The Actor's Guide to the Internet [Paperback]

Rob Kozlowski (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0325001626 | ISBN-13: 978-0325001623 | Publication Date: November 29, 1999

This friendly intro to the ins, outs, and uploads of the Internet offers actors a new vehicle for advancing their careers. From his introduction, to the accompanying CD-ROM, Kozlowski shows actors:

• how to get online and search for specific Web sites
• what the best Web sites are for actors, including colleges and training centers, newsgroups for actors, and informational sites about plays, books, and acting
• how to build a Web page of your own, with detailed explanations of what you have to do to create your presence on the Web.

The Actor's Guide to the Internet is the definitive reference guide for actors who wish to explore the countless opportunities awaiting them in cyberspace. This is truly the actor's best road map for successfully maneuvering the information superhighway!

Visit the author's website at http://www.robkozlowski.com/actorsguide.

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

This complete resource for actors wanting to get online includes information about the web, newsgroups, and creating web pages and also serves as a guide to Internet sites. It is not necessarily a good book for Internet novices; Kozlowski uses a great deal of jargon, which could leave them overwhelmed even though an extensive glossary of terms is included. But for readers who manage to get through the introductory pages, this book offers something other resources do not always have--detailed annotations of a plethora of web sites for actors, ranging from educational opportunities to casting calls. Kozlowski, an improvisational actor/director and regular contributor to Perform Ink (a newspaper for Chicago performers), discusses each site specifically in terms of actors' needs. This book is accompanied by a CD-ROM containing Netscape Communicator 4.5 along with shareware evaluation editions of other programs--useless to libraries, unfortuantely, as there is a user time limit of 30 days. Recommended for public and academic theater reference collections.
-Laura A. Ewald, Murray State Univ. Lib., KY
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About the Author

Rob Kozlowski has studied and performed improvisational theatre in Chicago for nearly a decade. He is a founding member of the Playground Theatre, the nation's only non-profit improv co-op. He also teaches at Columbia College Chicago.

Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: Heinemann Drama (November 29, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0325001626
• ISBN-13: 978-0325001623
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.1 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,069,314 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars A handy resource for Internet beginners, February 3, 2000

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This review is from: The Actor's Guide to the Internet (Paperback)

This book does a great job of presenting the reader with a variety of internet terms, tools, and tips for enhancing their acting career. From email to search engines, it provides a high-level overview of the things that make the Internet go, and explains how to make it apply to your own personal goals. Non-novices may find the explanations a little simple, but will find a wealth of valuable URLs, newsgroups, and the like.