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Question: Going to California to act!? Where to start!?
I live in a different state then California, but I'm going to Los Angeles in a few months to give professional acting a try!. Should I get an agent before or after I go to California!?
Any advice!?
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Best Answer - Chosen by Asker:
DEFINITELY get one before!. You don't want to have to be the one scheduling your own stuff and trying to find things!. Agents are the first (and sometimes the only ones) to get breakdowns for auditions!. There are so many people competing for roles that all the help possible will be needed!.
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You can't get an agent in CA before you live there!. You will need a reliable car, a year's worth of living expense money in the bank, a place to live and skills as a waitress!. The latest thinking on this question is that one should exhaust all opportunities where one is before going somewhere else!. Often there are better places to get established as an actor than LA!. One doesn't give professional acting "a try", one devotes one's life to it or forgetaboutit!. Www@QuestionHome@Com

If you are trying to get into the Movies, on Stage etc!.
Anyone who has an agent, is thinking about getting an agent, or has questions about agents!.
Go to
http://www!.agentassociation!.com/
Read it all!. If you are too young to sign a contract have your parents read it too!.
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Yellow pages!.!.!.good luck!. Audition!. Find a nich!. Never quit!
Wait until you get there!.Www@QuestionHome@Com