Breaking and entering
Subtitle: a manual for the working actor in film, stage and TV : from auditions to agents to a career
By: Philip Carlson
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Opus
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 366
ISBN-13: 9781623160784
Copyright date: 2017
Subjects: Acting; Vocational guidance
Other titles: Manual for the working actor in film, stage and TV :; Breaking and entering :
Description: "PHILIP CARLSON was the first agent to sign Philip Seymour Hoffman, Billy Crudup, Liev Schreiber, Claire Danes, Idris Elba, Kyra Sedgwick, Adrien Grenier and Paul Giamatti. He has represented Viola Davis, Kathy Bates, Brian Dennehy, and W.H. Macy among many and gifted others. He shares his practical trade secrets in this extraordinarily comprehensive guide on how to get into show business"--Publisher's website.
Table of contents: title: Breaking and entering; title: How it starts; title: Workshop one : monologues; title: The prototype; title: Workshop two : prototypes; title: The schools; title: From the schools to the business; title: Workshop three : perfect monologues; title: Life after the showcase; title: Got a degree, now what?; title: Workshop four : the window into your soul: the 8x10; title: Enter : the agent (and the casting director); title: Workshop five : walk a mile in my shoes; title: Large agencies; title: Mid-size agencies; title: Small agencies; title: Workshop six : agent interviews; title: Managers; title: Auditions : the real skinny & prototypes; title: Workshop seven : cold readings; title: Producers, directors, and actual work; title: Good to know; title: Workshop eight : next stop, your career; title: Internet resources for actors; title: Essential film performances for actors.