, and murder-mystery weekends.

Illustrated throughout with case studies and anecdotes from members of the profession, Make Acting Work is an invaluable guide that no enterprising actor will want to be without.

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"An invaluable, practical guide to an acting career. A really useful book for every actor to own" --Prunella Scales

"This book should be part of every resourceful actor's armoury" --Annette Badland

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Acknowledgements	p. ix
Introduction	p. 1
Brand Image	p. 5
The Casting Process
Define your Product
Case Studies
A Marketing Package	p. 14
The CV
Photographs
Portfolios
The Letter
Demo-tapes
Showreels
Advertising your Product	p. 40
Spotlight
Ugly Agency
Selling your Product	p. 45
Agencies
Making Contacts
Self-help Groups
Casting Directors
The Fringe
Putting on a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Where to Look for Work
Demonstrating your Wares	p. 81
The Audition
The Conventional Marketplace	p. 105
Theatre
Musicals
Television
Film
Commercials
Radio Drama
Voice-overs
Some Alternative Markets	p. 138
The Platform Performance, Festival and Lecture Circuit
Theatre in Education
The National Trust
Murder Evenings and Weekends
Cruise Ships
Lookalikes
Museum or Gallery Drama
Role-play
Understudies, Covers and Swings
Corporate and Training Videos
The Conference and Exhibition Industry
Student Films
The Comedy Circuit
The Union	p. 170
Maintaining your Skills	p. 173
Ongoing Training
Useful Books	p. 182
Useful Addresses	p. 184
Index	p. 193
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The Practical Path to a Successful Career

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