A collection of monologues to capture the actor's imagination, as well as the attention of the director, casting agent, and audience. The monologues have a wide range of characters ideal for auditions, scene study, or performance.

Suggests safety-conscious techniques for the darkroom and lists rules for darkroom use and clean-up.

Covering almost everything from styling for catalogues, advertising, stock photography or magazines, this book explores the many directions the profession can take. It also includes business forms, such as proposals, job sheets, and invoices, as well as some trade secrets, such as merchandise returns and re-tagging garments.

A completely fresh approach to breaking into the world of photography! This motivational guide for anyone wanting to become a photographer is now updated for the digital age, addressing why digital tools have increased the power of photography; why "film vs. digital" was an unjust war; how digital photography is changing the nature of jobs and crea

Originally published: Boston: Focal Press, c1994.

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A trade reference tool that provides photographers with information on everything from estimating prices, identifying pricing factors, negotiating fair deals, and more. It includes chapters with information on the economics of photography, advanced negotiation techniques, and the specifics of pricing electronic media.

Budding filmmakers, television producers, directors, writers, and students get a crash course on the independent production scene in this riveting account of the business and its key players.

This volume contains advice designed to empower actors, directors and playwrights to become their own do-it-yourself producers. The author blends personal, hands-on experience with advice from veterans from the theatre industry to tell readers how to create a production step-by-step.

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A professional guide to publishing success for the new and struggling author. Whether you write fiction or nonfiction, it can help you to understand more about the publishing industry, write the right book for the right audience, build promotion into your book, write a successful query letter and book proposal, and get your book into bookstores.

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A collection of essays chronicling the voice of one of America's art critics in the last 25 years of the 20th century. Donald Kuspit's reflections on art, artists and art criticism are eclectic, exploring the ways in which art and its criticism influenced 20th-century thought and psychology.

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Sometimes it seems like everybody's writing a screenplay. But who reads those screenplays Professional story analysts, that's who. Screenplay Story Analysis explains exactly how to become a professional story analyst.

A resource that guides writers through the pitfalls and successes of a Hollywood writing career. The author explains how to write, re-write, and sell a screenplay, from structuring the plot, to formatting the script, to finding and approaching agents and negotiating the best deal.

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Craftspeople, hobbyists, students, teachers, and crafts dealers will find this an authoritative and thorough source of information on selling in today's...

An inside look at the primary professions of the film world. There are real-life portraits of the industry's "shredder" jobs such as assistant or d-girl, and how they can lead to the "keeper" jobs of actor or agent. Each career overview analyzes the film characters who played these jobs on screen.

Those looking for their '15 minutes of fame' can learn what it takes to be cast as a contestant on Reality TV. Experienced reality show contestant Jack Benza shares his methods for acing the auditioning and casting process, and winning over producers. He discusses the competition, the sacrifices, the temptations and the prizes.

This manual provides information and support for aspiring screenwriters. It includes self-evaluation questions, demonstrates how to craft believable characters and meaningful stories, and explores career guidance, writers' block and collaborative partnerships in detail.

For people starting out and families looking for a fresh approach to managing their money, this book is a no-sacrifice guide to living a richer lifestyle. Taking a "real world" approach to spending money, this book not only recognizes the necessity of spending - but celebrates it.

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Details the entire process of what it really takes to get in the business, be in the business, and survive in the business. This title offers insider advice and shares the author's knowledge and experience while answering questions asked by professionals and beginners alike.

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If you ever considered editing as a career, this book can help you make that decision. It takes you step by step through all the facets of setting up and conducting your editing services, working with writers and publishers, promoting yourself and your expertise, and determining what to charge.

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A career manual that explores the numerous directions this profession can take. It prepares new and working stylists with information on eight styling specialties. It also looks at the many roles stylists can play such as: production, casting, and location scouting. It explores the photo crew, etiquette, creating a portfolio, and marketing.

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The explosion of social media sites like Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn has created a need for highly skilled practitioners: experts who not only are fluent in social media platforms but know how to use them strategically. This title offers advices making yourself marketable to potential employers using social media tools.

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Features conversations with ten award-winning Broadway designers: five set designers, four lighting designers, and one projection designer. This title discusses the business aspects of the theatre world as opposed to focusing on the artistry of their particular craft.