Darkest Secrets of the Film and Television Industry Every Actor Should Know: A Film Director and Actor Reveals Secrets for Your Acting, Auditions, Movie Roles and Self-Promotion

By: Tom Marcoux

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

Length: 6 hrs and 14 mins

Publisher's summary

What do you really hope for with your acting? Imagine you could learn the real pitfalls that lie ahead. More, that someone shared effective countermeasures to all the traps. Just look inside this book. Discover the 21 Darkest Secrets of the Film and Television Industry Every Actor Should Know. Protect your career by getting ready for the tough choices. But first, you need to know what those choices will be. Learn to recognize traps. Find ways around the inertia of the current system and use what's new, fresh and surprising. In addition to guiding you with effective audition and acting techniques, this book is a guide for producing and directing your own videos for YouTube.com and webisodes. Producing those videos creates essential demonstration footage to impress casting directors. Here also read of 25 secrets to self-promotion. Author Tom Marcoux, an actor and director of feature films and other work, has worked both sides of the audition table. He pulls back the curtain and reveals what directors think during auditions. Simply he helps make your acting dreams come true. Based on directing and acting experience with films (one went to Cannes film market and even won international distribution), Marcoux teaches workshops on acting as well as self-promotion. He teaches science fiction & fantasy cinema and literature as well as public speaking at the Academy of Art University. This book is designed to help you strengthen yourself. Avoid the pitfalls in an acting career, so you can keep pursuing your dreams. “This book taught me a lot about the technical aspects of filmmaking. The career strategies in it can help new actors take hold of their own careers instead of waiting for the phone to ring.” – Danek S. Kaus, Produced Screenwriter and author of Swords of the Dead About Tom Marcoux as a Film Director: “When casting, film director Tom Marcoux’s acting and improvisation skills shine as he works with actors.” – Daniel Buhlman, film director and actor “Tom treats cast and crew with great respect. He listens to ideas, allows a lot of give and take. Many directors remain defensive, even touchy about their own ideas. Tom always seems more interested in seeing what others can bring to a project. His support helped me express the truth in my scenes. ” – David MacDowell Blue, actor, screenwriter and author of The Annotated Carmilla Tom Marcoux won a special award at the Emmys. Marcoux wrote, directed, produced and acted in a feature film that went to Cannes film market, where it gained international distribution. He is engaged in the book/film projects Crystal Pegasus (children's) and TimePulse (science fiction). His previous book on persuasion and seduction in this "Darkest Secrets" Series went to #1 on Amazon.com Hot Releases in Business Life (and Business Communication). Marcoux also helps people like you fulfill big dreams. Known as America's Communication Coach, Tom has authored 11 books and 21 audio programs with sales in 15 countries. He guides clients and audiences (IBM, Sun Microsystems, etc.) to success in job interviewing, public speaking, media relations, and branding. A member of the National Speakers Association, he is a professional coach and guest expert on TV, radio, and print, and was dubbed "the Personal Branding Instructor" by the San Francisco Examiner. Tom addressed National Association of Broadcasters' Conference 6 years running. With a degree in psychology, Tom is a guest lecturer at Stanford, DeAnza, and California State Universities, and teaches public speaking and comparative religion at Academy of Art University. He also guides business owners in marketing through www.FullStrengthMarketing.com Visit TomSuperCoach.com to see how Tom coaches people on how to get more done in less time with less effort using Time-Leverage. Visit Tom's blog at www.BeHeardandBeTrusted.com

Don't waste your time and money

That information in the book is very basic, and if you're someone who's been acting professionally for more than a year, then this is stuff you should already know. The author has a lot of filler stories in the book that are not really necessary.

What made this the worst for me was the virtual voice. I couldn't get through it and gave up listening after 4 hours because of the virtual voice. I think it could have been a hundred times better if they used a real human voice-over artist.