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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A "MUST READ" FOR ANY PARENT WITH A CHILD IN SHOWBIZ!!!,
By stagemamma@aol.com (Los Angeles, California ("Hollyweird")) - See all my reviews
This review is from: "It's A Freeway Out There!" The Parent's Guide to the Film & Commercial Business Is NOW CALLED It's A Freeway Out There! Everyone's Guide to the Film and Commercial Industry (Perfect Paperback)
After being involved with my daughter in this business for 8 years & many costly mistakes later, this book has been an "Absolute Treasure" among all the how-to-books we've invested in. It truly walks you through every step of the way from beginning to end & the accuracy is absolutely amazing! Even after doing this for as long as we have, it is amazing how much more we have learned "To Do" or "Not To Do" ...just wish I had known about her book a little sooner...might have saved a few dollars & some wasted energy & valuable time! What I think is especially unique is the blank side of each page for note taking...& at the end of the book she even includes copies of actual contracts! Judy leaves no stone unturned in her book...answers all your questions & some you didn't know you had! On top of all the wealth of information she gives you, she also makes it fun to read...one of those "Hard To Put Down" kind of books! "It's a Freeway Out There!" has been such a Godsend...worth every penny & then some without a doubt!! My advice to beginners..... invest in this one first & save yourself a lot of grief, time, confusion & most of all "Your $$$$" ......................BREAK-A-LEG!!!! Warm regards, Silvia & Rheagan Wallace
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Must-Have for Parents in ShowBiz,
By Karen Sewell (Southern California, of course!) - See all my reviews
This review is from: "It's A Freeway Out There!" The Parent's Guide to the Film & Commercial Business Is NOW CALLED It's A Freeway Out There! Everyone's Guide to the Film and Commercial Industry (Perfect Paperback)
Its a Freeway is an excellent resource for parents seeking to start their children in show biz. Since its spiral bound, the book is updated FREQUENTLY. It contains great information that even veteran parents will benefit from by referencing it!When I was starting out with my own kids in show biz I called an agency to find out about representation -- and the recorded message for parents was "don't even think about calling back UNTIL you have read Its a Freeway!" My favorite part of the book is the agent's pet-peeves. It gives parents a look at the industry from the agent's eyes... and gives them an idea of how they, as parents, can come across to their agents! ...
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Greatest Book for Parents of Kids Entering Show Business,
By W. Randolph Clark (Hollywood California USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: "It's A Freeway Out There!" The Parent's Guide to the Film & Commercial Business Is NOW CALLED It's A Freeway Out There! Everyone's Guide to the Film and Commercial Industry (Perfect Paperback)
As an agent who has represented youngsters for film, television, and commercials et cetera in Hollywood for over 15 years, I am very grateful to Judy Belshe for writing this book. I, and many other agents here in Hollywood, have been recommending this book to the parents of clients and prospective clients ever since it first came out several years ago. Subsequent editions have always included new information, all neatly compiled in one very readable volume. For years, all agents were pleading for a book like this because we just don't have the time to educate our client's parents about how everything in the business works. Dispensing this information for one set of parents would take hours, so you can imagine how much time it would take for dozens of clients. Our real work -- Agenting-- would never get done if we had to be a school for parents too. This book has literally saved me thousands of hours of teaching parents what they NEED to know in order to navigate with their child in the sometimes treacherous waters of Hollywood. If parents had to gather all the information in this book themselves, it would take them months, if not years. I really appreciate that this book actually functions as a reference work. Because practically everything you need is in this book, you won't have to write everything down and try to organize it yourself. And you don't even have to try to remember how everything in the child acting business works. Just look it up when you need it. The book is designed to be used as a reference guide. Those who are looking for lots of unsavory anecdotes and scary stories about kids working in Hollywood will have to look elsewhere. This is a very positive guide designed to give parents the confidence they need to help their child succeed. You can't bluff it in Hollywood, but with Judy's book you will have at your fingertips everything that more 'seasoned' parents have learned along the way---often the hard way. If you are confident, your child will be confident too. Since the book functions as a reference guide, I am sure you will appreciate the innovative spiral binding. Your book will stay open where you want it when you put it down. Just fold it back on itself--no bookmark necessary. The book really serves as a workbook, and you won't feel bad at all about marking it up with your own special notes and highlighting pen. And so parents, if you have a talented girl or boy that you would like to try to get into the entertainment business, then you'll do yourself a big favor by reading "It's A Freeway Out There" by Judy Belshe. Knowledge is Power.
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