![]() | Breaking Into Acting for Dummies by Larry Garrison
Buy new: $14.95 / Used from: $4.99 Covers everything from agents & managers, headshots do's and don't, and how the process of an audition is broken down. A few other books on the list are easier reads, but this is by far a great book to begin with.
|
![]() | An Agent Tells All by Tony Martinez
Buy new: $18.95 / Used from: $79.99 The author uses his own experiences to convey his points. It's witty and a bit sarcastic. The information is invaluable, covers the topic of getting and maintaining a working relationship with an agent in Los Angeles. I really appreciate the underlying theme of being professional in your work as an actor and treating it like a business.
|
![]() | Acting in Film: An Actor's Take on Movie Making: Cloth Book (Applause Acting Series) by Michael Caine
Buy used from: $2.85 I admire the way the author relays information and techniques on acting for the camera while not getting bogged down with allot of hard-to-understand concepts. I've read some other books on the technique of acting for film and was confused. Not with this one though!
|
![]() | An Actor Prepares by Constantin Stanislavski
Buy new: $15.61 / Used from: $5.00 When I was around eleven years old I was at a garage sale and picked up a tattered copy of this book for a quarter. It is on my bookshelf to this day. I remember sitting and reading it, being fascinated by the concepts and theory-of-acting unfolding upon the pages. I still utilize a few of them when I am on camera.
|
![]() | Audition: Everything an Actor Needs to Know to Get the Part by Michael Shurtleff
Buy new: $10.85 / Used from: $6.00 Going to an audition for the first time can be terrifying. But going countless times can be just as scary if you aren't booking work. I read this book and was invigorated to get my foot into more casting offices and in front of people to audition with confidence.
|
![]() | The 22 Immutable Laws of Marketing: Violate Them at Your Own Risk! by Al Ries
Buy new: $10.85 / Used from: $0.99 I meet allot of actors that are so talented on-stage and in front of a camera, yet aren't doing well for themselves career-wise because of a lack of marketing. As an actor I've come to realize that I am basically the head of my own company and I need to advertise like any business does. Take a look through this book and see if you catch onto my meaning.
|
![]() | Brag!: The Art of Tooting Your Own Horn without Blowing It by Peggy Klaus
Buy used from: $5.67 This book gives thoughts and suggestions on letting people know allot about you without coming off like an ego driven maniac. For someone that does marketing for themselves this is a great read.
|
Listmania!









