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"Extra" Work for Brain Surgeons (Spiral-bound)

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4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)


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"**** ...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


Product Description

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.

Product Details

  • Spiral-bound: 406 pages
  • Publisher: Hollywood Operating System (December 3, 2001)
  • ISBN-10: 189389908X
  • ISBN-13: 978-1893899087
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #3,830,872 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Dont believe everything you read, November 30, 2001
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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.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars GREAT PRIMER FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY, May 30, 2006
By Natasha Michaels (Los Angeles) - See all my reviews
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.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Best there is, November 5, 2006
By Tod Thompson (La Crescenta, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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.
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5.0 out of 5 stars An absolute must-have for anyone pursuing work as an extra or getting an acting career off the ground
Now in an updated and expanded twenty-fourth edition, "Extra" Work for Brain Surgeons is a one-of-a-kind reference - an annual directory compiled especially for individuals... Read more
Published on August 10, 2006 by Midwest Book Review

1.0 out of 5 stars the best book ever
u guys out there this book here will help you become a extra or a movie star you should read it!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Published on July 19, 2006

5.0 out of 5 stars imperative, and enjoyable
Have you ever longed to walk through a scene on a set featuring your favorite soap stars? Have you wondered how you could be one of those people eating pasta in a restaurant scene... Read more
Published on March 29, 2006 by BookReview.com

2.0 out of 5 stars Not that impressed!
[...] As a 5 year veteran of background work I looked at this book more seriously than a newcomer and although the information is available all over the internet it does bring it... Read more
Published on September 1, 2005 by Louies Mom

5.0 out of 5 stars Career Saving Education
This book is a great source for finding casting agencies in the extra's field and then some. They give graphs on the type of work each one casts for and information on how to... Read more
Published on July 17, 2005 by Keith E. Smith

5.0 out of 5 stars THE Book for anyone wanting to do Background work
Carla and the girls know their stuff. They have been honing this information for years now, distilling out the best of the best advice. Read more
Published on May 7, 2004 by Keith Johnson

5.0 out of 5 stars This Book Is So Cool
This book is packed with all the information a beginner in the entertainment industry needs. I got it as a gift from my aunt before I moved to LA -- and boy, how it has helped! Read more
Published on February 3, 2003 by Mark

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Tool for this Industry...Gives you Solid Information
Considering an Acting career? This should be your Bible. As a Background Actor this has been the best investment,lets you know the legitimate companies, agencies. Read more
Published on February 25, 2001 by David Lothridge

5.0 out of 5 stars loaded and ready to shoot
this book is the most helpful and honest book i have read when it comes to this industry. the women who are telling you all about the in and outs are histerical. Read more
Published on March 20, 2000 by lani l obrien-kulikoff

5.0 out of 5 stars It's worth it's wait in gold!
If you want to get into films as an extra, but don't know how, this book is all you need.It gives you all the agencies,addresses contacts; and whether or not their reputable.
Published on February 21, 2000 by brent sincock

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