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Lights, Camera, Action
by Lisa O'Brien

Lights, Camera, Action! is an exciting and realistic look at everything kids and families need to know about the business of show business.

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Lisa O'Brien
Owl Books
Softcover
10 x 8 1/2 inches
64
1-895688-76-0
1998
New
9 and up
2
$ 12.95
$ 7.50
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Synopsis of Lights, Camera, Action

"Chock-full of interesting facts, fun activities, 'Popcorn' quizzes and good acting advice, here's an exciting and realistic look at everything kids and families need to know about the business of show business."
--the Publisher
Topics include:
*the screenplay
*the purpose of an agent
*creating a character
*the audition
*production



About the Author

"Lisa O'Brien has been creator, writer and producer for many kids' TV shows, including a science series called Wonder Why?, a new series entitled Scoop! ...and Saturday morning campaigns for ABC. She recently wrote and produced part of a show for the Discovery Channel that reveals to kids the special effects behind the magic on the movie screen, and she is currently working for Disney in Los Angeles.
Lisa has taught highly regarded acting classes for young people, and she brings a wealth of experience to her lively and informative writing for kids."
--the Publisher



Do You Know?

"The feelings and meanings underneath what we say is called the subtext." Subtext can depend on where and how the character lives.--p. 32 Lights, Camera, Action!

Do You Know?

"Auditions are usually scheduled ten minutes apart. Ten minutes isn't very long to prove that you're the best actor for the role. ..By the time you walk into that audition, you've prepared, and prepared, and prepared some more! Let's see how Johnny does it."
--p 16 Lights, Camera, Action!

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