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A curated list of acting resources for TV/film and theatre work
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# Awesome Acting

A curated list of acting resources. (Feel free to add your suggestions through submitting pull-requests or issues.)



> Acting is magical. Change your look and your attitude, and you can be anyone. ~Alicia Witt



## Table of Contents

- [Books](#books)

    - [General Books](#general-books)

    - [Specialized Books](#specialized-books)

- [Casting](#casting)

- [Sides](#sides)

- [Scripts](#scripts)

- [Editing Software](#editing-software)

    - [Video Editing Software](#video-editing-software)

    - [PC PDF Editing Software](#pc-pdf-editing-software)

    - [iPad PDF Editing Software](#ipad-pdf-editing-software)

- [Recommended Equipment](#recommended-equipment)



## Books

### General Books

_Books recommended by acting teachers and coaches that discuss the fundamental concepts of acting and contain acting exercises._

- [A Challenge for the Actor](https://www.amazon.com/Challenge-Actor-Uta-Hagen/dp/0684190400) by Uta Hagen (Renowned acting technique and contains at-home acting exercises)

- [Acting for the Camera](https://www.amazon.com/Acting-Camera-Revised-Tony-Barr/dp/0060928190) by Tony Barr

- [The Revolutionary Guide to Acting](https://www.amazon.com/Revolutionary-Guide-Acting-Transformational-Achieving/dp/1637742207) by Bernard Hiller (Modern acting technique and contains at-home acting exercises)

- Sanford Meisner on Acting

- The Art of Acting by Stella Adler

- Stella Adler on Ibsen, Strindberg, and Chekov

- An Actor Prepares by Constantin Stanislavski

- Audition by Michael Shurtleff

- Meisner on Acting by Sanford Meisner

- Building a Character by Constantin Stanislavski



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### Specialized Books

_Books that focus on a specialized skill for actors._

- [Actions: The Actor's Thesaurus](https://www.amazon.com/Actions-Actors-Thesaurus-Marina-Caldarone/dp/0896762521) by Marina Caldarone and Maggie Lloyd-Williams (To know the action(s) characters are sending)



## Casting

_Websites recommended by many actors, writers, and directors to submit audition applications and job postings._

- [Backstage](http://www.backstage.com/) (Most popular website; For independent film, theatre, and commerical jobs)

- [Actor's Access](http://www.actorsaccess.com/) (For film, television, commercials, web series, and student films)

- [Casting Networks](http://www.castingnetworks.com/) (Lists auditions in popular cities; Used by talent agents and managers)

- [Project Casting](https://www.projectcasting.com/) (Freemium)



## Sides

_Use the following sides databases to practice your auditioning technique._

- [ShowFax](https://showfax.com/) (Industry standard; is included with a subscription to [Actors Access](https://actorsaccess.com/))

- [One on One](https://www.oneononenyc.com/actors/stocksides) (Contains tv, film, commercial, theatre, young actors, and voiceover sides)



## Scripts

_Use the following script databases to analyze characters and scene, or practice your work._

- [Script Slug](https://www.scriptslug.com/)

- [StageMilk practice scripts](https://www.stagemilk.com/practice-scripts-for-actors/) (Contains screen, theatre, A/B, and showreel scripts)

- [Simply Scripts](https://www.simplyscripts.com/) (Contains movie, tv, unproduced, radio, anime, and oscar scripts)

- [The Television Pilot](https://thetelevisionpilot.com/)

- [The Script Lab](https://thescriptlab.com/)

- [Screenplayed](https://screenplayed.com/)

- [Indie Film Hustle](https://indiefilmhustle.com/free-screenplays-download/) (Oscar Winners, Nominees, and Contending Screenplays from 2013-Present)

- [Script Reader Pro](https://scriptreaderpro.com/drama-script-examples) (List of 20 popular drama movie scripts)

- [New Play Exchange](https://newplayexchange.org) (Inexpensive way to read theatre plays)

- [Theatre Links](https://threatrelinks.com/)

- [The Daily Script](https://www.dailyscript.com/index.html)

- [Daily Actor](https://www.dailyactor.com/screenplays/)

- [Scriptologist](http://www.scriptologist.com/Directory/Filmmaking/Screenplays/screenplays.html)

- [TV Writing](https://sites.google.com/site/tvwriting/home) (Various tv scripts across the years)

- [Screenplays](https://screenplays.io/) (Catalog)

- Write your own



## Editing Software

_As actors, you will have to edit various mediums (eg. self tape videos, scripts, audition sides, etc). The following resources have been broken down by the editing mediums._



### Video Editing Software

_Easy to use video editing software to edit self-tape videos._

- [Adobe Premiere Pro](https://www.adobe.com/products/premiere.html) (Standard)

- [Camtasia](https://www.techsmith.com/video-editor.html) (Easy to use)

- [DaVinci Resolve](https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/davinciresolve) (Freemium)

- [OpenShot](https://www.openshot.org/) (Free and open source)

- [InVideo](https://invideo.io/) (Freemium)



### PC PDF Editing Software

_Easy to use software on personal computers (eg. desktops, laptops) to view and annotate PDF files._

- [Adobe Acrobat Reader DC](https://get.adobe.com/reader/) (Free!)

- [Adobe Acrobat](https://acrobat.adobe.com/us/en/)

- Microsoft Edge



### iPad PDF Editing Software

_Notable PDF editing software for iPad devices._

- [GoodNotes](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/goodnotes-5/id1444383602) (Good and clean UI; can synchronize data across Apple devices)

- [Microsoft OneNote](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/microsoft-onenote/id410395246) (Synchronizes updates with PC easily)

- [Notability](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/notability-note-taking/id360593530) (Can record voice and writing simultaneously)



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## Recommended Equipment

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