More actors and actresses are having difficulty making ends meet in LA and are spending their time on being waiters rather than perfecting their craft. Because of this, several people in the entertainment business have now moved to other cities like Seattle, Washington and Albuquerque, New Mexico. One example are some women wishing to be models in LA found out the Seattle models can make more money by getting work through a Seattle modeling firm than one in LA or New York.

LA and Hollywood, California have had many people move there from all around the globe if they want to try to be successful in the entertainment industry . Many actors and singers from other parts of the country often dream of heading West to Hollywood to make it big . Unfortunately due to this happening a lot , the Los Angeles area is overpopulated with actors and actresses trying to make it in the profession . In addition to the overpopulation predictament , the cost of living in that area of California is astronomical and tough to survive in while attempting to get your foot in the door for a movie or TV series .

Why should people move to Seattle? The first reason is how close it is to LA and the fact that is continues to be on the same time zone helps greatly if access to go to LA for a reason comes up . Seattle is a thriving very hip and hip city that has many things going for it. It is located on the water with access by ferry to Victoria, BC which is a great place to visit as well . The population in Seattle is more youthful than many metropolitan areas as well and the entertainment business has really boomed here in the past 10-15 years with enormous donations made to the entertainment areas by local mogul Bill Gates. Opportunities for theatre, modeling and some commercial work are abundant and a great way to get started in your craft .

Albuquerque, New Mexico today is the new city to be in if you wish to work in movies. In the past several years, several movies have been shot in this location due to the lower expense of finding a facility and the price of access to magnificent open land here also . Many movie studio warehouses have been built here and because it is so much more reasonable to shoot in New Mexico than in California it has been a popular decision to do so for many film directors and producers. A lot of people working in films behind the scenes have realized this and have now moved to Albuquerque permanently and are getting more work than they know what to do with .

The lower cost of living in New Mexico allows those that are making films or even acting in films to live very comfortably for less money and the views are pretty spectacular too . Major motion picture actress Julia Roberts spends as much time as she can on her ranch in New Mexico and several actors are wanting to do the same .