Rating: Summary: Great book for beginning actors Review: I thought that this was a great book. Some stuff was really stuff that you would already probably know if you were serious about acting but I guess it's an ok book for beginners. It did help me a little.
Rating: Summary: Great! Review: I've been doing a lot of searching online about acting. I found some but I decided to get a book which I hoped would be more trutful and more exact. Well, it was! It gave information about a LOT of stuff. It seemed to be more about theater then movie acting but it was still a great book! Recommended reading: 12-20
Rating: Summary: A New Testament from Katherine Mayfield! Review: Once again, Katherine Mayfield brings the full scope of her acting experiences strait to the reader's doorstep. Any serious actor will benefit from her step by step approach to the unpredictable and stimulating world of performance. It's as close as it comes to a complete formula for success!
Rating: Summary: A good book for aspiring actors Review: This book is pretty good. Some of the chapters were a little off the subject, but for the most part this is a must-have. This book takes you step by step, through the whole process. It tells you how to present your resume, what type of photo's you should have made of yourself, and how much it will cost to be a working actor. The second chapter, "BASIC TOOLS OF THE ACTOR" tells how you can use your body as your tools. The book lists warm up exercises that you can do to prepare yourself for an audition or play. There are vocal exercises and more. In the tenth chapter it tells how some agents and casting directors like to scam amuater actors. It tells how to avoid them and how to get out of a situation like that. It says to trust your feelings when you feel uncomfortable about something. You should get this book if you want to know how to begin acting.
Rating: Summary: A good book for aspiring actors Review: This book is pretty good. Some of the chapters were a little off the subject, but for the most part this is a must-have. This book takes you step by step, through the whole process. It tells you how to present your resume, what type of photo's you should have made of yourself, and how much it will cost to be a working actor. The second chapter, "BASIC TOOLS OF THE ACTOR" tells how you can use your body as your tools. The book lists warm up exercises that you can do to prepare yourself for an audition or play. There are vocal exercises and more. In the tenth chapter it tells how some agents and casting directors like to scam amuater actors. It tells how to avoid them and how to get out of a situation like that. It says to trust your feelings when you feel uncomfortable about something. You should get this book if you want to know how to begin acting.
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