Auditioning On Camera：An Actor's Guide

To win a screen role, an actor must learn to contend with an on-camera audition. Understanding how to make the crucial adjustments to one’s craft that this kind of audition requires is vital to the career of any screen actor.
Auditioning On Camera sets out the key elements of a successful on-camera audition and explains how to put them into practice. Joseph Hacker draws on 35 years of acting experience to guide the reader through the screen auditioning process with an engaging and undaunting approach. Key elements examined include:


textual analysis


knowing where to look


dealing with nerves


on-camera interviews


using the environment


retaining the camera’s focus

The book also features point-by-point chapter summaries, as well as a glossary of acting and technical terms, and is a comprehensive and enlightening resource for screen actors of all levels.

Joseph Hacker is an associate professor of theatre practice at the University of Southern California. He is also an actor and producer with over 30 years' experience, having appeared in such seminal TV series' as 24, Quantum Leap and the Twilight Zone.

Part 1: What the Camera Requires 1. You and the Camera 2. Nerves and the camera 3. Your On-Camera Interviews 4. Your On-Camera Entry 5. Agents, Monologues & Wardrobe Part 2: On-Camera Auditions 6. What the Structure of Drama Can Tell You 7. On-Camera Audition Strategies 8. The Importance of Where Your Character Looks 9. The Place Is the Circumstance 10. Audition Scene Preparation In Six Sections Appendix A Sitcoms: Some Guidelines Appendix B Auditioning for Commercials Appendix C Technical Secrets to Creating a winning DVD Audition