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Self-Management for Actors

Self-Management for Actors: Getting Down to (Show) Business

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No other book for actors focuses so succinctly on the business of self-management. Whether an actor has an agent or manager on his or her team, or is going it alone, this is a roadmap for surviving -- and thriving -- in the entertainment industry. This book offers a simple, self-management concept that allows an actor to handle the business of his or her acting career without losing the ability to be a creative artist, and is filled with real-world examples from working actors and behind-the-desk advice from casting directors. Includes advice about:
* color headshots
* online casting
* essays by successful actors
It's your career. Why not manage yourself?
There is nothing magic or even a little mystical about the business side of the business (or even about the craft, if you look at the academic science of it). There is, however, a cloak of protection around some industry information. As one casting director once told me, "This is NOT classified information! Most of it is common sense and the rest of it is all available through research." Sure. But as an artist, you are trying very hard to balance the muse that helps you create, the inspiration that keeps you going, and the organizational skills that allow you to navigate it all. Oh yes, and you're trying not to take it all personally, when you don't get cast! Forget about keeping all those proverbial balls in the air at once. Reward yourself for each success you have in the complex life that is the actor's.
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Featured in earlier editions of Self-Management for Actors...

Foreword by Bob Clendenin

Commitment by Rajni Kareer

Drop-offs by Stephon Fuller

Letting Go by Deborah Cresswell

Nancy Onorato is TYPED

Getting Around by Robin Gwynne

Recipe for Success by Steve Tom

Richard Eck is TYPED

Cover Letter by Rasool Jahan

How To Get What You Want by Robert Brody

Rules of Submission by Phil Brock

Publicity by Nelson Aspen

Traditional Angelino Blessing by Shelley Delayne

Making the Biggest Move by Pamela Newlands

Demo Reels by Rob Ashe

My Day as a Casting Intern by Kendall Toole

Jessica VanDusen is TYPED

Miki Yamashita is TYPED

Kathryn Johnston is TYPED

Traffic as a Crossword Puzzle by Jon Hughes

Honor the Mundane by Etta Devine

Five Steps To Becoming Ryan Seacrest by Kristyn Burtt

Postcard Promotion by Jeff Marlow

Reel: Your Highest Priority by Jonathan Walker Spencer

My First Day on the Job by Frances Uku

Student Films 101 by David Bronfman

Dying Is Easy by Shon Little

Prep for Young Actors by Denise Winsor

Attitude Counts by Danielle Twin-Smuckler

An Average Day During Pilot Season by Crista Flanagan

Actor Self-Sabotage by Alice Ensor

Christopher Behrens is TYPED

Actor Self-Sabotage by Chairman Barnes

The Casting Process by Mark Sikes

Actor Checklist by Maria E. Jenson

A Publicist's Job by Anne Henry

Bargaining and the Strength of the Union by Brad Blaisdell

Demo Reels by Bill Lippincott

Christopher Winsor is TYPED

Self-Management for Actors would not exist without the generosity of...
Lawrence Parke , Gary Marsh , Dawn VanDercreek, Lori Johnston, Steve Lockhart , Jeannine Burkart , Courtney Denney , Rose Auerbach , Cliff Jones , Hannah Knudsen , Aleta Lindsay , Laura Lock , Debra McCarthy , Stephen Moffatt , Julie O'Malley , Katy Ruzicka , Rachel Scheer , Kerry Shaw , Ali Sowels , Suesie Toole, Mary Torio, Hamilton Taylor , Deborah Jacobson , Judy Kerr , Dan Poynter , Aaron Silverman , and Keith Johnson .

I'd like to meet:

...anyone who is into the SMFA Photo Challenge!

In order to celebrate the lovely LUCY (Annie Wood's lovely pup), we're opening up a SMFA Photo Challenge!

Send in (or comment) your photos of Self-Management for Actors in all sorts of creative configurations and we'll rotate 'em through the MySpace profile for SMFA!

Woo hoo!

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NEWS: 20 September 2007 (updated March 2008)

Woo! It's true. The 3rd edition of top-selling book for actors, "Self-Management for Actors," is in production. Woo!

Get ready for the new edition available in October, 2008!

Self-Management for Actors is celebrating its fifth birthday in October 2008... and here comes a third edition. So dang exciting! :)

Those of you who contributed to previous editions, let's talk! We'd love to have you along on the ride for version three. :) You know the email address... it's my name at cricket feet dot com. ;) Say hello. And let's do this! One more time, babes!

Thanks for the love and support. Proofer Patrol volunteers, hit me up with a hello as well. COULDN'T DO THIS BOOK WITHOUT YOU!!

XO
-Bon.