num_pages: 261
description: • Required reading for aspiring and beginning actors• Info on getting ahead as an actor—and surviving Hollywood lifeNew edition includes reality TV, new pay scales, changes in contracts, and more An Actor’s Guide—Your First Year in Hollywood should be required reading for any young actor headed to La-La Land with a dream in his heart and a shine on his shoes. Sure, it's a great guide to auditioning, getting a SAG card, finding an agent, landing parts, gaining exposure, and creating publicity—but it’s also packed with real-world advice from a fellow actor. Getting to know Los Angeles, finding a place to live and a job to pay the bills. An Actor’s Guide presents the whole picture, for career and for daily life. Detailed advice from top industry pros gives extra tips, and an up-to-the-minute appendix makes contacting agents, studios, soap operas, and game shows a breeze. Remember to thank us when you’re a big star!
language: English
title: An Actor's Guide-Your First Year in Hollywood
titlecomplete: An Actor's Guide-Your First Year in Hollywood
genres: Nonfiction
ratings_count: 14
publisher: Allworth Pr