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Anonymous
Don't move here if you don't already like LA, there are enough dumbfucks who move here because they feel like they "have to," to work in the industry, then BAWWWWWWW and complain about how much they hate the city to anyone who will listen. I hate those people.
LA rent is expensive as hell, though not as expensive as say NYC or SF, but consider again that you will NEED a car to get around, and insurance premiums are higher than average, so the cost of living is among the country's highest. Chances are you will need to have a roommate to afford living here when you start out, unless you luck out and find a good deal on a studio apartment in a place that's not in a shithole ghetto in the middle of the SFV.
As for jobs, a lot of actors, working and non-working, work in the industry doing odd jobs as freelancers in post-production, or as production assistants on film and TV shows. These jobs aren't that hard to get usually, especially after you have a few credits under your belt. Most of these jobs pay at least $100 a day, and the work is easy most of the time. But due to the nature of production once a show wraps up after 2-4 months you'll have to find a new one, and it's hard to get work during certain times of the year (end of the year around the holidays especially)
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