Acting Career

"50 Things to Know About Acting" by author Justin Heller offers an in-depth approach to the craft of acting, including the ins and outs of managing a career in show business, the culture of working on a film set, and the process of creating characters that leap off the stage and/or screen.

This audiobook aims to demystify leadership and outlines a specific regimen that will empower you to build your leadership skills. Kaplan tells real-life stories from his own experience of working with various types of leaders seeking to improve their effectiveness and make their organizations more successful. He asks probing questions, provides exercises, and suggests concrete follow-up steps that will help you develop your skills, create new habits, and move you toward reaching your unique leadership potential.

Veteran character actor David Dean Bottrell draws on his 35-plus tumultuous years of work in the entertainment industry to offer a guide to breaking in, making a living, and making a life in the fabulous trenches of show business. Mixing prescriptive advice with wisdom drawn from Bottrell's own professional highs and lows and those of his acting compatriots, this book's humorous, tell-it-like-it-is tone is a must-have guide for anyone hoping to successfully navigate show business.

An insider's look into the voice-over industry and how to break into it. Learn unique marketing strategies and voice-over techniques for beginner and seasoned actors. Tips from some of the top casting directors in Los Angeles. Learn how to find an agent, how to audition, and how to interpret copy. Find out what goes on in a commercial, a promo, and an animation recording session.

We are all human actors. Acting Lessons for Living will help you identify what roles you have been playing, and what it is you really want which are your motivations when you play out the scenes of your life. It provides skills for discovering what is underneath the masks you wear, your secrets, and how they go unidentified and become internal obstacles to manifesting your pure potential.

How to use acting skills and the art of eloquence to communicate more effectively and get what you want in any career. Lots of information about how to find and be part of an acting class to give you the skills you need to get ahead. This 141- page book shows you why and how to take an acting class and use the acquired skills at your job, at home and in business to get the results you want. These techniques rely on the ancient Greek sophist traditions that utilize extraordinary communication skills to influence how people perceive you and make them want to give you whatever you want. The ...

We watch people make naked power grabs and cringe, turning away from embracing power as something that is within the realm of the narcissistic. It feels incongruent with our values, with being a good person. What Gruenfeld argues is that it is, in fact, impossible to be a good person - one who is respected by others and ourselves - without getting comfortable with power. A good person does what's best for the group and sometimes that means standing up for others with less power, putting a bad actor in their place or letting someone else be in charge so that the group can move forward.

Ever hear of a job candidate stretching out on the interviewer's floor to fill out an application? Or an applicant who sees nothing wrong with texting during the interview? Securing a job interview is a golden opportunity. The crazy-bad behavior described above will not net a job offer. Crazy Good Interviewing explains that crazy-good behavior, however, can make an applicant stand out favorably in a sea of mediocrity.

Got five minutes? Great! Listen to this book to get ideas on how to get your voiceover business going.

Leaders tend to obstinately stick to the leadership style that brought them most success in the past, usually one of two extreme styles: functional leadership that focuses on operational excellence or smart leadership that focuses on growth. When a leader's focus is too functional, the organization becomes introverted and can focus too much on bottom-line profitability while missing out on top-line growth opportunities.

All Alicia Johnson has ever wanted is to be able to slip into someone else's life, clothing, and makeup to become a murderess, a socialite, or a nurse for an episode or a season. Being an actress comes with a healthy dose of financial insecurity and a willingness to live out of two jammed suitcases, ready to go wherever the next director wants her. Up until now, it's been worth it for the creative escape and the thrill of applause.

My name is Elizabeth Ruelas and I have been a professional stage actor, director, teacher, and co-founded and was the artistic director of The New Renaissance Theatre Company. I have also taught acting in universities as well as Introduction to Acting to non-majors. In this class, I will teach you the same techniques that I have used in my acting career as well as what I have taught professional actors and aspiring actors to help you better relate to your clients and customers.

To be true to yourself entails acting in accordance with who you are and what you trust. If you understand and love yourself you'll find it easy to be true to yourself. Even as you can't love anybody else till you love yourself, you can't be true to anybody else till you're true to yourself. Be who you are. Have the bravery to accept yourself as you truly are, not as somebody else thinks you should be. Don't take action or pretend to be somebody else for the sake of acquiring acceptance.

Quer ser ator, mas não sabe se leva jeito? Como decorar suas falas no roteiro? Deu branco no meio da peça, e agora? Como seguir uma carreira na arte? Todo artista, não importa o tamanho da fama e do sucesso, já se viu em apuros - de uma forma ou de outra. Nessas horas, não há muito para onde correr. Quem não pode contar com uma voz experiente para ajudar nessas horas de crise, pode amargar momentos de crise artística e profissional.

51 Things Every Actor Should Know addresses the do’s and don’ts and the whys and hows of being an actor in the film industry. It is designed to help actors, at any stage in their career, better understand the industry and avoid making mistakes on important items, such as resumes, headshots, technology, representation, and more. This book is a true ‘how-to’ guide for all actors, both new and established. And with the additional bonus section, 101 Terms Every Actor Should Know, this is a must-have book forany actor who wants to succeed in the film industry. Forward by actor and ...

Dive into Value-Driven Success: How Acting on Core Values Transforms Wealth, Life, and Business, and embark on a transformative journey that melds the realms of entrepreneurship with the profound essence of personal values. This is not just another business book; it's a roadmap, a manifesto, a guide that intertwines the fabric of genuine values with the tangible outcomes of wealth, fulfillment, and unprecedented business growth. Why is this book a game-changer?