The Hollywood survival guide for actors
Subtitle: your handbook to becoming a working actor in L.A.
By: Kym Jackson ; foreword by Jeremy Gordon
Contributors: Gordon, Jeremy, foreword
Publisher: Perfict Books
Published: 2013
Place of publication: [Place of publication not identified]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 325
ISBN-13: 9780987231628
Subjects: Acting; Vocational guidance; Motion picture acting
Description: A step-by-step process designed to help people become a working actor or actress, explaining every aspect of becoming an actor from start to finish.
Notes: Cover title.

Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Part 1. Down to the business. Training; title: An actor's marketing materials; title: Representation; title: Casting directors (CDs); title: Auditions; title: Acting unions; title: Types of work; title: Networking; title: On-Set protocol; title: Press and publicity; title: The 2007 to 2009 effect; title: Other LA resources; title: LA or; title: Preparing for LA; title: How to get to LA. Part 2. The filmmakers world: a sneak peek on the other side of the camera. Why filmmakers are not bad people for casting name actors; title: The four states of production; title: TV pilots and Studio films; title: Independent film distribution; title: Film markets; title: Shooting formats; title: Crew definitions; title: On set terminology. Part 3. Surviving LA: the day to day stuff. Budget; title: Greencard/Visas; title: Housing and accommodation; title: Day jobs in LA; title: Getting around LA; title: Roads and traffic; title: Phones, Internet, TV; title: Medical information; title: Groceries in LA; title: Other helpful information; title: Checklist for 90 days in LA.