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How to Book Acting Jobs: Through the Eyes of a Casting Director

How to Book Acting Jobs: Through the Eyes of a Casting Director
Your Price: $23.95 CDN
Author: Cathy Reinking, CSA
Publisher: Cathy Reinking
Format: Softcover
# of Pages: 218
Pub. Date: 2019
Edition: 3rd
ISBN-10: 0985882832
ISBN-13: 9780985882839

About the Book:

Get More Callbacks, Book More Jobs

This book will save you thousands of dollars and many years of struggling, trying to guess what casting directors look for and what makes a great audition.

This is the 3rd edition of a popular acting book that was originally published in 2009. So much has changed in the acting profession since then, even since the 2nd edition that was published in 2012. In this book you will find the most up-to-date information on How to Book Acting Jobs. A significant book on the casting process for network, cable, streaming, and film, told with compassion, wisdom and brutal honesty by a veteran Hollywood casting director. Cathy Reinking shares years of casting wisdom gleaned from working on the front lines of Emmy-winning TV shows. The former manager of casting at NBC, she demystifies the acting and auditioning process from the other side of the table. She shares the secrets of 'The Room', the pressure-cooker where television and film careers are made, revived, or derailed. A must read for every actor.

In this updated version, topics that are covered anew are:

• Creating Your Own Content
• Actors are Entrepreneurs. Do you know how to be one?
• Self-Tapes are here to Stay. Do you know the unwritten rules?
• Where to Live (now you have multiple choices)
• Social Media And Being an Influencer
• The New Pilot Season

Her extremely detailed instruction breaks down specific, frequently overlooked components of actor training, covering hot topics that are revisited and revised:

• The Demystification of the Audition Process
• The Different Styles of Auditioning for Different Genres
• How to Better Calibrate Your On-Camera Self
• Ten Secrets of Charisma: What We Are Drawn To and How To Enhance Your Own
• What is Sex Appeal, and How to Project It
• The Transition from Theatre to On-Camera Work
• Current Trends in Casting That Have Changed the Way we Cast
• Revealing Interviews with Broadway and Hollywood Actors
• How to Get Them to say "YES" to you
• A Special Section for Parents of Gifted Young Actors

How to Book Acting Jobs is currently being used as a text book at several universities and colleges.

What people say:

"The book is engaging and an easy read. You gain a fresh and important view from the other side of 'The Room'. You see what the casting director sees and understand what the producer is looking for from the talent in 'The Room'. Nearly all aspects of acting are covered from television to film to theater. Even subtle differences in comedy and dramatic TV are covered. If you are serious about acting on any level this is your book." — Jeff Fritz, Actor

"Cathy Reinking has one of the sharpest eyes I have ever worked with. I love working with her in casting or teaching acting – Cathy knows talent and the market, and puts both strengths to use." — Mitchell Gossett, Los Angeles-based Talent Agent

"As both a writer and producer of television, I can say without a doubt, Cathy's insight is invaluable. Her experience in theater, film and television gives Cathy a perspective that can't be beat. I trust her judgement and will always seriously consider her actor referrals." — Michael Riesz, Writer-Producer,

"Cathy tells the unadulterated truth from some someone who has been in hundreds (if not thousands of casting rooms.... Take her advice to heart." — Gregg A. Klein, Los Angeles-based Talent Agent

About the Author:

Cathy Reinking has been a working casting director in Hollywood for 25 years (and counting) and has accumulated hundreds of credits, including Frasier, (for eight seasons), Arrested Development, According to Jim, and many other shows and pilots on NBC, CBS, ABC, The CW, Fox, indie films, web series, commercials, and plays. A Los Angeles native, theatre major, and alumna of UCLA, she also served as NBC's Manager of Casting, overseeing many pilots including The Office.