Act Right: Everything you need to know that they didn't teach you in acting class [Paperback]

Mara Purl (Author), Erin Gray (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 280 pages
• Publisher: Haven Books; 1 edition (March 20, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0965948005
• ISBN-13: 978-0965948005
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.8 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,227,184 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Know what it means to hit your mark? If not - read this!, June 8, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Act Right: Everything you need to know that they didn't teach you in acting class (Paperback)

As a professional Director of Photography for "Friends," "Mad About You," and at least thirty other Sit-Coms (but whose counting?), I've seen it ALL from behind the camera. I can tell immediately who knows their way around a set - and who doesn't. There's nothing more frustrating than trying to work with an actor who may know his or her lines - but doesn't know how to hit their mark! You don't want to make your mistakes here - on a professional set. If I can tell you don't know what you're doing, so can the producers - the ones who hire you. Do your homework! The only way a new actor starting out can get an advantage, is to read "Act Right" by Erin Gray and Mara Purl. If you're serious about working in this business - as a beginner, or as a returning pro - this book is a MUST READ. Got it? Get it!!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book! Should be manadatory reading for actors!, January 13, 2000

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Bob Johnson (Albuquerque, New Mexico) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Act Right: Everything you need to know that they didn't teach you in acting class (Paperback)

All I can say is "Wow!" I had no idea actors had this much stuff to think about in addition to acting! An awful lot of what Ms. Gray and Ms. Purl had to say never would have occurred to me. Of course, I am not an actor and am not aspiring to be an actor, but I do find that I am fascinated by all that actors have to do and put up with. The call sheet alone... holy cow! I can see a good 16 hour course on that piece of paper alone! Like I said, I'm no actor, but I can see "Act Right" should be mandatory reading for anyone who wants to act. Anyone who does will only save themselves a lot of embarrassment and keep from looking too much like a newbie on the set. I guess what I'm taking too long to try to say is: "GREAT BOOK!"

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The perfect 'manual' for new as well as seasoned actors!, October 24, 1999

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Barbara Milburn ([e-mail]) (Tampa, Florida) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Act Right: Everything you need to know that they didn't teach you in acting class (Paperback)

Whether you are just starting in the business or have been around, this book is a must read! It contains everything you would ever want to know about acting but were afraid to ask. Mara and Erin have captured a way of sharing their knowledge and experience in this book that will become every actor's must-have manual! A must read!!!