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Limited Time Holiday Sale! (Regular Price $9.99.) WARNING: Contains Haphazardly Hilarious, Devilishly Dirty, Adult Short Stories in the form of easy-to-read Funny Skits and Short Sketch Comedy Scenes. Contents Include: Dr. Sexalot, A Koala in the Big Apple, The Dirty Nuts, The Blow-up Prostitute Witch, The Racist Walks into a Bar, Circumcision Gone South, Comedic Presidential Campaign Strategies, and Oddly Placed Tattoos among many others. In this, the most critical of times in human history, with the world’s fate hanging in the balance, the mysterious three-man tribe known as the My ...

With so much written, rumored, told, and retold about Marilyn Monroe, it's amazing to consider how much we still don't know. On the screen she was iconic, radiant, yet her talent so rarely earned her respect. In life she was intelligent, brilliant, yet regarded as little more than Hollywood's blond bombshell. But who was the real Marilyn Monroe beyond the hit films and the headlines?

A great guide to beginning a career as a professional actor including chapters on acting classes, acting terminology, how to perform scenes and monologues, cold readings and auditioning.

Never walk into an audition like an amateur again! This book will help you prepare yourself and your acting materials like the pros do without paying hundreds of dollars to have someone do it for you. Learn what directors really want to see in the audition room and how to get on their good side right from the start. Stop making those rookie mistakes!

In seven years of blogging only to the community of voice actors, specifically on the subject of voice acting, I've educated myself and others on the challenges of being a freelance voice artist. My first diplomatic answer to my caller is: being a success in voice acting requires more than just a voice. I've had to gingerly explain the real secret to voiceover success so often that it became clear: somebody needed to tell the truth about being a voice-actor. It's hard work! It's a business and should be approached as a business.

This comprehensive audio guide helps actors and language enthusiasts master the distinctive sounds of Philadelphia speech. Perfect for performers preparing for auditions, dialect coaches, and anyone fascinated by American regional accents.

Voice Over Secrets 2 is the ultimate guide for anyone looking to succeed in the competitive world of voice-over acting. Whether you're a voice-over artist, an actor, or simply someone looking to improve your communication skills, this book is a must-listen.

This is the ideal way to quickly master the Cockney (British) accent using a combination of approaches from pronunciation and oral posture techniques to dialect development (Cockney rhyming slang) and practice exercises. The course also contains guidance on developing a basic British accent to underpin a Cockney accent if desired dependent on your native accent. This course can help you prepare for a Cockney role or audition on stage or screen.

In this brilliantly entertaining and heartfelt memoir, beloved star and comic maverick Bob Odenkirk writes honestly about the highs and lows of showbiz: his work on infamous cult comedy Mr. Show, as a performer and writer on legendary series such as The Larry Sanders Show and Saturday Night Live, becoming everyone's favourite lawyer in global hit TV series' Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul, and what it's like to reinvent himself as an action film ass-kicker at 50 in Nobody.

Debra Wanger knows how difficult it can be to pursue your dream of acting without compromising your health or your sanity. She drew wisdom from decades of working as an actor, talent manager, and wellness coach to write The Resilient Actor and give emerging and experienced actors a holistic approach to their profession that marries mind, body, spirit, and craft. Sustaining a healthy and satisfying career requires more than just talent - go beyond the skills you learned in your BFA program.

This is an instructional guide to mastering the Southern accent of the USA, specifically designed for actors who are preparing for roles or auditions that require an authentic regional dialect. This comprehensive course begins by providing a general overview of the distinct features of the North American accent. It then delves into the nuanced details of the American Southern accent, exploring its multiple historical and sub-regional variations.

This is the first book to provide an invaluable resource for the education of the next generation of performers in this exciting medium. Over the last 10 years, a revolution has occurred in digital production—video games have overtaken the film and TV industries in terms of production and revenues. Many video games derive their digital animation from human performance by means of motion and performance capture. Actors such as Andy Serkis and Troy Baker have won critical acclaim for their digital performance in games and film.

How to select monologues by your casting type, prepare and perform them for auditions. Includes 70 original audition monologues. Also, great for acting classes. Reviews of other books by Frank Catalano 5 stars - Stand Out at your Auditions By Sean This book helped me book a job! The monologues are unique, show emotional range and gave me voice that was completely my own. Next time your thinking about busting out another tired monologue from" Our Town" slap yourself and then buy a copy of this book ! 5.0 stars - SUCH A TREASURE By Paul In this day and age everything is the same. We're all ...

Targeting the most important aspects of your voice, including range and tone, muscles and style, and more, this meditation will prove to be a powerful tool you can use again and again, each time improving your voice for a long lasting powerful vocal transformation. Self-doubt is a huge voice-killer; this meditation will help with that tremendously. Allow this guided meditation to take you on a journey to the miraculous Grand Voice Hotel.

Do you struggle with auditions? Have you ever been frustrated by your audition results? Do you feel like something is holding back your audition preparation? Then this book is for you!

In the most important theatrical audiobook of this or any other decade, twitter sensation @tips4actors gives you all the advice you need to take your acting to the next level. How to upstage your fellow cast members, what to wear on the first day of rehearsals, where to go for a poo in London's glamorous West End - it's all covered in here!

Veteran character actor David Dean Bottrell draws on his 35+ tumultuous years of work in the entertainment industry to offer a guide to breaking in, making a living, and making a life in the fabulous trenches of show business. Covers every facet of the business, including: - Capturing the...

Forget everything you think you know about the acting industry. No matter what "they" say, a successful career in the acting profession is actually possible for anyone. Life's too short not to follow your dreams. Acting Is My Day Job: Seven Strategies to Market and Make Money as an Actor provides actionable strategies to build momentum, capitalize on early success, and build the habits required to establish a lasting acting career. Matthew Dearing delivers the truth about what it takes to be a working actor, leaving no more room for regret and excuses.

Learn how to become a successful working actor in TV commercials in Los Angeles in this fun step-by-step guide by top casting session director and commercial actor Shaan Sharma. The audiobook covers everything you need to know about the business, what you need to get started, how to get the right training, and walks you through the entire process of auditioning, booking and shooting projects - all from an insider's point of view. Even veterans will learn useful tips for converting more auditions into bookings.

With over 100 movies to his credit over five decades, Hollywood legend and British national treasure Michael Caine shares the wisdom, stories, insight and skills for success in life that acting has taught him in his remarkable career. One of our best-loved actors Michael Caine has starred in everything from classic British films Alfie, Zulu and The Italian Job to the Hollywood blockbusting The Dark Knight trilogy and much-loved movie favourites Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Hannah and Her Sisters and The Quiet American.