INDUSTRY SITES
BACKSTAGE MAGAZINE – MARCI LIROFF’S ARTICLES
BELOW THE LINE NEWS/VOICE OF THE CREW
VCN – THE VIRTUAL CHANNEL NETWORK
BLOGS
MANAGING AND MAXIMIZING YOUR FINANCES AS A PERFORMING ARTIST
RESOURCES
HOW TO AUDITION FOR FILM AND TELEVISION: AUDITION BOOTCAMP – this online class I created based on my DVD will take you through all the steps to learn how to audition well and book jobs. Integrated with my world renown blogs. Signing up gives you a lifetime of viewing access along. I will be posting new lectures throughout the years!
Actor Gear – A great place to get your acting website made
15 SHOWRUNNERS YOU SHOULD FOLLOW ON TWITTER – yet another way to connect and interact with producers
TOP 10 MOST INFLUENTIAL SCREENWRITING BLOGGERS – dig deeper into the biz and read these insightful and often entertaining blogs by some of the best screenwriters around.
2014 OSCAR SCREENPLAYS DOWNLOADS
ACTORS ACCESS – all actors need an account to post their pics/resume/demo reels and clips & to hear about auditions
CASTING BY – do yourself a favor and watch this documentary about legendary Casting Director Marion Dougherty. Truly a love letter of education about casting directors.
CAST IT TALENT – another great source for uploading pics/resume/demos & to hear about auditions
EDITPLUS – need your reel edited? Need them to record your scene on a tv show and make a DVD?
FEMALE FILMMAKERS TO FOLLOW ON TWITTER – what a goldmine of info!
FOLKS IN THE BIZ – an eclectic list I curated of talented folks in Hollywood on Twitter. Goldmine!
iACTING STUDIOS – class online – get a subscription
REELGOOD– Looking for a great app to track all your TV shows? Check out ReelGood
RESOURCES FOR THE STUDENT FILMMAKER Scholarships, Grants, Tools and Resources
JOB BOARDS FOR PRODUCTION – are you looking for a job in production? Here are two great sites.
ENTERTAINMENT CAREERS and STAFF ME UP
PRODUCTION BEAST – Free online platform that helps production companies, studios and networks find, track and hire production crew
SHOWING UP – one of the better documentaries about actors. Buy the DVD, read the blog
SPEED REELS – you can professionally film a scene for your reel
SPOTLIGHT PR – PR firm
VMS – monitor your commercials airing
YOUTUBE – make sure you research the shows you’re auditioning for!
SHARON BIALY’S FACEBOOK PAGE – How To Audition On Camera
SAG WATCH – SAG news
SAG FOUNDATION – LIFERAFT LIVE/VIDEO SEMINARS – great seminars from pros in the industry. If you’re a member of SAG-AFTRA you can attend, OR watch at home in your jammies online! Lots of wonderful shows are archived. I’ve spoken at these events and found them to be very educational.
ACTOR RATED – find an actor related business – coach, headshots, classes – all rated by those who use them daily – the actors!
SELF-MANAGEMENT FOR ACTORS – Bonnie Gillespie’s guide book for actors starting out
THE ACTORS’ ENTERPRISE – Erin Cronican offers business coaching for actors
THE ACTOR GENIE – great iPhone/Android app
REHEARSAL 2: great iPhone/Android app to help memorize lines
THE HEADSHOT TRUCK: The Headshot Truck is an all-inclusive, mobile photography studio where actors, professionals, and entertainers can get their headshots done.
GOOGLE ALERT: want to track what your favorite director/CD/producer is doing? Set up a Google alert which will send you a notice every time their name is mentioned on the web. Great way to keep track of people you want to work with.
Casting Directors Around the World With Websites – jackpot!
Marci Liroff’s Casting Directors Who Tweet List
48 HOUR HEADSHOTS – Resource for Headshot Prints, Comp Cards, Postcards, and other tools to help advance your career.
A Beginner’s Guide to Stage Make-Up
Theatre: Where theatre began, where it is now and the theatre of the future.
Historical Costume Resources Guide
StreamHint – How and Where to Stream Movies/TV
Young Actors’ Theatre Glossary
SCRIPTS ONLINE
JACKPOT! Download 2018 Oscar screenplays here
50 Free Screenplays You Can Download Right Now, From ‘Eternal Sunshine’ to ‘Lost in Translation’
Over 100 Free, Legal Screenplay Downloads
2024 Oscar Contending Screenplays FREE downloads
2020 & 2019 Oscar Contending Screenplays FREE downloads
2017 Oscar-Condentending Screenplays FREE downloads
2016 Oscar-Contending Screenplay FREE downloads
2014 Oscar-Contending Screenplays FREE downloads
8 Animation Scripts All Screenwriters Should Read
Why Insanity (Movie monologues
Ten Epic Film Monologues: Wow these are great!
Cool Stuff
Here’s the Thing – one of my favorite podcasts. Alec Baldwin interviews actors, musicians, policy makers and owners of some of your favorite businesses (think Starbucks). There are about 4 seasons of archives. Highly recommend.
Marci Liroff’s Actor’s Hub – Are you on Flipboard yet? It’s a very cool app, and you can also view it on your laptop. I collect articles for you that you may find interesting.
SAG Foundation YouTube Channel – a veritable treasure trove of great actors’ interviews
Variety – Actors on Actors – your favorite actors interview each other. There’s a goldmine here!
Everyone You Should Know on Set – this is a cornucopia of crucial knowledge of who does what on set. A “must read”.
Acting Teachers/Classes (Los Angeles)
You should audit these classes to see which one works for you.
Baron-Brown Studio – Joanne Baron and D.W. Brown
Bramon-Garcia/Braun Studios (Risa Bramon Garcia – Steve Braun)
The Aquila Studio – Debra Aquila
Donna Morong – Donna Morong Acting Studio
All of them know me so make sure to use my name as a referral
Marci’s “Must See” Movies 1960-1990
Check out the list!
DIALECT/VOICE COACHES
Cynthia Blaise – 312 505-7060 phone OR 323 244-2647 alt. phone
Mgr: Diane Kamp
Paul Boehmer – 323/839-3082
http://www.emasla.com/faculty.php
Elizabeth Mestnik Acting Studios
Michael Buster – 323.822.0510
michaeljbuster@mac.com
Amy Chaffee
Mgr: Diane Kamp
406-932-5165
Bob Corff
Judi Dickerson
Mgr: Diane Kamp
406-932-5165
Joel Goldes – 818-879-1896
http://www.thedialectcoach.com
Elizabeth Himmelstein
Mgr: Diane Kamp
406-932-5165
Saul Kotzubei
Carla Meyer
Mgr: Diane Kamp
406-932-5165
Patrick Munoz
Tracy Winters
Diane Kamp 406/932-5165 reps all the best dialect coaches around the world
ACTORS’ LIBRARY
ESSENTIAL READING FOR ACTORS
Adventures in the Screen Trade – by William Goldman
Audition – by Michael Shurtleff
A Challenge For the Actor – by Uta Hagen
An Actor Prepares – by Constantin Stanislavsky
How to Stop Acting – by Harold Guskin
It Would Be So Nice If You Weren’t Here – by Charles Grodin
Notes to an Actor – by Ron Marasco
The Actor’s Way – by Benjamin Lloyd
The Actor’s Guide to Creating a Character – William Esper Teaches the Meisner Technique – William Esper
The Intent to Live: Achieving Your True Potential as an Actor – by Larry Moss
The Power of the Actor –The Chubbuck Method – by Ivana Chubbuck
BOOKS FOR THE ON-CAMERA ACTOR (courtesy: KC Wright – Backstage Magazine)
Acting Face to Face: The Actor’s Guide to Understanding How Your Face Communicates Emotion for TV and Film – by John Studol
Acting For Film – by Cathy Haase
Acting For the Camera – by Tony Barr
Action! Professional Acting for Film and Television – by Robert Benedetti
Auditioning and Acting for the Camera: Proven Techniques for Auditioning in Television and Film – by John W. Shepard
Fine on Acting: A Vision of the Craft – by Howard Fine
How to Book Acting Jobs in TV and Film – by Cathy Reinking
Michael Caine – Acting in Film – An Actor’s Take on Movie Making – by Michael Caine
Secrets of Screen Acting by Patrick Tucker
The Eight Characters of Comedy – by Scott Sedita
The Science of On-Camera Acting – by Andréa Morris
AUDITION GUIDES
Confessions of a Casing Director – by Jen Rudin
How Not to Audition – By Ellie Kanner and Denny Martin Flinn
How to Audition on Camera – by Sharon Bialy
The Audition Bible – by Holly Powell
BUSINESS GUIDEBOOKS
Acting as a Business – by Brian O’Neil
Self-Management for Actors – by Bonnie Gillespie
The Working Actor – Breaking In, Making a Living, and Making a Life in the Fabulous Trenches of Show Business – David Dean Botrell
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