An Actor's Guide--Your First Year in Hollywood

Michael St. Nicholas

• Publisher: Allworth
• Year: 2010
• Print ISBN:
  9781581154481
• eBook ISBN:
  9781581158274
• Topic: Media & Performing Arts
• Subtopic: Film & Video

An Actor's Guide—Your First Year in Hollywood should be required reading for any young actor headed to La-La Land with a dream in his heart and a shine on his shoes. Sure, it's a great guide to auditioning, getting a SAG card, finding an agent, landing parts, gaining exposure, and creating publicity—but it's also packed with real-world advice from a fellow actor. Getting to know Los Angeles, finding a place to live and a job to pay the bills. An Actor's Guide presents the whole picture, for career and for daily life. Remember to thank us when you're a big star!

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Dedication
• Contents
• Acknowledgements
• 1. An Overview of Los Angeles
• 2. A Basic Understanding of How Actors Get Work
• 3. Starting Your Life in LA
• 4. Finding Waijs to Support Yourself
• 5. Getting Your Feet Wet with “Extra Work”
• 6. Becoming a Union AAember
• 7. You’ll Need a Great Headshot
• 8. Putting Together a Professional Resume
• 9. Studying Your Craft
• 10. Findina an Aaent
• 11. Budding Your Credits and Gaining Exposure
• 12. The Audition Process
• 13. Getting the Part
• 14. Realitij Television: A Recent Trend
• 15. Pertaining to the Wallet
• 16. Creating a Positive Existence
• 17. Advice from EstablishedFilm Actors
• 18. Advice from a Winter/Producer and a Publicist
• 19. More Advice from Working Actors
• Appendix A
• Appendix B
• Appendix C.
• Appendix D
• Appendix E
• Appendix F
• Glossary
• Index