Extra Work for Brain Surgeons: A Hollywood OS Directory 24th Edition [Paperback]

Angela Bertolino (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 10, 2006

A comprehensive handbook of everything you need to know to get started in the entertainment industry. Includes how to join the unions and avoid the scams, legitimate casting companies, photo and resume tips, how to get started as an extra, how to get your kids started, and tips on finding principal work. This guide has become a bible for new and seasoned performers. Also contains an extensive reference section including set terminology you should know, vital industry contact information, and pay charts for easy reference. Best starter kit if you're thinking about breaking into the acting biz.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"The most complete and concise handbook to get started as an extra and stay working as an extra in L.A." -- DeeDee Ricketts, extras casting director

About the Author

Hollywood OS has been publishing for 10 years, helping actors find legitimate work. They also offer a digital casting service for extras. Primarily, they are the "Myspace" of casting, instantly bridging talent to casting directors.

Product Details

• Paperback: 560 pages
• Publisher: Hollywood OS; 24th edition (March 10, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1893899241
• ISBN-13: 978-1893899247
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.4 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,162,818 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Dont believe everything you read, November 30, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: "Extra" Work for Brain Surgeons (Spiral-bound)

The book is good, well worth the money for a beginning background actor. Use the phone numbers and addresses and general info but do not believe the 'reviews'. The company is not well respected in Hollywood. Just because they imply one company is good and another is bad does not make it true. Check out other books on the same subject as well as this one. It is worth buying but just don't believe everything you read.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars GREAT PRIMER FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY, May 30, 2006

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Natasha Michaels (Los Angeles) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Extra Work for Brain Surgeons: A Hollywood OS Directory 24th Edition (Paperback)

I recently read the entertainment directory titled "EXTRA" WORK FOR BRAIN SURGEONS. This guide has it all for anyone who wants to get started in the entertainment industry by doing extra work. They help you avoid the scams and actually help you find legitimate work on real film and TV sets, many of the big-budget ones too. This is a really useful handbook for anyone wanting to break in to show business. And the author, ANGELA BERTOLINO, has a pretty interesting story: She started writing and self-publishing the book because she was scammed out of thousands of dollars trying to "make it" in Hollywood. She set out to disseminate the information she wished she had had access to when she was starting out.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best there is, November 5, 2006

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Tod Thompson (La Crescenta, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Extra Work for Brain Surgeons: A Hollywood OS Directory 24th Edition (Paperback)

I worked as a background player (Extra) for the first 3 years of my retirement. Without "Extra Work for Brain Surgeons: A Hollywood OS Directory" by Angela Bertolino I would have been lost. This book is the best book ever written for those who want to be in the movies and don't know how to do it. You DO get your money's worth and more with this Informative and great book.