Casting Directors' Secrets: Inside Tips for Successful Auditions Book

Acting is skilled labor, says Ginger Howard Friedman, and as with any field of discipline, requires training, intelligence, hard work, and diligent preparation. Actor, acting teacher, casting director and author of The Perfect Monologue and Callback, Ms. Friedman here rounds out her trilogy of acting manuals with Casting Directors? Secrets: Inside Tips for Successful Auditions, Revised Edition. With these valuable reference books on hand, an actor has all the tools needed to prepare the right monologue for the audition, ace the audition, and then get the callback that will eventually land him or her the job. In Casting Directors? Secrets, casting directors from New York, Los Angeles, Toronto and Vancouver offer insight in their own words into the do?s and don?ts of the audition process and reveal the three biggest mistakes made by actors at this crucial stage. Casting Directors? Secrets allows the actor to discover and uncover, before he or she embarks on the audition, exactly what are the most common mistakes in an actor?s preparation, demeanor, expectations and performance, and then gives advice on the how not to make these mistakes. Includes this and more: ?How to get the audition?training and preparation, headshots and resume, finding an agent, auditioning for agents ?Audition/interview Etiquette?being late, canceling your appointment, waiting room do?s and don?ts, staying focused, filling out the paperwork, behavior towards other actors ?Bad Habits?perfume and cologne, first impressions, don?t look for the casting couch!, you and your ego, brownnosing, tell the truth but not the whole truth ?Artistic Preparation?what your agent should tell you, working with sides, eye contact and the fourth wall, ice-cold readings ?Performing the Audition?rewriting the dialogue, false starts, losing your place, violence in audition scenes (don?t make it too real!) ?The Monologue Audition?choosing material wisely ?The Actor?s Instruments?the body and the voice, it?s human to smile, communicating with your face, the giggle factor, listening and thinking at the same time ?Keeping It Real and Staying Focused?being in the moment, staying in character ?Growing As An Actor?taking risks, attending classes, maintaining momentumRead More