Table of Contents
Foreword Bob Clendenin 11
Introduction 13
Acknowledgments 19
Part 1 Mindset
Chapter 1 What's Important 23
Chapter 2 The Costs of Acting 35
Chapter 3 Premature Moves 53
Chapter 4 Actor Mind Taffy 57
Chapter 5 The Web of Trust 61
Part 2 Prep
Chapter 6 Your Bullseye 73
Chapter 7 Your Show Bible 87
Chapter 8 Targeting Buyers 91
Chapter 9 Your Business Plan 101
Chapter 10 The Right Training 109
Part 3 Materials
Chapter 11 Your Headshots 115
Chapter 12 Your Resumé 123
Chapter 13 Your Reel 137
Chapter 14 Your Bio and Cover Letter 149
Chapter 15 Your Online Presence 157
Part 4 People
Chapter 16 Agents and Managers 165
Chapter 17 The Casting Office 187
Chapter 18 Publicists 195
Part 5 Practice
Chapter 19 Become a Booking Machine 201
Chapter 20 Auditions 217
Chapter 21 On the Set 237
Chapter 22 Content Creation 251
10-Self-Management for Actors
Chapter 23 Self-Promotion 261
Chapter 24 Working It 271
Chapter 25 Money Management 293
Chapter 26 Gratitude 311
Part 6 Do What You Do
Chapter 27 Mastering Your Market 319
Chapter 28 Moving to Los Angeles 331
Chapter 29 Casting Director Workshops 351
Chapter 30 Niches 361
Chapter 31 Union Membership 377
Chapter 32 SMFA for Young Actors 381
Chapter 33 When to Quit 393
Chapter 34 Life as a Hyphenate 401
In Closing 405
How to Stay Plugged in with SMFA 411
About the Author 413
Index 415