Getting the Part: Thirty-Three Professional Casting Directors Tell You How to Get Work in Theater, Films and TV

Written in conversational style, each section of the book opens with an introduction to a casting director. Following each casting director heading is a list of questions appearing in bold print. Each question leads to a detailed answer - also written in conversational style. The informal style makes it easy to read and follow - and makes a reader feel that the director is sitting in a chair in front of them - telling them how they "really feel." They are direct in their answers and frank about how things really work in getting a part. Appendices contain: Casting Society of America members, resume examples, breakdown services samples, and union membership requirements. Following this is a list of books and periodicals for further reading. This book makes a great companion to the classic: Audition by Michael Shurtleff.

From back cover: "This is the inside story of how theater, film, television, and commercials casting really works. In interviews wi8th top casting directors in both Los Angeles and New York, the author comes upon the answers to such key questions as: *What suggestions can be most helpful to an actor starting out? *What kinds of pictures and resumes are most successful? *What is the best way to get a casting director's attention? *What are the biggest -- and most common -- mistakes actors make in auditions? *How necessary is it to have an agent -- in New York? in Los Angeles? The experts who field these and scores of other questions include the casting directors of Broadway shows, and television series.

I thought it was a great book. It's filled with a lot of very useful information and it's always great to get info direct from casting directors since they are the ones who we all need to audition for!

This book was by far the best I have read on auditions. It let me know how to act and what to do and not do to get a directors attention. I reccomend this book to anyone and everyone who are looking for an acting job.