This is the inside story of how theater, film, television, and commercials casting really works. In interviews with 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. Their professional experience and practical advice make Getting the Part an invaluable source for both professional actors and newcomers trying to break into performing in any (or all) of the various media.

The invaluable information, strategies and tips that are offered in this book are based on the authors 15 years (and 801 bookings to date), in the acting and modeling industry. This book teaches people in a practical and logical way how to get started, find legitimate agents and photographers, create the types of photographs that will grab the attention of agents, photographers and art directors, understand model release forms, contracts, vouchers, get work in the industry and much much more. Readers will save years of trial and error, and hundreds of dollars spent unnecessarily. 

This book provides invaluable information for the established casting director or the person interested in become an casting directory. It is also a good book for talent to read to understand how the casting process works.

Although there are hundreds of schools that teach acting, hardly any address work in front of the camera. "You Can Work on Camera!" provides this much-needed training for actors aspiring to work in a range of media, including television commercials, corporate films and video communications. Click here to see 9 sample pages from the book on the Amazon.com web site.

Ovations and Encores is the book for all musicians who want to learn and apply the fine art and technique of stage presence. It includes techniques that professional entertainers and musicians use to “turn tepid applause into a rousing standing ovation and cries for an encore.” Based upon the author’s 20 years of experience as a professional touring musician, Ovations and Encores is required reading for any performer who wants to be the very best.

A good step-by-step guide for aspiring young actors and their parents. It details what the young actor should and should not do while pursuing a career in the entertainment industry. It provides information on how to get an agent, the audition process, where to get professional pictures and much more.