How Not to Audition: Avoiding the Common Mistakes Most Actors Make [Paperback]

Ellie Kanner (Author), Denny Martin Flinn (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 25, 2003

This book gives details on proper etiquette during auditions and cold readings and includes strategies and techniques that will help any actor nail that part.

Product Details

• Paperback: 154 pages
• Publisher: Lone Eagle (October 25, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 158065049X
• ISBN-13: 978-1580650496
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.9 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #579,425 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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23 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars From the Publisher, April 21, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: How Not to Audition: Avoiding the Common Mistakes Most Actors Make (Paperback)

Ellie Kanner and Denny Martin Flinn's book is mandatory reading for any actor smart enough to realize that it all starts with the audition, and can just as easily end there. How NOT to Audition is the definitive insider's guide to successfully navigating the complicated maze of auditions and landing that all-important role in film, TV and theatre.

Kanner and Flinn detail the common errors that most inexperienced actors make when auditioning and help guide readers around the hidden pitfalls. How NOT to Audition gives details on proper etiquette during auditions and cold readings and includes strategies and techniques that will help any actor nail that part. While Kanner and Flinn can't guarantee actors a gig, they can guarantee that if they follow these simple guidelines, they will have a more successful auditioning experience.

Ellie Kanner has been a casting director for the past 14 years. She cast the pilots of Friends, The Drew Carey Show and co-cast HBO's Sex and the City, among others.

15 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Valuable advice from someone who knows the business., January 15, 2005

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Tony Martinez "author of AN AGENT TELLS ALL" (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: How Not to Audition: Avoiding the Common Mistakes Most Actors Make (Paperback)

As a talent agent, I've had the pleasure of dealing with Ellie directly and I can honestly say that she's someone who really cares about actors. And let's face it. If you want a book about casting, you should buy one that's written by a real casting director, not an out of work actor. This book gets a big thumbs up from me.

15 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An outstanding and "real world" based advice guide, February 7, 2004

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Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: How Not to Audition: Avoiding the Common Mistakes Most Actors Make (Paperback)

Ellie Kanner is an expert and experienced casting director. Denny Martin Flinn is a skilled and successful screenwriter. Kanner and Flinn combine their respective talents and insights in How Not To Audition: Avoiding The Common Mistakes Most Actors Make. This outstanding and "real world" based advice guide for earning that crucial role offers the aspiring actor a wealth of practical suggestions, illustrative examples, and a hard-won wisdom derived from long years of personal experience. How Not To Audition is a superb guide which is enthusiastically recommended for anyone with a serious interest in establishing themselves with a performing career in theater, film or television.