Free Resources for Actors

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"SCOTT DUPONT: Hi, Scott DuPont and we threw a little bonus chapter here on behalf of Expert Village. It's been a great time chatting with you. This last little topic here we're going to talk about, these are free. It's like a bonus gift. These are free acting resources that I'm going to share with you and most of them, you don't have to spend any money on. Here's the first tip is go to your public library. Okay. Most -- if you live anywhere near a major city they've got an incredible resourced of great acting books, acting magazines that you can check out and just read and read and read. If you really want to know a little bit more about the business, you can actually read a book on producing or a book on directing, just so you understand a little bit more on the other side of the camera. It's a great thing for an actor to have that knowledge as well. Primarily, most of the other resources in addition to some of the trade newsletters which they usually cost a little bit of money but I would highly suggest you sign up for them. If you live out in Los Angeles for example, there's Back Stage West. That's a great resource. Definitely subscribe or some acting schools will actually have copies lying around. You can just read it for free. Or if you're on the East Coast, there's Back Stage, a couple of other publications around New York. Down in Florida here, the most popular one is called the Florida Bluesheet. But there's also a whole slew of incredible websites like Actors Info Booth. Gather information, read, get knowledge and that'll lead you to making you a better actor, a more prepared actor, a better educated actor and on some of these sites also, there'll be tools on how to find out about upcoming auditions in your area. So, that's it. I've really enjoyed it on behalf of Expert Village and thank you so much for giving me this time to share with you."