The Lyndon Technique: The 15 Guideline Map to Booking

By Amy Lyndon

Learn HOW TO BOOK ACTING JOBS from Celebrity Booking Coach Amy Lyndon with her Internationally recognized 15 GUIDELINE MAP TO BOOKING TECHNIQUE. The Lyndon Technique is the secret weapon for 50+ Network Series Regulars, an Emmy Winner, an Imagen Award Winner and 1000’s of working actors around the globe and at Universities for more than 20 years!

The Lyndon Technique provides you with an effective, straightforward, practical approach to nailing your auditions and BOOKING work as an actor. No matter where you live, YOU now have access to a PROVEN BOOKING TECHNIQUE to help you study smarter, feel empowered in your auditions and realize the career of your dreams.

Amy Lyndon has over 100 IMDB Credits, was a former CEO and Personal Manager of Gold-Levin Talent for 9 years, is a Multi-Award Winning Director, Writer and Producer and CEO/Founder of The Lyndon Technique!

THE LYNDON TECHNIQUE IS THAT MISSING PIECE TO YOUR PUZZLE!

The Lyndon Technique Teaches You:
• How to breakdown a scene like nobody’s business
• How to always know what you are doing
• How to not pick up the energy in the room
• How to compete and beat your competition
• How to take care of those pesky nerves
• How to get into that 1% ratio of working actors
• How to be in your heart and not in your head
• And so much more

Some Lyndon Technique Successes include... Christel Khalil (Won an EMMY for The Young and the Restless), Carlos Pratts (Won an IMAGEN AWARD for McFarland, USA), Paris Berelc (Mighty Med), Nadine Velazquez (My Name Is Earl/Flight), Adam Brody (The OC), Hosea Chanchez (The Game), Sterling Knight (Sonny with a Chance), Chris D’Elia (Undateable), Paris Smith (Every Witch Way), Olivia Stuck (Kirby Buckets), Gabrielle Elyse (Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn) and Raini Rodriquez (Austin and Ally), Makenzie Moss (The Unicorn), Lucas Adams (Days Of Our Lives), and the list goes on!!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Amy Lyndon
• Release date: Jan 20, 2011
• ISBN: 9781458088734

Amy Lyndon

Amy Lyndon is considered Hollywood's premiere booking coach and creator of the internationally acclaimed, revolutionary book, The Lyndon Technique: The 15 Guideline Map To Booking. She has 50+ Network Series Regulars, an Emmy Award winner, an Imagen Award Winner and 1000’s of working actors around the globe all using her technique. She’s also a multi-award winning actress and filmmaker, was a former personal manager that started Adam Brody’s career, was voted one of the best audition teachers in Los Angeles from Backstage.com for four years, currently has a weekly column "Ask Amy" for Cast It Talent, plays Lindsay’s Acting Coach in TLC’s My Giant Life and is excited that her technique is being taught at The University of Kansas. Amy has been entertaining the public since the age of ten. Having grown up in New Rochelle, New York, formal training was as easy as jumping on a train. During her senior year, Amy studied at the Neighborhood Playhouse and went on to England to tackle the prestigious London Academy of Performing Arts. After earning her BFA from Syracuse University, Amy studied comedy at The Groundlings and intense drama training with Stella Adler and Harry Mastrogeorge. Amy has 50+ films to her credit some including; The UnMiracle with Stephen Baldwin, 1 Interrogation with Tom Arnold and And They’re Off with Sean Astin. She was also the lead in the following Lions Gate feature films: B.T.K, Bram Stoker's Dracula's Guest and Chicago Massacre: Richard Speck. One of Amy’s most exciting role was when she starred with Chris Pratt in his first film, Cursed Part 3, written and directed by Rae Dawn Chong. On television, Amy has worked over 30+ television shows including: NCIS, Law and Order: Los Angeles opposite her former student Corey Stoll, Eagleheart, Ugly Betty, Entourage, NYPD Blue, and JAG. She also has had recurring roles in Days Of Our Lives, The Bold and the Beautiful, General Hospital, The Young and The Restless and a recurring guest lead in Freddy's Nightmares. Amy is a guest speaker at international events and regularly conducts seminars – contact [e-mail] for more information.

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Introduction

To Book or Not To Book – That is the Question!

Get ready to learn a proven technique to booking the job on the first take. This way of working is for anyone that wishes to compete at a high level. My 15 Guideline Booking Technique is a take no prisoners way of working and any Actor at any level can use it. It is for those who wish to learn how to break down a script properly and enjoy the ride in the audition room without having a better audition in the car on the way home. Your goal is to go from the bottom 99% to the top 1% of Actors booking jobs. If you want your booking stats to go up, then pay close attention. After perfecting this technique you will be able to pick up any script in any genre and always know what you are doing.

This is not an easy technique, but once you’ve got it down, you will never forget it. In order for you to absolutely understand how this works, you need to get out there and practice. Audition for anything you can. You don’t need to take the job, but you must learn how to book it. This is not an overnight fix. Give it some time and it will all click in. Learn by doing. It’s a different way of working. Think of this innovative and practical technique like learning a whole new language.

I believe that I present a unique approach to booking a job and building an acting career because I am out there auditioning and working my business and marketing campaigns alongside all of my students. I have owned and operated a personal management company for nine years, cast several Feature Films, Shorts and Pilots, and have won awards for Acting, Directing, Writing and Producing. I understand what you need to do to succeed. I understand how the energy in the outer casting office and in the audition room can determine your success. I know how difficult it can be. There was a period in my life when I had three survival jobs at one time just to pursue my acting career. I’ve sold t-shirts at swap meets, waited tables, had an Amway business, made flower arrangements for bar mitzvahs, sold advertising door to door and even got up at 4 o’clock in the morning to sell toner for copy machines from a boiler room phone operation. I know what it takes to make it happen. I have made a ridiculous amount of mistakes along the way and I am thrilled to share my experiences with you to save you the time and heartache.

I moved to Hollywood directly following my college education where I received a BFA in Drama from Syracuse University. When I graduated, I had all this juice flowing and I was so psyched to get out there, but the people in the audition room terrified me because I didn’t know what I was doing. I didn’t have a technique or a map to figure out the whole process. I was flying by the seat of my pants. I didn’t know how to take all my fantastic training and apply it to booking a job. Slowly over time, I figured out how to book and the biggest thing I learned was that it was never my talent. It was my approach. It’s unfortunate, but no one will know how great an Actor you are if your approach is wrong.

These Guidelines will also keep you safe in the room. You will no longer pick up energy from the

Reviews for The Lyndon Technique

[Dante Myles · Rating: 1 out of 5 stars]

Another Hack acting coach. Claiming unidentifiable series regulars. Has several large roles in short films you never heard.

[Lorna Courtney · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Loved, loved, loved this book. Short, concise, straight to the point. All the information a numbers of different teachers have told me has now come together and is made clear. Thank you!

[Ryan Adriel · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Amy has provided me with amazing information, to clean out my toolbox of the unnecessaries