Auditions : a practical guide
Evans, Richard, 1967-2009
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Auditions are an integral part of every performer's life. From getting into drama school, through to successful career in an overcrowded industry, this title provides crucial advice and tried and trusted techniques to maximise success before, during and after each audition. Auditions are an integral part of every performer's life. From getting into drama school, through to a successful career in an overcrowded industry, Auditions: A Practical Guide offers crucial advice and tried-and-tested techniques to maximize success before, during and after each audition. Written by an established casting director and former actor with thirty years of experience on a wide range of productions, this book offers a wealth of personal and professional insights covering: drama and theatre schools classical, contemporary, physical and musical theatre television and radio drama screen tests and commercial castings voice work recalls and workshops handling job offers, and rejection. From training to triumph, nerves to networking and camera to casting couch, Auditions: A Practical Guide is an entertaining, accessible, and indispensable read for every performer. For more resources, please visit www.auditionsapracticalguide.com. Auditions are an integral part of every performer's life. From getting into drama school, through to a successful career in an overcrowded industry, Auditions: A Practical Guide offers crucial advice and tried-and-tested techniques to maximize success before, during and after each audition. Written by an established casting director and former actor with thirty years of experience on a wide range of productions, this book offers a wealth of personal and professional insights covering: drama and theatre schools classical, contemporary, physical and musical theatre television and radio drama screen tests and commercial castings voice work recalls and workshops handling job offers, and rejection. From training to triumph, nerves to networking and camera to casting couch, Auditions: A Practical Guide is an entertaining, accessible, and indispensable read for every performer. For more resources, please visit www.auditionsapracticalguide.com.
Main title:
Auditions : a practical guide / Richard Evans.
Author:
Imprint:
London : Routledge, 2009.
Collation:
x, 268 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
Notes:
Includes index.
Contents:
Acknowledgements Introduction Before 1. Where To Find Auditions 2. Preparation and Research Speeches Sight Reading Dyslexia and Disability 3. Submitting Yourself For Work 4. Agents Co-operative Agencies 5. Audition Log 6. Audition Wardrobe 7. Perceptions 8. The Power of Positive Thinking 9. Gatecrashing During 10. Entrances and Exits 11. Nerves 12. Drama and Theatre Schools Recalls 13. Theatre Classical Theatre Modern Plays Comedy and Farce Physical Theatre Repertory Theatre Children's Theatre and TIE Pantomime Playwrights to explore for speeches 14. Musical Theatre Delivering a Song Repertoire Dance Calls Pianists Backing Tracks 15. Actor / Musicians 16. Recalls & Workshop Auditions 17. Television Camera Technique Reacting 18. Films and Screen Tests 19. Commercial Castings Street Castings 20. Roleplay 21. Corporate Training Films 22. Radio Drama 23. Voice Work Voice-Overs Narration Dubbing Animation 24. Presenting Routes Into Presenting 25. Interview Technique General Interviews 26. Awkward Questions 27. Is Timing Everything? 28. In The Mood 29. Friend or Foe? 30. Actors Who Know Too Much 31. Same Old Faces 32. Recasts 33. The Casting Couch After 34. Red Letter Days 35. Success 36. Negotiation 37. Rejection 38. Follow Ups 39. Turning Down Work 40. Help! What if...? 41. The Diary of an Audition 42 Final Thoughts Index
ISBN:
9780415470353 (pbk)
Dewey class:
792.028
Language:
English
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BRN:
2061766
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