By: Tony Martinez Publisher: Hit Team Publishing Average Rating: Binding: Paperback Label: Hit Team Publishing Number of Items: 1 Number of Pages: 216 Publication Date: February 01, 2005 Release Date: February 01, 2005
Product Description: 'An Agent Tells All' is an uncensored look at the business of acting from the perspective of a working Hollywood agent. There is no other book on the market written by someone who is currently employed as an agent.
In a frank and humorous tone, Tony Martinez lays out a detailed business plan to help actors achieve their goals. Some of the topics covered include:
Tools of the Trade
The Right Way to Get an Agent
How a Meeting Can Go Horribly Wrong
The Secret to Being a Good Client
Do You Really Need A Manager?
The Truth About Pilot Season
It's time to stop listening to all the wrong people. 'An Agent Tells All' is the one book you need to take charge of your acting career.
Good Read While I'm by no means into the industry yet, this book was an easy read and it contains invaluable information for the hollywood neophyte
Fabulous Book! A Must Read and Worth Every Penny! This book is a must-read for any aspiring actor or aspiring agent and an entertaining book for anyone working in the entertainment industry. It's humorous, well-informed and succinct. It's not a surprise that this quick-witted and to-the-point agent provided the entertainment community with such a well-written book. His personal stories and antedotes complete this book. Do yourself a favor, and buy it.
A 1-hour Breeze Trouble is, Tony Martinez is no devil. He comes across, in fact, as the ultimate boy scout in a shark-infested business. Part instructional, part ever-so-careful not to offend anyone, Martinez writes in a conversational, run-of-the-milll average-guy style that allows you to skim to the sections that may mean more to you. On the one hand, it's banal and boring and on the other, there are nut n' bolts insights that should be helpful for a rank beginner. As someone involved in the business for many years, looking for some hidden insights or juicy info, I was disappointed. But I DID learn a little more about the way pilot season works and for that reason alone, I found this very brief tome to have some worth.
Excellent, Easy to Read Book! An Agent Tells All by Tony Martinez is an excellent book that is very easy to read and hard to put down as it flows on very well. Specific Contents that go straight to the point and excellent for the novice to clearly gain an understanding of the industry from agents point of view. Also Highly rate the Pilot Season Chapter! Great Read.
Very useful information I did a monologue in front of Tony Martinez at TVI Actors Studio, and he was generous enough to tell me what did and didn't work. His book just as helpful, only laced with his terrific sense of humor. I would say this is a must have for any actor and would probably be helpful for managers and workers in corporate America.
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