Anonymous
Posted August 30, 2005
There are an overwhelming number of books out there about acting, auditioning, the business, etc. It is hard to know what to read, and what to trust. Trust this book. Rob Decina has written from his experience as a casting director, and you can tell it also comes from his experience as a compassionate person. He understands the nerves that can plague actors, the way it really feels to be sitting in the waiting room before an audition, the confusion over seemingly small decisions (such as whether to sit or stand during the audition) that can cause us to stumble. He has also seen thousands and thousands of auditions in his career. He knows what works and what doesn¿t, and most importantly he has taken the time to figure out why the choices that work do, and why the choices that don¿t work don¿t. The book outlines a specific audition technique that is designed to work with your other acting training ¿ not against it the way some techniques can when they jumble you up and get in the way of the natural choices you might make. The book also answers crucial questions like: Do I sit or stand during my audition? Do I bring my personal belongings in with me or leave them in the waiting area? Do I use props? Should I memorize or hold my script? Etc. Working actors can tell you, these logistical issues can really trip you up. It is a relief to have clear answers with thoughtful explanations to address each one. Plus I¿m a total convert to the technique in this book because I booked a job at my second audition after starting to use it. Maybe that¿s the biggest recommendation of all!
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Posted June 16, 2005
Rob Decina's ART OF AUDITIONING is the best book on the subject of auditioning since Micheal Shurtleff's AUDITION. Rob offers the philosophy of viewing auditions as a chance to 'offer your gift' of talent and not to even think for one second that you're going to book the job. This takes so much of the pressure off of the actor and makes the audition experience enjoyable rather than dreadful. I've read so many books that tell you to 'visualize yourself getting the role...performing the role...becoming a big star...etc.' That's just too much pressure when you only have about 3 minutes to make a good impression and you should be using that visualization for the character choices instead. I've added this book to my 'Acting Bible' stack along with AUDITION and RESEPECT FOR ACTING. Thanks Rob!
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Rob Decina is the Emmy-nominated casting director for the daytime drama Guiding Light. His other casting credits include the independent film, A Tale of Two Pizzas, and casting searches in New York for Dawson’s Creek, The Scorpion King, and National Lampoon’s Van Wilder. Before Guiding Light, he was the associate casting director at Warner Bros. Television in New York, where he was involved in the casting for The West Wing, Third Watch, and more than forty other primetime television pilots.
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