[NEohioPAL]re moving to LA

Wed May 9 13:53:06 PDT 2007

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Hi all,

I've been soaking up all the good advice to those who are LA bound as I =
will be someday. Thanks heaps.

A couple of points to mention:

 Arm yourself before you leave with a fab book called Extra Work for =
Brain Surgeons by Angela Bertolino ( available at Amazon for 18.15 on =
sale right now). If you read this book on your way or before you go, you =
can literally be employed as an extra within hours of arrival. There are =
many extra casting agencies who will sign you up immediately (for about =
$20-25) to register. After that it is a matter of phoning their casting =
line to see what's being cast that day.=20
This could fill a void while you find an appropriate regular job. It =
also gets you on  the set so you can become familiar with how things =
work out there. The pay isn't great but gets better if you get to =
overtime hours which happens frequently.=20
On my last trip out I had an unscheduled 9 hour layover in Las Vegas and =
used this book to call every agency's casting line so by the time I got =
there I knew what was being cast. It has a wealth of other great info =
and is updated so the info is current.

I know you think that extra work is a step backwards from what you're =
doing here (most likely it is), consider that most of those you think of =
as stars have done extra work at some point in time. Case in point:
If you watch Paul Newman's fabulous speech to the jury in the film The =
Verdict, there's a younger Bruce Willis sitting as an extra in the =
courtroom watching close up one of Hollywoods all time greats perform.

A note about driving:

I went out with a lot of trepidation about driving the freeways but I =
have to say that I didn't find it any different than rush hour driving =
here. Do what makes sense for going anywhere in heavy traffic: start =
early, plan ahead, drive defensively. But do try to plan your travel for =
times other than rush hour. And for sure get your Thomas Guide and keep =
it with you.=20

See ya there someday,

Beverly Kristy
440-487-6698
bkristy at mindspring.com

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<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=3D"Book Antiqua" size=3D2>Hi =
all,</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=3D"Book Antiqua" size=3D2>I've been soaking up =
all the good=20
advice to those who are LA bound as I will be someday. Thanks=20
heaps.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=3D"Book Antiqua" =
size=3D2></FONT></STRONG> </DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=3D"Book Antiqua" size=3D2>A couple of points to=20
mention:</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=3D"Book Antiqua" =
size=3D2></FONT></STRONG> </DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=3D"Book Antiqua" size=3D2> Arm yourself =
before you=20
leave with a fab book called Extra Work for Brain Surgeons by Angela =
Bertolino (=20
available at Amazon for 18.15 on sale right now). If you read this book =
on your=20
way or before you go, you can literally be employed as an extra within =
hours of=20
arrival. There are many extra casting agencies who will sign you up =
immediately=20
(for about $20-25) to register. After that it is a matter of =
phoning their=20
casting line to see what's being cast that day. </FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=3D"Book Antiqua" size=3D2>This could fill a void =
while you=20
find an appropriate regular job. It also gets you on  the set so =
you can=20
become familiar with how things work out there. The pay isn't great but =
gets=20
better if you get to overtime hours which happens frequently.=20
</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=3D"Book Antiqua" size=3D2>On my last trip out I =
had an=20
unscheduled 9 hour layover in Las Vegas and used this book to call every =

agency's casting line so by the time I got there I knew what was =
being=20
cast. It has a wealth of other great info and is updated so the info is=20
current.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=3D"Book Antiqua" =
size=3D2></FONT></STRONG> </DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=3D"Book Antiqua" size=3D2>I know you think that =
extra work=20
is a step backwards from what you're doing here (most likely it is), =
consider=20
that most of those you think of as stars have done extra work at some =
point in=20
time. Case in point:</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=3D"Book Antiqua" size=3D2>If you watch Paul =
Newman's=20
fabulous speech to the jury in the film The Verdict, there's a younger =
Bruce=20
Willis sitting as an extra in the courtroom watching close up one of =
Hollywoods=20
all time greats perform.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=3D"Book Antiqua" =
size=3D2></FONT></STRONG> </DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=3D"Book Antiqua" size=3D2>A note about=20
driving:</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=3D"Book Antiqua" =
size=3D2></FONT></STRONG> </DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=3D"Book Antiqua" size=3D2>I went out with a lot =
of=20
trepidation about driving the freeways but I have to say that I didn't =
find it=20
any different than rush hour driving here. Do what makes sense for going =

anywhere in heavy traffic: start early, plan ahead, drive defensively. =
But do=20
try to plan your travel for times other than rush hour. And for sure get =
your=20
Thomas Guide and keep it with you. </FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=3D"Book Antiqua" =
size=3D2></FONT></STRONG> </DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=3D"Book Antiqua" size=3D2>See ya there=20
someday,</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=3D"Book Antiqua" =
size=3D2></FONT></STRONG> </DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=3D"Book Antiqua" size=3D2>Beverly=20
Kristy<BR>440-487-6698<BR><A=20
href=3D"mailto:bkristy at mindspring.com">bkristy at mindspring.com</A><BR></FO=
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