TABLE OF CONTENTS
Hit the Ground Running
INTRODUCTION: The Road to Your Acting Career
CHAPTER ONE: The Trip
- Investigation
- Hobby
- Career
CHAPTER TWO: Ability, Talent or Gift
- Ability, Talent or Gift
- Related Creative Pursuits
- Commitment
CHAPTER THREE: Personal Tools
- Passion
- Self-esteem
- Discipline
- Courage
- Confidence
- Resilience
- Ambition
- Professionalism
- Tenacity and Patience
- Health
CHAPTER FOUR: Training
- Academic Training
- Professional Workshops for Actors
- Finding Teachers
- Choosing Teachers
CHAPTER FIVE: The Plan
- First Six Months
- Sixth through the Ninth Month
- Last Three Months of the First Year
- First Six Months of the Second Year
- Months Six through Nine of the Second Year
- Last Three Months of the Second Year
- After the First Two Years
CHAPTER SIX: Money, Money, Money
- Spending - The Costs of Becoming An Actor:
- Year One
- Year Two
- Year Three
- After Year Three
- Saving
- Earning
- Actor-Friendly Jobs
CHAPTER SEVEN: Packaging Your Product
- Typing
- Identifying Yourself
- "Type" Questionnaire
- Creating Your Package
CHAPTER EIGHT: Pictures
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Effective Photos
- Know What You Want to Capture
- Photo Categories
- Choosing Your Photographer
- Preparing for Your Shoot
- The Photo Shoot
- Photo Selection
- Retouching
- Duplication
- Next Photo Shoot
CHAPTER NINE: Resumes
- Credits
- The Components
- Role Breakdowns
- Format
- First Resume Tips
- Resume Boosters
CHAPTER TEN: Ready, Set, Go!
- Ready
- Set
- Intern
- Build Audition Wardrobe
- Shoot Photos and Create Resume
- Create Cover Letter
- Get Experience and Build Confidence
- Join or Create an Actors’ Support/Networking Group
- Network
- Research
- Go
- Submit
- Showcase Yourself
CHAPTER ELEVEN: Representation
- Types of Representation
- How the Process Works
- In the Interview
- Decision Time
CHAPTER TWELVE: An Actor's Life
- Your Daily Schedule
- Organization
- Time Management Tips
CHAPTER THIRTEEN: Business Essentials
- Union Membership
- Marketing
- Promotional-Tools
- Business Tools
- More Essentials
CHAPTER FOURTEEN: Commercial Auditions
- Before Auditions
- In the Waiting Room
- In the Audition
- There's More
- You Are the Character
- "Aspirational" Looks
- You Are What You Wear
- Commercial Auditioning Is Acting
- To Memorize or Not to Memorize
- Slating
- Mistakes are Gifts
- Tips for Different Types of Commercial Auditions
- Solo Improvisation Auditions
- Improvisation Scene Auditions
- Scripted Scene Auditions
CHAPTER FIFTEEN: TV & Film Auditions
- Audition and Booking Techniques
- Before Auditions Start
- Preparing for Theatrical Auditions
- Waiting to Audition
- In the Audition
- After the Audition
CHAPTER SIXTEEN: Building Your Career
- Moving On
- What's Next
- Nurture Confidence
- Own Your Successes
- Choose Whom You Listen To
- Be Comfortable with Being Uncomfortable
- Turn Disappointments into Gifts
- Actors Are Artistic Warriors
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