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Breaking and entering, a manual for the working actor in film, stage, and TV : from auditions to agents to a career, Philip Carlson

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Breaking and entering, a manual for the working actor in film, stage, and TV : from auditions to agents to a career, Philip Carlson

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eng

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no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Breaking and entering

Oclc number

907204196

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Philip Carlson

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a manual for the working actor in film, stage, and TV : from auditions to agents to a career

Summary

"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

Breaking and entering -- How it starts -- Workshop one : monologues -- The prototype -- Workshop two : prototypes -- The schools -- From the schools to the business -- Workshop three : perfect monologues -- Life after the showcase -- Got a degree, now what? -- Workshop four : the window into your soul: the 8x10 -- Enter : the agent (and the casting director) -- Workshop five : walk a mile in my shoes -- Large agencies -- Mid-size agencies -- Small agencies -- Workshop six : agent interviews -- Managers -- Auditions : the real skinny & prototypes -- Workshop seven : cold readings -- Producers, directors, and actual work -- Good to know -- Workshop eight : next stop--your career -- Internet resources for actors -- Essential film performances for actors

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Manual for the working actor in film, stage and TV, from auditions to agents to a career

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