With Acting as a Business, Brian O'Neil changed the way actors viewed their field and their careers by providing them with clear-cut guidelines on how to approach acting as a business. Any number of books preached persistence, but O'Neil was the first writer who actually told actors how to be persistent. The book is such a vital resource that it won a spot on Entertainment Weekly's exclusive list of Industry Bibles. Now in this third edition, O'Neil updates his indispensable resource to keep up with the latest show-business trends and help you put control of your acting career where it belongs: in your own hands. You won't just read Acting As a Business, Third Edition, you'll dog ear, underline, and bookmark it as you discover: - a how-to guide to writing your theatrical resume - for both the East-Coast and the West-Coast actor
- specific examples of cover letters and other important correspondence
- practical ways to join the performer's unions
- tactics for getting an agent and finding out casting information well in advance
- tips on preparing for and answering the questions most often asked by agents in an interview - and what you should ask them
- techniques for auditioning in an agent's office
- the dos and don'ts of effective interview follow-up
- strategies for finding work in the theater, on soap operas, and in independent films
- a chart for recording which casting directors know your work
- an effective approach to interviewing a prospective personal manager
- a discussion of the "League" schools
- the best ways to make use of the internet.
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 A Must Have For Breaking Into "The Biz" |
| Review Date: September 11, 2005 |
| Reviewer: Stephanie Levy, New City, NY |
Mr. O'Neil's last edition of Acting As A Business was the first book that I read when I got out of college, and it proved invaluable in helping me break into the New York acting scene. This latest edition provides even more strategies of how to be a competitive player in the market.
What Mr. O'Neil illustrates in this edition is so direct and clear, yet so many of my peers remain in the dark, because they never read his book. They are continuing to waste their time and money, rather than do what needs to be done, which is outlined in even greater detail in this latest edition.
After reading this book, I landed an agent, had a recurring role as a college student on All My Children, became eligible to join SAG, worked at some top NYC theatres, booked several national commercials, and secured meetings with not only top managers, but with Warner Bros. Televison (twice)- all because I did what Mr. O'Neil said to do!!
Mr. O'Neil's book should be required reading for any aspiring actor, and, moreover, should be part of the cirriculum at any university drama department or acting school.
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Best book on the subject
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| Review Date: March 20, 2007 |
| Reviewer: Jens Rasmussen, New York City |
| I've read and re-read this book. I've read the others too, and this is the best. Brian simply gives concrete and actionable advice that everyone can use and implement. Other books explain how difficult the field is and then give you useless examples of some "stars" lucky break. . . As a professional actor and member of the actors unions - this is the book I recommend. |
Powerful stuff!
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| Review Date: October 27, 2008 |
| Reviewer: Jody, Northwest Ohio |
I've not read this book, I purchased it as a high school graduation gift for a young friend from my local community theater. He read it, said he got some good stuff out of it, and went on to be employed ever since in PAYING acting jobs--in the Midwest!
All I can say is, this book must provide some pretty good advice, though talent and hard work are no small parts of any degree of success. |
Acting book
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| Review Date: June 11, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Debora D. Kaiser, NC |
| This book was recommended by the head of an MFA program in the grad school we are looking at. He was right. EXCELLENT book. |
a must have for any actor that is serious about acting
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| Review Date: October 31, 2009 |
| Reviewer: D. Demeter, NYC, USA |
| You might have studied years at the yale school of drama and received your masters from the new school in NYC, but unless you know about the BIZ side of show BUSINESS and will be a great actor lost in a sea of great actors. This book is a start and a must read. It enlightens you to the other half of the story that more and more dramatic conservatories are leaving out of the curriculum. Be light years ahead of the rest by completing this short read. |
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