Breaking into Acting For Dummies. Larry Garrison

Breaking Into Acting For Dummies® 2nd edition

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      Library of Congress Control Number: 2021934152

      ISBN: 978-1-119-78969-7

      ISBN: 978-1-119-78970-3 (ebk); ISBN: 978-1-119-78971-0 (ebk)

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      Table of Contents

      1  Cover

      2  Title Page

      3  Copyright

      4  Introduction About This Book Foolish Assumptions Icons Used in This Book Where to Go from Here

      5  Part 1: Figuring Out the Business of Acting Chapter 1: Staying on Top of the Changes in Show Business Understanding the World of Acting What You Need to Succeed Taking Your First Steps in Show Business Discovering the Many Ways to Make Money as an Actor Managing Money (A Little or a Lot) Knowing What to Expect from an Acting Career Chapter 2: Discovering How Show Business Has Changed and Adapted Understanding the Business of Show Business Taking It “from the Top” — It All Begins with an Idea Selling an Idea Producing a Script Going into Production Action: It’s Showtime! Cleaning Up in Post-Production Distributing the Product Chapter 3: From Agents, Managers, and Unions: Introducing the Movers and Shakers Producers: The Champions of Every Project Directors: The Bosses on the Set Writers: The Idea Makers The Studios: The Ones That Make Everything Possible Casting Directors: The Gatekeepers Agents: Your Door to Show Business Personal and Business Managers: The Guiding Forces Behind the Scenes Actors: The Talent in Front of the Spotlight Unions: An Actor’s Best Friend

      6  Part 2: Packaging and Marketing Yourself Chapter 4: Making a Great First Impression with