Merri Sugarman, Tracy Moss

From Craft to Career (eBook, ePUB)

A Casting Director's Guide for the Actor

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Practical, positive and uplifting, the advice in this book is designed to lead to the best outcomes possible for you, the actor, making the transition from craft to career.

The reader is given insight into the various types of casting directors across the industry and how that practical knowledge can benefit you and increase your chance of success. While providing an in-depth insight into the role of the casting director, this book explains the jobs of all the other people involved in the casting process - including producers, network executives, writers - and how they influence casting decisions.

As the collected wisdom Merri Sugarman's 20+ years of experience in different aspects of professional casting within television, film and theater, this book is a treasure trove of advice to help the actors and those who support them in their career goals, learn what it takes to be a pro. For those who choose to make their craft a career, it's an invaluable resource.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK
• Seitenzahl: 176
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. März 2023
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781350276031
• Artikelnr.: 67294076

Autorenporträt

Merri Sugarman has cast the Broadway, touring, Chicago, Las Vegas and international companies of Spamalot, Jersey Boys, The Phantom of the Opera, Les Misérables, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, Jesus Christ Superstar, It Shoulda Been You, School of Rock, Miss Saigon, A Bronx Tale and Ain't Too Proud. Her work Off Broadway includes Clueless the Musical. She has also cast for many regional theaters including the Papermill Playhouse, The Kennedy Center, The Stratford Theater Festival, Dallas Theater Center, The Center Theater Group, Chicago Lyric Opera, The Old Globe and The La Jolla Playhouse. She is the casting director of the critically acclaimed web series Submissions Only and has many TV and film projects, workshops, labs and developmental readings to her credit, including the musical TREVOR, based on the Oscar-winning short film and soon to be an Off-Broadway musical.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword Introduction: My path from actor to casting director Chapter 1:
What exactly does a casting director do? Chapter 2: How to begin Chapter 3:
Where to live and why there? Chapter 4: Your two different day jobs Chapter
5: Unions: when it's time to join Chapter 6: Representation and submissions
Chapter 7: Pictures, resumes, reels and websites Chapter 8: The self-tape
and virtual audition Chapter 9: The casting director and audition process
Chapter 10: In the audition room Chapter 11: Auditions: Being prepared
Chapter 12: Curious kids Chapter 13: Where do I find the work? Chapter 14:
Booking it - or not Chapter 15: The first day of school Chapter 16:
Networking Chapter 17: Continuing education Chapter 18: Alternate career
path Chapter 19: That's a wrap Chapter 20: Casting in a post-pandemic world
Appendix 1: Useful resources Appendix 2: Glossary Index