The 7 Steps to Stardom: How to Become a Working Actor in Movies, TV, and Commercials [Paperback]

Christina Ferra-Gilmore (Author), Wink Martindale (Producer)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1, 2006

This user-friendly workbook, including a two hour DVD, features the best practical information on making it in the entertainment business from Christina Ferra-Gilmore, the founder of one of Hollywood's leading acting schools, and produced by Wink Martindale, the legendary host of 19 TV game shows. Included is vital information on: * How to network * Finding an agent and avoiding scams * Making a living while looking for acting jobs and creating a budget * Taking appropriate headshot photos, with examples of good and bad * Writing an actor's resume * The business side of acting * Developing your skills.

Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Applause Books; Pap/DVD edition (April 1, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1557836787
• ISBN-13: 978-1557836786
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6.4 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,082,315 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The most affordable acting tips ever, June 12, 2006

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John S. (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The 7 Steps to Stardom: How to Become a Working Actor in Movies, TV, and Commercials (Paperback)

Usually, when one is looking for information on what you need to really make it in Hollywood costs a lot of money. This little book with a 2-hour DVD is amazing for what it costs! Sure, the production is a bit cheesy, but the content is amazing.

Now that I have redone my headshot, and worked out my resume, I feel that I am much better prepared to deal with what I will be up against at my next audition.

Thanks Christina!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A "must-have" for anyone contemplating or getting started in a profitable career in acting, September 9, 2006

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

This review is from: The 7 Steps to Stardom: How to Become a Working Actor in Movies, TV, and Commercials (Paperback)

Co-written by founder and president of "The Acting Edge", one of Hollywood's leading acting schools for 15 years, The 7 Steps To Stardom: How To Become A Working Actor In Movies, TV, And Commercials is an easy-to-use workbook-and-DVD set that gives the practical advice on earning success in the entertainment business. Printed in color with photographs and a number of consumable pages, the workbook covers how to network and find an agent, avoiding scams, taking appropriate headshot photographs, writing an actor's resume, the business side of acting, honing one's acting skills and more. The two-hour DVD is divided into seven lesson segments: You are the Product, Acting Skills, Your Photograph, Your Resume, Your Agent, Your Unions, and Networking. Written in a direct, no-nonsense instructional, The 7 Steps To Stardom is a "must-have" for anyone contemplating or getting started in a profitable career in acting.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Tips, May 21, 2006

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Neil I. Willenson (Milwaukee, WI) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The 7 Steps to Stardom: How to Become a Working Actor in Movies, TV, and Commercials (Paperback)

This book is a very quick read yet its pages contain some very helpful, specific tips to enhance your resume, headshots and acting skills.

I am grateful that Ms. Ferra-Gilmore is willing to share her expersites with up and coming actors.