THE BACK ISSUES OF SHOW BIZ HOW-TO MAGAZINE

These are the 15 back issues of Show Biz How-To and we are working on putting together the other back issues from the time it was called Hollywood How-To (they should be posted in a few weeks). 

HOW TO DOWNLOAD

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January 2006 – In this issue you'll find a wonderful article about online demo reels, where you can post them and what you can do to make yours more effective, a terrific piece from Petrea Burchard about how to handle your Oscar speech, how to use the power of the word 'no' to accomplish great strides in your career, a review of Clair Sinnett's book, Actors Working, a list of who's casting what in the television series business, an overview of what producers consider to be 'good actors,' what can be accomplished with meditation, and the seven myths of professional acting.

February 2006 – A great issue filled with interesting and helpful advice. First, from the Zucker brothers several stories, bits of advice and a host of wonderful reality checks – then you'll get a review of Michael J. Wallach's breakthrough book about acting in Hollywood - How To Get Arrested, a quick overview of the kinds of mistakes people make with their business cards, The Actor's Sanity Test from Mark Brandon, an inside look at what a mom does to continue acting and take care of the kids, a feature story about comedy legend, W.C. Fields - and a look at a new computer-based organizer for actors.

March 2006 – This issue features an in-depth profile of multi-talented and amazing success story - Jamie Foxx, an article about one of the things most actors don't thing about - their hidden acting agenda, six incredibly important steps everyone must take in order to succeed in their dreams and goals, a complete list of every actor who's ever won the Academy Award (settles arguments), a review of Bonnie Gillespie's seminal book about how to work on your career - Self Management For Actors, five important skills you'll need to produce your own projects, and The Starving Actor Myth from Mark Brandon.

April 2006 – Another issue with serious help for your career. You'll find an article about how to be consistently successful, a piece from public relations star, Michael Levine about the business smarts of being charming from his book, Charming Your Way To The Top, a guide to managing fear, how to survive your day job with less stress, a wonderful article about the broke and famous, a review of Steve Carlson's wonderful acting primer, The Commercial Actor's Guide - All You Need To Start, Build and Maintain a Career, the first steps to take after film school, and the 13 attributes of successful people.

May 2006 – This issue is packed. Learn about how to be a good capitalist - and actor, how some people succeed even with lesser skills, master the art of being rejected on a regular basis, and good advice about your mindset when it comes to being 'passed over,' 10 reasons that you should engage in shameless self-promotion, a profile of enduring star, Clint Eastwood and his philosophies about the business, the most successful (financially) actors of all time, guest columnist Petrea Burchard's take on connections and what they really mean, and an inspiring look at the career of multi-talented Queen Latifah.

Winter 2006 – A huge double issue which includes another audition strategy from Mark Brandon called Embrace The Power of Patience, an article fill with job tips for the newly minted filmmaker out of film school, a complete guide to the rules of the road of life, a closer look at the ten greatest Christmas movies ever made, and as a special gift to readers, a big 25-page sampler from the pages of You Must Act!, as well as some sample pages from the very popular Profiles in Stardom, and an important article about incredible impact of being happy in your pursuit of a career.

Spring 2007 – Another jam-packed issue. Learn 7 great ways to improve your audition, how to change your habits, how you feel and the results you are getting in your career, learn the steps and the time it took in the amazing rise of Oscar-winner Jennifer Hudson in our in depth profile, grasp the importance of showing up, how to make money by making movies, a producer's overview of the whole demo reel question and how to ramrod your own, a 10 question Hollywood quiz which will determine if you really know your movies, and a look at the solution for the problem of waiting for 'them' to give you a chance.

April 2007 – This issue features a profile of one of the most unusual success stories in Hollywood, Christopher Walken, a 3 page cheat sheet for film-o-philes that can help you look like an expert whether you've seen the movie or not, how to improve your career results by improving your own personality and become A Joy To Work With, discover why the idea of 'mainstream' is a myth and what it means to the choices you make, a poem that gives you a great way to convince yourself to take action, and a starter course in how to get the sound in your own video projects to sound like a real movie.

May 2007 – We're proud of the main profile in this issue of one of filmdom's all time great stars, Audrey Hepburn, describing her career philosophy in her own words. You'll also find a great list of the 10 worst movies ever made, how to go about achieving all your career goals the easy way ... from by self-help superstar Joe Vitale, and an excerpt from the great book A Star Is Found by 2 casting directors, Janet Hershenson and Jane Jenkins telling the behind-the-scenes stories of some of the most important casting decisions ever made and how they happened. Plus the usual commentary, humor and resources.

June 2007 – In this issue you'll discover the secret of getting a great agent and how to keep the relationship alive, some great dialogue from the movies that can keep you inspired and motivated, The 639 Easy Steps To Success talks about the many things you probably have to do to 'make it' as an actor, writer, director or ...?  a group of authors reveal their main tactics and strategies, some wonderful show biz trivia you can use to impress friends and co-workers, and a sneak peak at the newest acting career course from Bob, Nail It! Delivering the Hypnotic Audition.

Summer 2007 – One of our subscribers, renowned acting coach, Neil Schell walks you through the importance of 'stillness' in your acting, a collection of quotes from Jerry Seinfeld, discovering the reality of conscious entertainment and why it's important to your career efforts by actor, screenwriter and best-selling author, Derek Rydall, a splendid profile of Hollywood's first superstar and amazing business-woman, Mary Pickford, more terrific trivia to amaze your friends and a no-nonsense look at the increasing (and unfortunate) idea that actors should be happy to work for free - and what you can do about it. 

September 2007 – In a slight departure you'll find a short screenplay in this issue that describes the origins of show business, a wonderful history of one of the greatest of all movie series starring two of biz's enduring stars, an article from NY coach Karen Kohlhaas about the overdone monologues you should avoid, a piece by multiple Emmy-winner Alan Alda - How To Be A Nervous Wreck, NY actor Kipley Wentz tells us about career killing mistake #9 from his book, Ten Career Killing Mistakes Actors Make (And How To Avoid Them), more trivia - the real names of stars, and finding your core desires in order to succeed.

 

Fall 2007 – This month you'll find a popular article about the necessity of never facing 'facts,' another great audition tip from Mark Brandon Adopt The "En Garde" Stance, Coach Neil Schell's wonderful piece about acting called Being In The Moment, a step by step guide from NY actor Kipley Wentz that walks you through the basics of a good headshot, learning how to walk the walk and talk the talk for real and making it happen, what it really costs to become successful in any career, the 6 easy steps to building a marketing plan, and a profile of superstar Will Smith showing just how he planned and built his career.

December 2007 – This issue starts with a 'must read' tutorial on dealing with rejection, an audition tip by teacher/coach Mark Brandon from his book Winning Auditions, another helpful delineation of why marketing is an artist's most important job, an article from guest columnist Petrea Burchard about the 'face' of a winner, a story from one of our "You Must Act-ers" about how her son's career has moved forward despite some verbal setbacks from 'experts,'  how to actually take the steps to get started in the voice over business, and the ABC's of going about the business of improving yourself. 

January 2008 – This issue of the magazine was the last one we put together as some outside assignments took precedence. It begins with a piece about procrastination and what you can do to stop putting things off, then how to go about becoming the best you you can be, an interview with a San Diego actor about doing self starting productions in cyberspace, a quick look at the mindsets we bring to the audition process and what they mean, how to have an effective and successful relationship with your agent, an article about getting in Screen Actors Guild, and some more of that hard to find trivia to amaze onlookers.