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Mrs B. Davis, well rounded entertainter, 08/18/2006
If you REALLY want to know how to get started
This book can be used by young or old, the inexperience or the expericence. The hip or laid back. What ever your life style is, if you really want to get the facts and get them straight, simple and to the point with out the riff raff this is the place. This book is for you. SHOWBIZ a practical guide to getting started. It is true to its title...

A reviewer, an aspiring model/actor., 08/16/200
SHOWBIZ guide: 'Great for Aspiring Talent!'
I find Showbiz, A Practical Guide to Getting Started very informative and particularly caters to new and aspiring talent, all ages. The perfect 'start-up' guide! You won't be disappointed. Anonymous

Angie Ross (Dymond Design & Graphic Services), A reviewer, 08/15/2006
Finally, A Guide to Getting Started in Showbiz
Venus brings her background as a career advocate aiding ALL ASPIRING talent who are pursuing Hollywood dreams in the entertainment industry of Television, Film, Commercial, Modeling & Print. She gives you insightful and helpful tips on how to AVOID SCAMS & PITFALLS! She knows what YOU need to know and she shares that knowledge in an accessible way. This is an invaluable book and a must have for not only people seeking work in the entertainment field but for people who aren't really sure which way to go about it or which end they'd like to be in. It’s full of straightforward and valuable information about the workings of Hollywood it covers in depth topics such as how to network and how to handle rejection, and how many attempts one can expect to make before securing a position in the industry. Also great advice on entertainment resume writing, photographs, obtaining SAG agents lists, auditions, and more.

SHOWBIZ: A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO GETTING STARTED

VENUS FRANKLIN, Venus Franklin Enterprise, Hollywood, CA, paperback, (119p)

ISBN: 0-9663287-1-X

“Let’s Make Your Dreams Come True”. Not Someone Else’s!” Hollywood, the ultimate dream of every aspiring actor or model, now becomes a reality with this Venus Franklin’s newly revised beginner’s bible. With an impressive resume that includes acting, modeling and a title as former “Miss Grand Talent,” the author is also the parent and manager of a showbiz kid with a blossoming career. Drawing on her personal experiences, she presents a reference guide to aid novices— infants to adults, to “jumpstart” their careers in the entertainment industry, supplementing it with practical advice on how to “avoid the pitfalls” and same precious time, effort, frustration and money.

Finding the right agent is the first step to help a freshman get a foot in the door. A victim of scam herself, Franklin cautions against agencies that are not SAG-franchised and disreputable ones that have “hidden agendas” to fleece you! Replete with details on SAG agents list, agents, commissions, unions, entertainment work permits, social security number, and rules and regulations for minors, this manual is greatly enhanced with sections devoted to showbiz lingo, expectations, professionalism, do’s and don’ts, and inspiring quotations. The author offers invaluable tips on modeling and wardrobe-selection, choosing a great headshot—a passport to landing “the part,” preparing a portfolio and resume, and most importantly, gearing up for auditions. “Every chapter is a helpful-guide to make your journey to success a little less bumpy.”

To wrap it up, the behind the scenes looks revealed by this well-researched window on the entertainment industry should find a ready audience in instructors, students, talent agencies, parents and performers, in the categories of television, film, commercial, modeling and print.

BookWire Review

January 11, 2005