The Actor Takes a Meeting: How to Interview Successfully with Agents, Managers, Producers, and Casting Directors [Paperback]

Stephen Book (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 2006

Actors must take meetings to advance their careers. Seeking representation, management, auditions, or work in specific projects, they meet with agents, managers, producers, and casting directors. However, these important meetings are often unsuccessful because the actors present themselves inadequately. Lacking self-awareness and authenticity, actors frequently conduct themselves as victims or manipulators, which leads to their being seen as undesirable working partners, regardless of their acting abilities and credits.This is the first book to address the actor's self-presentation at an interview or meeting. It shows the actor how to be the host of a meeting and the initiator of an exciting experience that may lead to offers of representation, auditions, and project participation. In this book, actors will learn startling, myth-busting truths: They will learn that they will 'blow it' if interviewers look at their resumes during meetings or if they answer questions with prepared riffs about themselves or if they are on their best behaviour! Most importantly, they will learn how applying Stephen Book's practical teachings can bring about remarkable transformations of their meeting skills.

Editorial Reviews

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"...Book so beautifully articulates the psychology behind the interview process that I heartily recommend his book to every actor..." -- Back Stage West

"Stephen Book so beautifully articulates the psychology behind the interview process that I heartily recomend his book to every actor . . ." -- Backstage West

From the Publisher

"If I hadn't learned how to interview from Stephen Book, my career would not have taken off so quickly. This book is indispensable for actors on the way up." - David Boreanaz (Angel, Bones)

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Product Details

• Paperback: 265 pages
• Publisher: Silman-James Press (October 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1879505894
• ISBN-13: 978-1879505896
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6.1 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #502,001 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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