Los Angeles Agent Book : How to Get the Agent You Need for the Career You Want

by Callan, K.

• ISBN13: 9781878355171
• ISBN10: 1878355171
• Edition: 8th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-12-01
• Publisher: Scb Distributors

Summary

A veteran working actor (she played Superman's Mom on "Lois & Clark" as well as a repentant migrant on HBO's "Carnivale"), Callan has written a helpful, often amusing and always pragmatic guide to agenting yourself until you can attract a partner. This reference book combines the hard facts of the business while offering the encouragement and optimism the author has happily experienced over the years. "The Los Angeles Agent Book" includes background information on many of the city's most respected and successful agents, their resumes and a sample of their client lists. Callan's personal meetings with literally scores of agents have produced fascinating quotes which provide insights into what agents expect of their clients and what the actor has a right to expect in return.

Table of Contents

Forewarned	p. 1
Avenues of Opportunity	p. 4
Before You Leave Home ... and Once You Get to LA	p. 12
Your First Agent & His Tools	p. 32
Self-Knowledge	p. 50
Research and Follow-Through	p. 60
Conglomerate Agents to the Stars	p. 70
What Everybody Wants	p. 80
Everybody's Responsibilities	p. 90
Divorce	p. 103
Managers/TOS/Etc	p. 111
Stand-Ups/One Person Shows/Voice Work	p. 125
Children in the Business	p. 131
Researching the Agents	p. 138
Agency Listings	p. 144
Glossary	p. 270
Indexes	p. 278
Endnotes	p. 299
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