"Extra" Work for Brain Surgeons [Spiral-bound]

Hollywood OS (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 3, 2001

The 2002 edition of the leading directory for Southern California Background Actors. Learn how to: Work on Feature Films, Register for Free, Work on Commercials, Get your SAG Card, Work on Soap Operas, Join AFTRA, Work with your Favorite Actor, Market yourself Effectively, Work as a Stand-In, Avoid the Scams, Make Money as a Background Actor.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"**** ...pick up this hip, useful, entertaining, and informative guide." -- BackStage West, September 27, 2001

"The Bible for actors who need to know about the ins and outs of extra work." -- Gary Marsh/ Breakdown Services

About the Author

Hollywood Operating System is comprised of Angela Bertolino and Carla Lewis. Both Angela and Carla have worked in the Entertainment Industry since the 1980's and came to the realization that there was a need for current, honest, reliable and practical information for the aspiring Extra Performer. Having both experienced some of the "Hollywood Scams", Angela and Carla set out to help others find work and avoid the pitfalls.

Hollywood Operating System has been publishing "EXTRA" WORK for brain surgeons since May 1997. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Spiral-bound: 406 pages
• Publisher: Hollywood Operating System (December 3, 2001)
• ISBN-10: 189389908X
• ISBN-13: 978-1893899087
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,750,777 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.