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Each year, hundreds of aspiring and experienced actors head to LA hoping to make it big in Hollywood. While many of them have their acting chops in shape, few realize what it actually takes to survive in Tinseltown. Even if they happen to make it onto a set, many are clueless about what's expected of them and how they should behave. Acting in LA: How to Become a Working Actor in Hollywood is exactly what these actors need: a handbook to arriving, surviving, and thriving on- and off-set in LA. Written by veteran Hollywood actor, acting coach, and acting teacher Kristina Sexton, this comprehensive guide takes no prisoners. With just enough snark to keep readers entertained -- and on their toes -- Acting in LA delivers solid advice on such topics as: Headshots, resumes, and reels How to find your "image" and market it The SAG/AFTRA debate Networking Agents and managers The importance of creating your own opportunities Maintaining a life outside of acting Setiquette On-set terminology And much more A comprehensive guide that can be utilized by actors either inside or outside Hollywood, Acting in LA relies on Kristina's real-life experience as a working actress and exposes the pleasures, pitfalls, and practicalities of pursuing a career in acting.
About the Author
Kristina Sexton has been working in Los Angeles with over 20 years of experience in the entertainment industry as an actress, writer, director, acting teacher and acting coach. She has trained in LA, New York, and London, earning a Bachelors degree in Psychology, another Bachelors in Theatre Performance and an MFA in Performance from the California Institute of the Arts. Kristina has trained and worked with several prominent acting studios before venturing on her own. Kristina now owns her own actor consultation company, On Set Coaching, where she is an acting coach and teacher. She draws on her extensive experience in the entertainment industry in order to offer practical, concrete, and relevant advice.
Kristina spends her time working as an on set dialogue (acting) coach on sets around the world. Also, she avails her self to private consultation and coaching online or in person, if you happen to be wherever she is at that time. She is primarily based out of both Los Angeles and the Gold Coast in Australia, where she came to coach a film a few years ago and ended up with an Aussie husband.
