Acting in the Million Dollar Minute, the Sequel
eBook - ePub

Acting in the Million Dollar Minute, the Sequel

The Art of Acting in TV Commercials

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eBook - ePub

Acting in the Million Dollar Minute, the Sequel

The Art of Acting in TV Commercials

About this book

Acting in the Million Dollar Minute deals exclusively with the art of acting in commercials. Updated, revised, and expanded for today's commercial actor, Tom Logan uses decades of experience to give the commercial actor insight into what happens on set and how a commercial is shot. He includes guidance on how to decipher the meaning behind the commercial script, begin and end each performance, immediately obtain the auditioners' attention, and beat out your competition. In addition, Logan offers direction on "taking the camera" from another actor (i.e., upstaging), working with the product, what separates the actor who got the part from the actors who didn't, and how to give the director a performance he can "cut" in the editing room.

Compiled from thousands of comments from hundreds of casting directors, ad executives, producers, and more, Acting in the Million Dollar Minute provides practical advice from an award-winning director.

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Table of contents

  1. Acknowledgments
  2. Epigraph
  3. Introduction
  4. Chapter 1: The Importance of Commercials
  5. Chapter 2: The Slate
  6. Chapter 3: The Top Four Complaints About Your Performance
  7. Chapter 4: Commercial Dialogue
  8. Chapter 5: Basic Commercial Acting Principles
  9. Chapter 6: The Hero
  10. Chapter 7: Why Most Multi-Person Auditions Don’t Work
  11. Chapter 8: Multi-Person Commercials
  12. Chapter 9: Openings and Closings
  13. Chapter 10: Playing the Visual Environment
  14. Chapter 11: Basic Camera Staging
  15. Chapter 12: Script Terminology
  16. Chapter 13: How Commercials Are Shot
  17. Chapter 14: That’s a Wrap
  18. About the Author