Bøger af Chris Agos

Recommended by agents and acting coaches, Acting In Chicago, 4th Edition demystifies the question of how to build a rewarding, sustainable, and profitable acting career. Everything you need to make a full-time living as a Midwest-based actor is at your fingertips in this updated edition. You'll just need to bring your talent. Specific information is presented logically so you can lay your path of least resistance through the industry. --

Everything you need to get a child actor into the Midwest's booming entertainment industry.For over a decade, Acting In Chicago has helped actors launch and build careers in the Midwest. Now parents and kids have their own book!Have a young performer in the family, but aren't familiar with the entertainment industry?Feel like your child actor could do TV/Film/Commercials/Etc. if you only knew how to help them?Want access to the entertainment business without moving to Los Angeles or NYC?Confused about minor work permits, Coogan accounts, and other details?Acting In Chicago For Kids And Parents is the answer. Acting in Chicago For Kids And Parents demystifies the question of how to help young performers get roles in TV, commercials, voice over, and more. Whether you have a toddler or a teen, everything you need to get a child into the world of paid professional acting is at your fingertips in this must-have edition. Time-saving, local, and highly organized, get the essential information you need from a career actor and Dad of a young performer. Spend less time figuring out the details and more time helping your young actor reach their full potential. What if you knew: The multiple ways child actors in the Midwest earn money for college (or anything else).How to set your child up for success, and what to expect on the job.How auditions and local casting works.The right way to get an agent.The best places to get training.How to spot and avoid casting and training scams.How much your child will earn for every job.How to do school while working in the entertainment industry.Real details about the actors' union, regulations parents must follow, and industry norms for kids.Chris Agos, career actor, voice over talent, teacher, and Dad of a child actor, explains step-by-step how to prepare and support young people through a professional career in performance. No fluff or useless information, just solid, practical guidance provided by an actor parent, for actors and their parents.Here's what you'll get: An organized big-picture look at the industry and all the opportunities it holds.A step-by-step process for shepherding a child through an industry designed for adults.Over 250 pages full of actionable advice for any child actor and parent, regardless of experience level.Clarity on where to invest your child's time, so they get the most return for the effort.Answers regarding regulatory requirements for child actors and their parents.Advice on how parents can advocate for their child in an adult world.How to create and maintain a child actor's online casting profiles.Unbiased details on the role SAG-AFTRA plays in an actor's career.Learn how to avoid rookie mistakes with simple do's and don'ts.BONUS #1: Guide to self-taping! Get all the answers and techniques, complete with solutions for every budget.BONUS #2: Child actors and social media? Get best practices for young performers with accounts (Hint: they're not absolutely necessary).Praise for Acting In Chicago "I bought this book when I was a teen in high school. I recently stepped onto an HBO set for my very first co-star. All in all it's a dream come true, and Chris' content helped so much."-Kathy Dorn, actor "This book is a dream for actors." - Sam Samuelson, Agent, Stewart Talent Chicago

The complete handbook for anyone wanting to book more TV commercial voice over jobs.Voice actors across the globe rely on commercials for steady income, but success in this highly competitive genre can be elusive. You need to be a commercial copy master.Are you struggling to land commercial voice over jobs?Do you need a simple, step-by-step way of interpreting and delivering ad copy?Finding it hard to deliver what advertisers expect from today's voice talent? No matter your experience level, you may be looking for that last piece of the puzzle that will bring your commercial VO career into focus.What if you knew the eight commercial formats that dominate today's industry?What if you could solve the secret of every piece of commercial copy? (Hint: the ad industry will never explain this to you.)What if you could systemize every audition to deliver a great read, every time?Commercial Voice Over Strategies: Tell a Story, Land the Job is the answer.As the third book of the Voice Over and Voice Acting series, Commercial Voice Over Strategies: Tell a Story, Land the Job builds your commercial confidence. Veteran voice actor Chris Agos walks you through the most effective ways to ensure your reads will resonate with talent buyers, so you can land more VO jobs. Discover how to tailor your audition for any commercial through a few simple steps. This clearly-defined method of copy analysis can open up opportunities you'd never have thought of.What's more, we've included audio tracks of every single example so you can hear how these ideas work.Here's what you'll get: An easy way to decode the eight commercial writing styles that dominate today's ad industry.Discover the psychology behind each TV spot, and how your read should work with it.A simple step-by-step way of analyzing copy, explained in plain language with high-quality scripts.A method of making your auditions come alive through world-building.Understand how an advertiser's stature in its own industry can influence your reads.Learn how to make decision makers stop and listen when you speak.Understand the client's expectations from your audition before you read a word of it.Learn the one thing ad copywriters don't want when they listen to voice over auditions.Get a look at how the voice over casting process works, and how to best position yourself to get the job.BONUS: Get the audio! A free audio download so you can hear every single example in the book.New to commercial VO? Get started the right way. Seasoned pro feeling stuck? Make your skills even more formidable. No matter how many commercials you've done, what your union status is or where you're based, Commercial Voice Over Strategies: Tell a Story, Land the Job unlocks this lucrative corner of the voice over industry.Take a crucial step toward becoming the go-to voice advertisers pay handsomely to boost their brands. Pick up your copy today!

"Voice over actor Chris Agos walks you through the most effective ways to earn money in today's professional voice over industry, and more importantly, how to keep your career rolling. You'll gain a clearly-defined map of the industry that will open up opportunities you'd never have thought possible. What's more, we've included sample scripts and audio tracks of every important voice over style, so you can hear how the professionals do it"--Back cover.