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Making It In Hollywood – The Directors Series
Honoring Hollywood’s Finest Directors & Cinema’s Finest Filmmakers, Discussing all Aspects of Their Careers & the Art of Filmmaking. A must-have for film students! This innovative series goes behind the scenes of different movies & talks with each director about their careers behind the camera. It provides masterful insights on the craft of directing & is a fabulous source of insight, anecdotes & industry secrets for students of film. Discover directors' earliest reactions to scripts for films that became classics; how legendary scenes were staged & shot & directors' unique approaches to their art. Each program features an interview with the director, selected guests, film clips & stills.
DIRECTORS FEATURED IN THE PROGRAM: ROBERT ALTMAN – ROBERT BENTON – TIM BURTON – JAMES CAMERON – CHRIS COLUMBUS – WES CRAVEN – CAMERON CROWE – FRANK DARABONT – JONATHON DEMME – RICHARD DONNER – CLINT EASTWOOD – NORA EPHRON – WILLIAM FRIEDKIN – TERRY GILLIAM – RON HOWARD – LAWRENCE KASDAN – SPIKE LEE – BARRY LEVINSON – GEORGE LUCAS – DAVID LYNCH – ADRIAN LYNE – GARRY MARSHALL – PENNY MARSHALL – SYDNEY POLLACK – ROB REINER – MARTIN SCORSESE – RIDLEY SCOTT – TONY SCOTT – BRYAN SINGER – STEVEN SPIELBERG – OLIVER STONE – ROBERT ZEMECKIS – DAVID ZUCKER*
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Making It In Hollywood – The Directors Series (3 DVD Set)
220 mins.
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FDIRECTSET
$219.85
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Getting Started in Tinseltown – From Hollywood’s Best Directors DVD
A fascinating compilation of some of Hollywood’s most acclaimed directors, based on extensive interviews with the subjects and the stars who have worked with them. This program looks at how each director got started in the business & asks the question – “just what is a director and what do they do?”
84mins
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F1185DVD
$79.95
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Successful Teamwork In Filmmaking - From Hollywood’s Best Directors DVD
This program looks at the art of writing a movie or choosing a script, the care and feeding of actors, how to work successfully with each actor, why your cinematographer is your best friend and a look ahead to the future of the industry.
47mins
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F1186DVD
$79.95
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Hollywood’s Best Directors Choose Their Best Movies DVD
In their own words, each Director selects one of their most compelling films and reveals intimate details about their most influential work while reviewing specific clips from each film. It includes how famous scenes were staged and shot, how characters were cast and how the directors first reacted to the scripts that became film classics.
89mins
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F1187DVD
$79.95
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Mike Fenton’s Actors Workshop
“A must see for anyone that aspires to be an actor!” - Frank Marshall: Director, Producer: Signs, The Sixth Sense, Raiders of the Lost Ark.
Mike Fenton, with over 35 years of casting experience and renowned casting director of titles such as The Godfather II, Back to the Future I, II & III, Total Recall, E.T., brings his expertise to the table to cover in depth, topics such as Entertainment Business Primer, Resumes, Headshots, Video Demo Reels, Managers, Agents, Auditions and much more. Includes over 5 ½ hours of valuable advice, questions and answers and some of the most interesting stories ever told about the industry by the ultimate industry insider. Features Of The Program: * How the Business works * Resumes * Headshots * Video Demo Reels * Managers * Agents * Cold Readings * Showcases & Generals * Auditioning Techniques * Scene Work with Auditioning Actors *
51/2 Hours.
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F1178DVD
$99.00
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Acting
In Film By Michael Caine
"Witty,
articulate and always entertaining, Michael Caine takes the nuts and
bolts of film acting to pieces and give away more trade secrets in
the process than you thought existed." - The London Sunday Times "Caine
knows so much, not just about acting, but about the whole business
of filmmaking. You'll be laughing, absorbed and enchanted." - The
Daily Mail. "Caine demonstrates how sheer technique can mutate into
something meaningful and moving." - The Observer
Academy
Award winning actor Michael Caine, internationally acclaimed for his
talented performances in movies for over twenty-five years, shares
his personal insights into the art and science of film acting. Mr.
Caine gives you a once-in-a-lifetime chance to rob him blind! The
man who's hypnotized the camera lenses for a quarter of a century
reveals the most closely guarded secrets on script preparation. working
with the director, forming a character, voice, sound, and movement.
Pearl by pearl he lays out the Caine wisdom on everything from set
politics to set decorum, the film bureaucracy and more!
60
min.
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F3034
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59.95
F3034DVD
$ 59.95
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Speaking
of Creativity: How To Be Creative
How
To Be Creative - As Told by the Creators. Hosted by Stacey Stone.
Nine extraordinary individuals who have excelled in their fields reveal
the secrets of their Creativity. This program teaches how sensory
awareness affects the creative process, what creativity feels like
and recurring themes - personal and professional. FEATURING: Joel
Asher, Dori Atlantis, Richard Bruland, Fu-Ding Cheng, Gordon Hunt,
Jon Lawrence Rivera, Maria Royce, Mimi Seton, Stacey Stone & Charlayne
Woodard.
48
min.
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F1174DVD
$
69.95
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Acting
In Film By Michael Caine
"Witty,
articulate and always entertaining, Michael Caine takes the nuts and
bolts of film acting to pieces and give away more trade secrets in
the process than you thought existed." - The London Sunday Times "Caine
knows so much, not just about acting, but about the whole business
of filmmaking. You'll be laughing, absorbed and enchanted." - The
Daily Mail. "Caine demonstrates how sheer technique can mutate into
something meaningful and moving." - The Observer
Academy
Award winning actor Michael Caine, internationally acclaimed for his
talented performances in movies for over twenty-five years, shares
his personal insights into the art and science of film acting. Mr.
Caine gives you a once-in-a-lifetime chance to rob him blind! The
man who's hypnotized the camera lenses for a quarter of a century
reveals the most closely guarded secrets on script preparation. working
with the director, forming a character, voice, sound, and movement.
Pearl by pearl he lays out the Caine wisdom on everything from set
politics to set decorum, the film bureaucracy and more!
60
min.
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F3034
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59.95
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A Voice Of Your Own By Patsy Rodenburg
"Patsy Rodenburg engages the heart, the mind and the body." - Richard Eyre
An instructional program that teaches you how to balance the body, free and warm up your voice, center the body, develop a
greater range, get rid of tension, keep the voice healthy, develop efficient breathing, speak so that people want to listen
and support your voice.
60 min.
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F3284
$ 59.95
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Acting In Restoration Comedy By Simon Callow
"Taking scenes from The Relapse by Sir John Vanbrugh as the text, Callow directs a workshop of young actors and subjects them
to his own rigorous and scrupulous appraisal." - Radio Times, London
Callow, one of Britain's foremost actors, shows the way to attain clarity and hilarity in some of the most delightful roles
ever conceived for the theater. With the text as his inspiration, he shapes an actor's sensibility, coaching a performance
that will show full knowledge of the age. A 60-minute workshop directed by Simon Callow, using scenes from The Relapse by
Sir John Vanbrugh.
60 min.
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F3035
$ 59.95
F3035DVD
$ 59.95
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Acting In High Comedy By Maria Aitken
"A lively session on high comedy, with examples from Coward, Wilde, Sheridan and Cosgreve." - The London Sunday Times
A 60-Minute workshop led by Maria Aitken. Uses examples from Coward, Wilde, Sheridan and Congreve. This program reveals the
spark that transforms a routine reading into a vibrant one in a scene from Private Lives, which by the time Aitken has finished
with it, it has attained something close to brilliance.
60 min.
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F3116
$ 59.95
F3116DVD
$ 59.95
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Acting In Tragedy By Brian Cox
"A rollicking good time - menacing whispers, daggers and blood obviously have their funny side, at least with this fascinated
young audience." - Daily Mail "Full of common sense, - in the end, it is we actors who are on the spot-. Scenes that start
rehearsal as straightforward Shakespeare babble, assume dramatic shape." - The Times, London
60 min.
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F3114
$ 59.95
F3114DVD
$ 59.95
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Acting In Shakespearean Comedy By Janet Suzman
"Totally and incisively in charge, her unscripted preamble is a dramatic lesson in itself; with all the right places to create
a dramatic effect you can cut with a knife. Her dissertation on the difference between tragedy and comedy is masterly." -
The London Sunday Times
60 min.
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F3115
$ 59.95
F3115DVD
$ 59.95
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Acting In Opera By Jonathan Miller
The problem for singers are that opera is difficult enough, let alone as stagecraft. Jonathan Miller takes a comprehensive
look at the necessary techniques of acting in opera.
"Through the climactic scene of La Traviata the good doctor clowned, interpreted, gestured and flung his eminently quotable
metaphors at us and a performance began miraculously to take shape. Miller cajoled, joked, visibly eased tensions between
contending forces, provided props, explained nuances and by the end, drama had emerged from opera. MAGIC, UNDERPINNED BY A
GREAT DEAL OF HARD WORK." - The Listener
60 min.
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F3036
$ 59.95
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In Your Face: The Process Of Becoming An Actor Audio CD Actors Workshop
with Speaker - Teacher - Writer - Director - Producer - David A. Adams. "The most powerful presentation of what it takes to
be an actor." - Movie Times.
A one hour workshop teaching the beginning concepts and the developmental stages of what it takes to become an actor. This
program features the difference in film and stage, what is acting, where does it start, focus, attitude, POV, tools for acting,
emotions, turning points, acting is instinctive, real or unreal, the world of imagination, agents and casting. What Actors
are Saying: "The best experience of my life." "You gave me the skills to become a better actor."
Comes complete with detailed scene study work book.
60 min.
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F1104
$ 39.95
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Shurtleff On Acting
An unforgettable hour with the famous casting director, author and teacher. He helped launch the careers of Barbara Streisand,
Robert Redford, Lily Tomlin, Dustin Hoffman, Bette Midler and many others.
"Shurtleff On Acting" is a lively documentary on the life and teaching of the remarkable Michael Shurtleff. Join Michael
Shurtleff for a dynamic series of acting workshops. Michael shows how to find the core of each scene and teaches how to take
the emotional risks along the way. The workshop scenes are complemented by remarkable interviews with Gene Hackman, Elliot
Gould and others, unfolding the story of Michael's work with the many of the luminaries of the American stage and screen.
When Streisand, Redford, Tomlin, Midler and Hoffman got their first breaks, Michael Shurtleff was there. When he published
his classic book on acting, "Audition" it sold over two million copies. Educated at the Yale School of Drama, Michael Shurtleff
virtually invented the position of casting director on Broadway. A casting director of David Merrick, Bob Fosse, Jerome Robbins,
Peter Brook and others, he has cast over 60 hit shows including, Ethel Merman's "Gypsy," "I Can Get It For You Wholesale,"
"Irma La Douce," "Pippin," "Beckett," "The Lion In Winter," "The Odd Couple" and "Jesus Christ Superstar." He has also cast
many films including, "The Graduate" and "The Sound Of Music."
60 min.
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F657
$ 149.00
F657DVD
$
159.00
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Directors On Acting
Features: Jane Anderson, Writer/Director The Baby Dance, If These Walls Can Talk. Arthur Hiller, Feature Film Director, Past
President: D.G.A. Gordon Hunt, Mad About You, Frazier voice-overs. Jeremy Kagan, Chicago Hope, Ally McBeal. Asaad Kelada,
Dharma & Greg, Everybody Loves Raymond.
The relationship between Actor and Director is crucial. When it works "Magic" can happen on the screen. When it doesn't, careers
can be ruined. This program presents five prominent film and television directors who explain how this collaboration works.
Program Highlights: How Actors and Directors help each other. What to do on the set. Preparation. Improvisation. Comedy vs.Drama.
The Secret of the Stars. Camera Technique. Training.
60 min. min.
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F903
$ 49.95 F903DVD
$ 69.95
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Acting One, Day One
With Robert Cohen
Best Selling theater textbook author Robert Cohen describes and illustrates his hour basic principles of acting. He employs
a simple exercise in which students first recite the American Pledge of Allegiance, the learn to act this text as part of
a dramatic situation. These four points ( Goal, Other People, Tactics, Expectations ) are an essential starting point for
the study of all acting methods and styles.
35 min.
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F981DVD
$
99.00
F981
$ 79.00
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On The Director
Ronald Neame began his career at the end of the silent era. He teamed with David Lean to make "Great Expectations" and "Oliver
Twist" and directed Alec Guinness in such classics as "Times of Glory." His extensive experiences not only as a producer
and director but also as a writer and cameraman allow him to speak with unique authority about the complex chemistry within
a filmmaking team.
105 min.
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F602
$ 119.00
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What'S The Score? Text Analysis For The Actor
Five Stars - Excellent! "Recommended for every library collection supporting a college, university or professional school
theater curriculum." - Video Rating Guide For Libraries
In the first section of this fascinating video, Dr. Arthur Wagner (creator of The Graduate acting programs at Tulane, Ohio,
Temple and UC San Diego) presents a practical system for text analysis. Each action of a script is examined in terms of immediate
and overall objectives and then related to personal experience. The second section presents a powerful methodology for examining
character dynamics and interactions, based on the models of transactional analysis. Wagner illustrates his presentation with
characters and scenes from A Streetcar Named Desire and other well-known plays. What's The Score? Condenses a whole theory
of character and relationships into a concentrated 85 minute presentation. It is valuable not only for actors but for directors
and writers as well.
85 min.
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F614
$ 148.00
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Voice Workout For The Actor
Four Stars-Highly Recommended. - Video Rating Guide For Libraries "An excellent 30 minute whole-body workout. Unlike exercise
tapes, this program is appropriately low-key and relaxing, since it is meant to prepare - not tire - the actor for performance."
- Stage Directions
Voice expert Susan Leigh provides the actor with a complete voice and body warm-up. The sequence includes full-body relaxation
and stretching, followed by exercises for pitch and resonance, clarity, dynamic vocal control and tongue twisters. This popular
program can be used in a group setting or by the individual and serves as an effective preparation for classes, rehearsals
and performance. Use three to four times per week for maximum effectiveness.
33 min.
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F615
$ 79.00
F615DVD
$
99.00
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Advanced Workout For The Actor
Develop improved breathing and vocal projection in this excellent follow up to Voice Workout for The Actor.
In this sequel to the popular Voice Workout for the Actor, Susan Leigh focuses on the mechanics of breathing and vocal projection.
Beginning with a remarkably effective relaxation sequence, Susan leads the viewer through a series of simple stretching, Yoga
and rib awareness exercises, leading gradually up to a controlled vocal production. This tape can be used by the beginning
actor to develop breath and projection skills or by the experienced actor as a fresh approach to solving old problems.
40 min.
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F616
$ 79.00
F616DVD
$
99.00
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Blocking A Scene: Basic Staging With Actors
Five Stars! Blocking A Scene is highly recommended for all academic dramatic arts collections and theatrical or performing
arts organization libraries." - Video Rating Guide For Libraries.
Michael Joyce and two student directors demonstrate the basic steps in blocking a scene. They begin with script analysis,
dividing the scene into working units, while providing practical tips for laying out and developing a floor plan. Each student
director tackles the same scene but with a different approach while Joyce analyzes the blocking process and discusses alternatives.
The work demonstrated in this video is based on a scene from Shaw's Candida.
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS An excellent production, blending lecture and lab components with energy and style. Includes stage directions.
70 min.
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F617
$ 148.00
F617DVD
$
158.00
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Creative Drama & Improvisation
An excellent introduction to the art of improvisation and a welcome addition to all high school and college acting classes,
as well as theater groups. - Video Rating Guide For Libraries
Host Rives Collins of Northwest University leads a lively group of students through a dozen theater games and improvisational
exercises. Collins emphasizes spontaneous response, visualization and especially divergent thinking. These exercises give
invaluable tools for warm up, rehearsal, self-exploration and character development.
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS These exercises will give students invaluable tools for warm-up, rehearsal, self-exploration and character
development.
110 min.
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F648
$ 119.00
F648DVD
$ 119.00
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Movement For The Actor
Learn an exciting process for developing a character!
Dawn Mora and her students present a graded series of movement exercises, from stretching and warm ups through various types
of dynamic movement keyed to emotion and memory. By the end of the program students learn to "score a text," interpreting
character and dialogue entirely though movement. Ideal for movement teachers, work shop leaders and students.
20 min.
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F671
$ 119.00F671DVD
$ 149.00
F671CD-PC
$ 149.00
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The Working Actor: Actors on Acting
How do you keep a fresh scene presence? Where does an actor find the emotional truth required to inhabit a role? What do actors
need from a director to assist their own process?
Four seasoned professionals talk about their craft. Their emphasis is on making a character come alive and evoking authentic
emotional responses on stage. They also discuss approaches to bodily movement, research, work with the scripts, rehearsal
techniques and modes of actor / director communication.
27 min.
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F735
$ 149.00
F735DVD
$
149.00
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The Working Actor: Teachers on Acting
"How do you assist natural talent to full expression?" "What is getting to the heart of acting all about?" "How is the power
of live performance moved into film and television?" Three prominent teachers discuss these issues as you view scenes from
their acting workshops with emphasis on specific improvisational techniques and the building of a character step-by-step.
21 min.
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F736
$ 149.00
F736DVD
$
149.00
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A Creative Partnership: The Actor & Director
Educare Award For Educational Films, Open Award For Excellence.
This program traces a segment of a feature film from the early stages of casting through auditions, screen tests, character
development, rehearsal process and the shoot. The focus is on the development of the actor/director relationship through
the various stages of production. The dual narration by director and actors provides valuable insights for people working
on both sides of the camera.
37 min.
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F739
$ 149.00
F739DVD
$ 149.00
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Getting The Part
An extremely valuable tool for all actors. -Asaad Kelada, Director, Designing Women, Night Court and Family Ties.
World-renowned acting coach Joel Asher shows you how to focus the power of the imagination, breakdown scenes and read with
non-actors. You'll see actors in the class "audition" in six different scenes and watch as Joel's coaching remarkably transform
their performances.
50 min.
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F902
$ 49.95F902DVD
$ 69.95
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Building A Character
Truthful and realistic character development is the overall theme of this insightful video. R. Scott Lank, Acting Professor
at the University of Evansville, guides a group of acting students though the process of character development by examining
the following elements: character analysis, physical work, vocal work, emotional work, combining all the elements and rehearsal
guidelines.
86 min.
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F972
$ 119.00F972DVD
$ 149.00
F972CD-PC
$ 149.00
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The Directing Process
Dale McFadden, a winner of Chicago's "Jefferson Award" shows how to select, organize and direct a theatrical production successfully.
Features the history of directing, working with designers, how to select a play, the principles of staging, text analysis,
blocking and picturization, successful collaboration and rehearsing the play. This program is not only helpful to theater
students but is also a tremendous asset to first time directors.
90 min.
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F973
$ 119.00
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Agents Tell It Like It Is
What you need to know to get the right agent!
Award winning director and distinguished acting coach Joel Asher interviews top commercial film and TV agents who candidly
reveal what every actor should know. Subjects covered include: what agents look for in actors, which actors get signed, what
should actors look for in agents and what makes a good agent.
50 min.
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F983
$ 49.95F983DVD
$ 69.95
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Casting Directors Tell It Like It Is
Everything you need to audition with confidence!
What are casting directors looking for? Joel Asher, award winning director and distinguished acting coach interviews Hollywood
casting directors to find out. Featuring Fern Champion, C.S.A. (Network, Naked Gun, Saturday Night Fever) Danny Goldman,
(National/Regional Commercials) Lindsey Chag, (Robin Hood-Men in Tights, Anything But Love) Joey Paul, C.S.A (Adam 12, FBI:
The Untold Stories, Great Detectives)
40 min.
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F984
$ 49.95F984DVD
$ 69.95
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Starting Your Film Career: The Essentials
This teaching series is designed to give the actor the basics forstarting a film acting career from the standpoint of the
casting director, (CD), the person who selects the actors for the audition; the talent agent, the person who promotes you
and negotiates your contracts and the actor/coach, the instructor and fellow actor. "The professionalims of these tapes shows
up in there incomparable information and in the details. The programs deliver winning information to those aspiring to the
heights of the entertainment industry." - Reel Carolina.
This program covers the essentials for getting started as an actor. Subjects covered include, what to look for in an actor,
headshot, resume, demo reel, training, agent / client, starting out and the screen actors guild.
Introduced by Frank Capra Jr. - President EUE Screengems Studios, Ltd.
55 min.
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F988
$ 99.00
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Starting Your Film Career: Getting Roles
This program covers the process of getting film acting roles. Subjects covered include, contact CD, audition, in character,
how to negotiate, contract / safety, deal memo, do's and don'ts, reporting in, roles for women and promoting yourself.
Introduced by Frank Capra Jr. - President EUE Screengems Studios, Ltd.
60 min.
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F989
$ 99.00
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The Drama Teacher's Companion CDROM
A collection of lesson plans, scripts and warm-ups for secondary drama teachers.
This text was written, not to teach people to teach, but rather to give teachers materials to make their teaching easier and
to save them preparation time. Includes lesson plans, games, scripts and other materials designed for secondary drama students.
The material is written in Adobe Acrobat and can be printed the way they are, or it can be copied and pasted into a word processor
and edited.
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F308CDROM
$ 39.00
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