Hitting Your Mark.Hitting Your Mark Steve v. t. 1. To pack or stow, as cargo in a ship's hold. See Steeve. Carlson Carl·son , Chester Floyd 1906-1968. American inventor of the xerographic process for copying documents (first patented in 1940). Michael Wiese Productions 11288 Ventura Blvd., Suite 621, Studio City, CA 91604 www.mwp.com 1932907122 $22.95 1-800-833-5738 Now in a newly updated and expanded second edition, Hitting Your Mark: Making A Life--And A Living--As A Film Actor is a 266-page, hard-hitting, factual, complete reference and how-to book for the aspiring as·pire intr.v. as·pired, as·pir·ing, as·pires 1. To have a great ambition or ultimate goal; desire strongly: aspired to stardom. 2. media actor. Hitting Your Mark should be required reading for all would-be film actors. All imaginable i·mag·i·na·ble adj. Conceivable in the imagination: imaginable exploits. i·mag Actors' 101 questions are dealt with up front, and some that are tough to imagine. Author Steve Carlson has drawn on his thirty eight years of experience TV and films to create an excellent textbook textbook Informatics A treatise on a particular subject. See Bible. for actors. Because it is a second edition, it is divided into Book one, which deals with introductions to the basics of camera, set, and stage, technical areas, marks and blocking, camera awareness, working to 'please' the camera, love scenes, editing, teleprompter and cue cards cue card n. A large card held out of the audience's sight, bearing words or dialogue in large letters as an aid for a speaker or actor chiefly in television broadcasting. , light and sound, and unique situations and positions, plus auditions on camera. Book Two contains more information about the actual life and experiences of a media actor and the requirements and expectations that make a professional actor successful, or at least, likely to be rehired. The author refers to learning that all production is a team effort, to developing professional POV POV abbr. point of view , or point of view, by which he means "Attitude." Attitude can be all-important in determining an actor's level of success and even whether or not they will enjoy their success. The following statement sums up much of what the author believes: "A seasoned professional uses his experience to anticipate problems before they occur and help others on the set who may not be as comfortable as they (p. 191)." Carlson goes on to cover readiness, competing, success and failure, finances (or show busine$$), life off the set, and wrap-up. Some of his closing Thoughts to Live By are priceless price·less adj. 1. Of inestimable worth; invaluable. 2. Highly amusing, absurd, or odd: a priceless remark. : "Do not act like a 'star ... Be good and true to the people who are being good to you ... Keep your word ... Keep your personal life as simple as possible ... Keep good care of money matters ... Never be in a position where you 'have' to have this part. Do not borrow money from anyone except the bank and even then, only in dire necessity or when buying a house. (After your career is off and running.) Don't ask, or even permit, someone to do for you what you wouldn't do for them ... No one was ever hired out of pity and never will be. You have to be good to play this game (pp. 259-260)." Hitting Your Mark is an actor's friend. It does not pretend to be an actor's teacher, that will be experience, but it provides the information to allow an actor to make the most of his or her experience. |
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