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Acting in the Million Dollar Minute: The Art and Business of Performing in TV Commercials

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This is an extremely helpful book for anyone who is interested in acting in commercials. It tells you how to get into the business, and how to succeed. I read this 10 years ago, along with Mr. Logan's other book, "How to Act and Eat at the Same Time", and parlayed the information into a successful career in commercials. I have reccomended this book to many aspiring actors, and have given it to others.

This book is amazingly easy to read, and yet it is massively informative. Tom Logan can really get the point across. I've been acting almost a decade. This book would have been so great to have when I first started, and even now, I find it is full of inspiration and a fresh angle on many things I've learned the hard way. If you are serious about doing commercials to make money, or any kind of acting, you can't miss this timeless classic.

As an acting coach, I found this book to be informative,down to earth and a wonderful resource to enhance my classes.I bought about a dozen books as required reading for my students.

The Book is wonderful. Mr. Logan is quite the character. His information is vital for us actors who want to land the job the first time. I highly recommend this book and his other one. This book was madatory for us to read in my acting school and I am glad I did.

Tom Logan's Acting In The Million Dollar Minute: The Art Of Acting In Television Commercials presents the screen writer/director's experiences with commercial acting. Thousands of comments from hundreds of casting directors, directors and producers are synthesized under one cover, with advice ranging from how to handle accents, dialogue and product names to common complaints about commercial actors. An excellent insider's guide.

This is one of those rare books I had to read cover to cover ... Tom's insights from the director's chair on how to be a successful commercial actor are well-delivered. This book is also one of the funniest books I've ever read in my life... Logan's sense of humor kept me laughing (and learning!) from start to finish.

Very practical mechanics, imagery and pacing for how to be successful in acting for commercials .... one of the most memorable, and useful books, I've read in recent years.

Well written - and very useful!


Ken Calhoun