The Business of Show
The Business of Show

Author: Adam Cates

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2014-08-22

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781499236415

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'THE BUSINESS OF SHOW: A Guide to the Entertainment Business for the Performing Artist' contains vital information for the career-driven performer venturing down the professional path. More than 90 successful actors, singers, dancers, directors, choreographers, artistic directors, producers, agents, and casting directors contribute current insightful facts about working in today's entertainment industry. A wealth of topics-marketing, networking, type, strategy, auditions, education, where the work is, rejection, contract negotiations, rehearsal protocol, understudies, unions, agents, managers, tax deductions, professional conduct, survival jobs, career longevity, career transition, and much more-are made accessible through humor, real stories, and to-the-point advice. With a fresh and honest focus, THE BUSINESS OF SHOW will prepare you to pursue your dreams of working in "the biz" with passion and, more than ever, a comprehensive understanding of the business side.

All Business is Show Business
All Business is Show Business

Author: Scott McKain

Publisher: Thomas Nelson Publishers

Published: 2002-01-01

Total Pages: 215

ISBN-13: 9781558539747

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Scott McKain has discovered what the entertainment industry has always known--to be successful, companies must create an emotional link with their customers. This guide shows how to create an atmosphere and experience that will make clients want a repeat performance.

Self-management for Actors
Self-management for Actors

Author: Bonnie Gillespie

Publisher:

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780972301978

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"Self-Management for Actors will guide you through the process of taking control of your career from the business side of things. There is no secret method, there is no password entry system to the Working Actor Club. What does exist is a simple, self-management concept that allows you to handle the business of your acting career without losing the ability to be a creative artist."--BOOK JACKET.

So You Want to Be in Show Business
So You Want to Be in Show Business

Author: Steve Stevens, Sr.

Publisher: Cumberland House Publishing

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 142

ISBN-13: 9781581824537

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Veteran agent Steve Stevens offers insight into breaking into TV, movies, etc-particularly in the LA market.

Power to Burn
Power to Burn

Author: Stephen Singular

Publisher: Carol Publishing Corporation

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 256

ISBN-13:

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In August 1995, after the Walt Disney Company announced its $19 billion merger with Capital Cities/ABC, Michael Orvitz's power as head of the high-rolling Creative Artists Agency seemed eclipsed--until he joined Michael Eisner at the top of the Disney empire. This book offers the first complete, unauthorized portrait of one of the richest, most formidable, yet least known of the media moguls, whose clients include Tom Hanks, Brad Pitt, David Letterman, and Barbra Streisand. of photos.

Show Business
Show Business

Author: Shashi Tharoor

Publisher: Penguin Books India

Published: 1994

Total Pages: 322

ISBN-13: 9780140154641

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Working Actor
Working Actor

Author: David Dean Bottrell

Publisher: Ten Speed Press

Published: 2019-02-19

Total Pages: 242

ISBN-13: 0399581901

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Veteran character actor David Dean Bottrell draws on his 35+ tumultuous years of work in the entertainment industry to offer a guide to breaking in, making a living, and making a life in the fabulous trenches of show business. Covers every facet of the business, including: - Capturing the perfect headshot - Starting (and maintaining) your network - Picking an agent - Audition do’s and don’ts - Joining the union(s): SAG-AFTRA and Actors Equity Association (AEA) - On stage vs on screen - Paying the bills - Self-promotion - Late bloomers - When to get out David Dean Bottrell has worn many different hats during his decades in showbiz: television actor with appearances on Boston Legal, Modern Family, The Blacklist, Mad Men, True Blood, NCIS, and Days of Our Lives; screenwriter for Paramount and Disney; respected acting teacher at UCLA and AADA; and regular expert columnist for esteemed acting site Backstage. In Working Actor, Bottrell offers a how-to manual jammed with practical information and insider advice, essential reading for any artist (aspiring or established) in need of insight or inspiration. Mixing prescriptive advice ("Getting Started," "Learning Your Craft," "Finding an Agent") with wisdom drawn from Bottrell's own professional highs and lows and those of his acting compatriots, this book's humorous, tell-it-like-it-is tone is a must-have guide for anyone hoping to successfully navigate show business.

There's No Business Like Show Business-- was
There's No Business Like Show Business-- was

Author: Alan Young

Publisher: Bearmanor Media

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 108

ISBN-13: 9781593930530

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You've heard Wilbur speak about Mr. Ed. Now read what Alan Young has to say about: CHAPTER ONE Radio - the simple life! (Paul Whiteman, Tallulah Bankhead, Zero Mostel, Eddie Cantor, Jo Stafford) CHAPTER TWO HOLLYWOOD The breeding ground of character - and characters. ("Androcles and the Lion," Jim Backus, George Bernard Shaw, Victor Mature) CHAPTER THREE HOLLYWOOD PARTIES (Atwater Kent, Maggie Ettinger, "Margie," Louella Parsons, Jack Benny, Mary Livingston, George Burns, Ozzie & Harriett, Edgar Bergen, Orson Welles, Rita Hayworth, Red Skelton) CHAPTER FOUR Hollywood Hotchpotch (Extras & Agents) CHAPTER FIVE Watch them - they're teaching you! (Peter Lorre, Clifton Webb, Jane Russell, Gower Champion, Jeannie Mahoney, Audrey Totter) CHAPTER SIX The good old days, or Have I been around that long? (Mickey Rooney, Jane Powell, Elizabeth Taylor, Roddy McDowell, Jeanne Craine, Bob Hope, Jack Benny, Fibber McGee. Red Skelton, Sonja Henie, Dinah Shore, Bing Crosby) CHAPTER SEVEN TELEVISION The box they put radio into (Fred Allen, James Gleason, Chester, Chester Clute, Wally Ford) CHAPTER EIGHT ON STAGE PLEASE! (John Charles Thomas, Ben Blue, Joe Besser) CHAPTER NINE THE TIME MACHIINE (George Pal, Tom Thumb, H.G. Welles) EPILOGUE It was easier then

Comic-Con and the Business of Pop Culture: What the World’s Wildest Trade Show Can Tell Us About the Future of Entertainment
Comic-Con and the Business of Pop Culture: What the World’s Wildest Trade Show Can Tell Us About the Future of Entertainment

Author: Rob Salkowitz

Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional

Published: 2012-06-22

Total Pages: 343

ISBN-13: 0071797033

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The Comic-Con phenomenon—and what it means for your business The annual trade show Comic-Con International isn’t just fun and games. According to award-winning business author and futurist Rob Salkowitz it’s a “massive focus group and marketing megaphone” for Hollywood—and in Comic-Con and the Business of Pop Culture, he examines the business of popular culture through the lens of Comic-Con. Salkowitz offers an entertaining and substantive look at the show, providing a close look at the comic-book and videogame industries’ expanding influence on marketing, merchandising, and the entertainment industry. Rob Salkowitz is founder and Principle Consultant for the communications firm MediaPlant, LLC.