The following are excerpts from the newly released 5th Edition of "How To Be A Working Actor".
"From now on you are responsible for overseeing your professional expenditures. The job can be made easy with ActorTrack, career management software for actors that is available at www.HoldonLog.com. This user-friendly program helps you keep track of all appointments, audition-callback-booking details, income and expenses, and contacts. An overview feature makes it easy to track where your money has gone at the end of each year."
"As you can see from the paperwork involved in beginning your job search, it is important for you to keep a file of all the people you try to see. Actors use index cards, a personal computer program, an accountant’s notebook-what’s important is that you know to whom you sent your photo, when, whether you received a response, and what it was.
You’ll probably be sending different packets of your material to producers of regional theaters, industrial shows, to people you know-the possibilities are endless. And at times the paperwork will seem to be, too.
To lighten the load, you might want to consider ActorTrack, a comprehensive record-keeping program created by two working actors, Kristina Hughes and Brian Vermeire, that allows the actor to keep daily records of everything, from appointments and submissions to income and expenses, reports on meetings, mailings, what you sent to whom, callback reminders, and more. You can visit their Web site at www.HoldonLog.com.
We cannot overstate the benefits of keeping records-not only when you’re trying hard to contact people who can employ you, but throughout your career. In addition to keeping track of your income and expenses, you’ll also want to keep tabs on the work you’re doing, as well as the work you want to be doing."
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ABOUT THE BOOK
How to Be a Working Actor 5th Edition
The Insider's Guide to Finding Jobs in
Theater, Film, and Television
By Mari Lyn Henry and Lynne Rogers
ISBN: 0-8230-8895-2
Watson-Guptill / Backstage Books
Book (Paperback) $19.95
Released November 2007
Actors, educators, acting teachers, casting directors, talent agents, managers, and producers don't agree on much, but they all agree that How to Be a Working Actor is the definitive guide to the business of acting. Being a working actor means managing a career as an ongoing business—and while most books focus on dramatic technique, this one reveals the whole picture, from improving audition skills to surviving screen tests, from finding an agent to surviving in the city or in regional theater. Now in its fifth edition, updated and expanded, the book includes a new chapter on the value of education and ongoing training, a look at "cyberbiz" and other new opportunities, updated information on actors' unions, new audition material, and ideas from industry pros. Get How to Be a Working Actor and get working!
Revised and expanded edition of a top-selling guide
Definitive resource to finding jobs in theater, film, and TV
Recommended by renowned actors and educators including Rosemary Harris, David A. Crespy, Kristina Hughes and Brian Vermeire.
Mari Lyn Henry, the New York-based principal partner of Henry Downey Talent Management, was East Coast Director of Casting at ABC for more than thirteen years. She leads actors’ workshops around the country, and lives in New York City.
Lynne Rogers has appeared on Broadway, in movies, in touring companies, and on television and radio. She is also the author of Working in Show Business. She lives in New York City.
Click to purchase this book at Amazon.com
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A WORD FROM
KRISTINA HUGHES, PRESIDENT & COO
HOLDONLOG, LLC
WOW! What an honor to be mentioned by name in the 5th Edition of "How To Be A Working Actor"!
I’ve been a huge fan of this book since my senior year at Salve Regina University when it was required reading. This book proved incredibly helpful when I made the transition from part-time actor/model/spokesperson and full time student to full-fledged performer.
I must say it was a thrill to meet Mari Lyn and Lynne in NYC a few years ago while we were offering an in store demo of ActorTrack at the Drama Book Shop as these Industry pros helped me to understand the Business and appreciate my talents at the same time.
I’m very flattered that not only the company I co-founded (Holdon Log-The Standard in Performer Organizational Tools) is mentioned, but me, as a performer by name. Now that I’ve “upgraded” to the 5th edition, I certainly look forward to helping spread-the-word about this great resource!
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Holdon Log, LLC is the leading provider of performer organizational logbooks and software for the performing community. For more information about Holdon Log please visit www.HoldonLog.com
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