The Map: An Actor's Guide to On-Camera Acting
The MAP: An Actor's Guide to On-Camera Acting teaches on-camera acting in a practical and technical way—helping new actors understand the rules of on-camera acting as if they are learning a foreign language and applying that language to their acting skill set. The book gives actors a step-by-step technique on how to audition for on-camera acting jobs and what to do on set after booking them.

Many on-camera acting books are written by established movie stars and aren't geared toward actors in an undergraduate acting program or those who are just starting to audition for on-camera jobs for the first time. Stef Tovar teaches his proven on-camera acting technique, shows actors how to make the perfect self-tape, and prepares them for life on set—detailing the differences between working in the theater vs. working in television and film. The author peppers the text with his own stories from set as examples, including auditioning for Lee Daniels and working with Matt Damon, Steven Soderbergh, and many others. The MAP is a funny and encouraging perspective from a seasoned actor who shares with aspiring actors things no one tells you before booking your first on-camera acting job.

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The Map: An Actor's Guide to On-Camera Acting
The MAP: An Actor's Guide to On-Camera Acting teaches on-camera acting in a practical and technical way—helping new actors understand the rules of on-camera acting as if they are learning a foreign language and applying that language to their acting skill set. The book gives actors a step-by-step technique on how to audition for on-camera acting jobs and what to do on set after booking them.

Many on-camera acting books are written by established movie stars and aren't geared toward actors in an undergraduate acting program or those who are just starting to audition for on-camera jobs for the first time. Stef Tovar teaches his proven on-camera acting technique, shows actors how to make the perfect self-tape, and prepares them for life on set—detailing the differences between working in the theater vs. working in television and film. The author peppers the text with his own stories from set as examples, including auditioning for Lee Daniels and working with Matt Damon, Steven Soderbergh, and many others. The MAP is a funny and encouraging perspective from a seasoned actor who shares with aspiring actors things no one tells you before booking your first on-camera acting job.

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The Map: An Actor's Guide to On-Camera Acting

The Map: An Actor's Guide to On-Camera Acting

by Stef Tovar
The Map: An Actor's Guide to On-Camera Acting

The Map: An Actor's Guide to On-Camera Acting

by Stef Tovar

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The MAP: An Actor's Guide to On-Camera Acting teaches on-camera acting in a practical and technical way—helping new actors understand the rules of on-camera acting as if they are learning a foreign language and applying that language to their acting skill set. The book gives actors a step-by-step technique on how to audition for on-camera acting jobs and what to do on set after booking them.

Many on-camera acting books are written by established movie stars and aren't geared toward actors in an undergraduate acting program or those who are just starting to audition for on-camera jobs for the first time. Stef Tovar teaches his proven on-camera acting technique, shows actors how to make the perfect self-tape, and prepares them for life on set—detailing the differences between working in the theater vs. working in television and film. The author peppers the text with his own stories from set as examples, including auditioning for Lee Daniels and working with Matt Damon, Steven Soderbergh, and many others. The MAP is a funny and encouraging perspective from a seasoned actor who shares with aspiring actors things no one tells you before booking your first on-camera acting job.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781493060931
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date: 10/15/2021
Pages: 142
Sales rank: 1,066,659
Product dimensions: 7.60(w) x 5.20(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Stef Tovar is an award-winning actor, author, and on-camera acting coach from Chicago. His breakout on-screen role was Dr. Arrington in Contagion, directed by Steven Soderbergh—where he treats Patient Zero (Gwyneth Paltrow) and must tell her husband (Matt Damon) of her death. As an actor, Stef works regularly in television, film, commercials, and theater and splits his time between Chicago and Los Angeles. Tovar teaches his on-camera acting workshop at universities, acting studios and casting offices across the country. Learn more at www.StefTovar.com.

Table of Contents

Preface ix

Chapter 1 How to Get an On-Camera Audition: Casting Directors, Agents, and How to Get Started 1

Chapter 2 The "MAP" Technique: Creating a Map of Your On-Camera Audition 13

Chapter 3 A Word (or Two) about Acting 101 29

Chapter 4 Learning the Language of On-Camera Acting 35

Chapter 5 Technical Tricks to Help You Speak the Language of On-Camera Acting 43

Chapter 6 Auditioning in Person: A Word about Casting Directors, Audition Rooms, and Nerves 59

Chapter 7 Sending in a Self-Taped Audition: Stef's Dos and Don'ts 65

Chapter 8 After Your Initial Audition: The Callback and Being Put "On-Hold" 73

Chapter 9 A Word about Commercials 79

Chapter 10 What Happens on Set and What to Expect When You Book the Job 87

Chapter 11 When Luck Meets Preparation 107

Acknowledgments 117

Resources 119

Sample Resume 123

Index 125

About the Author 129

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