More actors and actresses are having difficulty making ends meet in Los Angeles and are spending their time on waiting tables instead of honing their craft. Due to this, many people in the entertainment business have now moved to other cities such as Seattle, Washington and Albuquerque, New Mexico. One example are several women wishing to be models in LA found out the Seattle models can make a better living by getting booked through a Seattle modeling firm than one in LA or New York.

LA and Hollywood, California have had a large population move there from all around the world if they want to try to make a living in the entertainment business . Several actors and singers from other parts of the country often dream of traveling West to Hollywood to to take their chance at stardom . Unfortunately due to this frequent occurrence , the Los Angeles area is bursting at the seams with actors and actresses trying to make it in the profession . In addition to the overpopulation predicament , high expense of living in that part of California is astronomical and hard to stay afloat while attempting to get your foot in the door for a movie or television show .

Why should people move to Seattle? The first reason is how close it is to Los Angeles and the fact that is continues to be on the same time zone helps greatly if an opportunity to go to LA for a reason arises . Seattle is a thriving very hip and current city that has a lot going for it. It is set right on the water with options to go by ferry to Victoria, BC which is a fabulous city to visit as well . The population in Seattle is more youthful than many metropolitan areas as well and the entertainment industry has completely skyrocketed 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 going in your craft .

Albuquerque, New Mexico today is the new city to be in if you wish to work in movies. In the past 5 years, many motion pictures 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 cheaper to film in New Mexico than in California it has been a popular decision to do so for several movie directors and producers. Many people working in films behind the scenes have realized this and have now moved to Albuquerque permanently and are receiving more work than they can do .

The less expensive 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 an added bonus as well . Major film star Julia Roberts spends as much time as she can on her ranch in New Mexico and many actors are wanting to do the same .