Acting in the Million Dollar Minute: The Art and Business of Performing in TV Commercials, Expanded Edition

by Tom Logan

Book Overview

While television commercials often elicit groans from the viewer, they mean work for actors and can be the bread-and-butter backbone of an actor's career, providing a safety net of income while he or she climbs the ladder to greater success. And for those actors who achieve face-to-product recognition, commercial work can provide handsome residuals for years to come. While many books on the market include some information on commercial work, Acting...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0879103078
• ISBN13: 9780879103071
• Release Date: May 2005
• Publisher: Limelight
• Length: 262 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

I found this book to be GREAT

As an acting coach, I found this book to be informative,down to earth and a wonderful resource to enhance my classes.I bought about a dozen books as required reading for my students.

Full of information that isnt exposed elsewhere

The Book is wonderful. Mr. Logan is quite the character. His information is vital for us actors who want to land the job the first time. I highly recommend this book and his other one. This book was madatory for us to read in my acting school and I am glad I did.

Sensational, practical, funny and well done!

This is one of those rare books I had to read cover to cover ... Tom's insights from the director's chair on how to be a successful commercial actor are well-delivered. This book is also one of the funniest books I've ever read in my life... Logan's sense of humor kept me laughing (and learning!) from start to finish. Very practical mechanics, imagery and pacing for how to be successful in acting for commercials .... one of the most memorable, and useful books, I've read in recent years. Well written - and very useful! Ken Calhoun

An excellent insider's guide

Tom Logan's Acting In The Million Dollar Minute: The Art Of Acting In Television Commercials presents the screen writer/director's experiences with commercial acting. Thousands of comments from hundreds of casting directors, directors and producers are synthesized under one cover, with advice ranging from how to handle accents, dialogue and product names to common complaints about commercial actors. An excellent insider's guide.

The best book I've read for aspiring commercial actors.

This is an extremely helpful book for anyone who is interested in acting in commercials. It tells you how to get into the business, and how to succeed. I read this 10 years ago, along with Mr. Logan's other book, "How to Act and Eat at the Same Time", and parlayed the information into a successful career in commercials. I have reccomended this book to many aspiring actors, and have given it to others.