Newyork had 22 pilots while la had 1 so does that mean there are more opportunities in the east coast thanks to the film incentives

You are misinformed.

VERY misinformed!

There have been tons of pilots in LA.

And why are you judging a market based on pilots? THAT'S STUPID! Most pilots don't even get picked up so why chase failure?

The majority of tv shows are still done in LA.

Please correct me if I'm wrong, but for pilots they put out breakdowns on both coasts, no? So, depending on where you're at in your acting career, you could still stay in NY and still audition for pilots in LA.

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Originally posted by AlexJ:
Please correct me if I'm wrong, but for pilots they put out breakdowns on both coasts, no? So, depending on where you're at in your acting career, you could still stay in NY and still audition for pilots in LA.

News to me

Yeah, it's possible....

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Originally posted by AlexJ:
Please correct me if I'm wrong, but for pilots they put out breakdowns on both coasts, no? So, depending on where you're at in your acting career, you could still stay in NY and still audition for pilots in LA.

Series regular roles and usually arcs that are expected to be major recurring are released to both coasts. Pilots usually have an LA and NYC casting director attached. If it's going to film in LA, the NYC CD is usually someone at the NYC network offices. If it's filming in NYC, they usually have a regular CD office assigned.

After pre-screens, you're eventually going to have to go to LA for chemistry reads and studio/network tests.

Guest star and co-star roles for pilots (usually non-recurring) are cast locally. So, if it's filming in LA - they are not going to release those roles to the NYC agents and vice-versa because they won't have it in their budget to pay travel & lodging for non-recurring guest cast.

It really depends on what you want to do and where you are. No matter what if you are already near one of these locations just stay there until you are completely ready to move. If you are in the middle of the country and need to make a choice between them then go to LA for film/tv and NY for theatre/film/tv.

There is a certain charm about a NY actor too. Lots of directors specifically cast in NY just for that appeal of a New York trained actor.

New York is getting stronger and stronger each year for TV. Lots of shows and films are casting here, also great teachers (arguably the best).

Also you need to factor in the ratio of opportunity/competition. For example LA may have 5 films casting your type this week, but hundreds of more actors with your exact type. While NY will have 1-2 films but a significantly less amount of competition.

The original poster is not misinformed at all but the responses are. Los Angeles has lost the majority of its television and virtually all of its film to staes that offer tax insentives. Last year alone 22 outof 24 (or 42 out of 44 i can't recall) 1 hour episodics were shot outside of Los Angeles. television continues to flee at a rapid pace to states like Georgia,Louisina, New York, Florida etc.. It continues to to leave and those states are building more and more related infrastructure to satisfy the demands.
The amount of jobs lost in this city have been devasting.
Is it necessary to live here? Absolutely not! Especially if you are at the co-star level.

22 of the 24 new one hour dramas released last year are shot outside of LA. I asked a CD about getting costar jobs on a show shooting in Austin and she told me to let her and my manager know that I would be willing to do it as a local hire. She said this particular show was running out of costars in the local market and eventually might have to look elsewhere. Guest star and above auditions are held in LA, so yes you need to live here.

Just Checked CastingAbout:

54 1Hr episodics currently casting
21 of them shot outside of LA

The numbers indicate a vastly different situation than presented the prior two posts. I haven't looked at 1/2hr episodics.....but it does not appear to me that LA is 'losing' enough production to declare it 'not worth' being here.

http://articles.latimes.com/20...-runaway-tv-20120814

Here's the source of my info .. LA Times.

OH..ChesterM...I'm not saying LA isn't losing productions of 1Hr episodics...I'm just saying of the 50 states....?? LA is still by far the place to be for working on network television. It sounded like you were saying theres almost no 1hr episodic work happening in LA anymore..and therefore it's not worth being here.

Good article though....thank you.

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Originally posted by MerrickTheActor:
OH..ChesterM...I'm not saying LA isn't losing productions of 1Hr episodics...I'm just saying of the 50 states....?? LA is still by far the place to be for working on network television. It sounded like you were saying theres almost no 1hr episodic work happening in LA anymore..and therefore it's not worth being here.

Good article though....thank you.

The funny thing is for most of us it doesn't even matter. We are not getting auditions for pilots anyway or are ready to lead a pilot. Especially this person that doesn't even live here or NY.

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Originally posted by Full:
The original poster is not misinformed at all but the responses are. Los Angeles has lost the majority of its television and virtually all of its film to staes that offer tax insentives. Last year alone 22 outof 24 (or 42 out of 44 i can't recall) 1 hour episodics were shot outside of Los Angeles. television continues to flee at a rapid pace to states like Georgia,Louisina, New York, Florida etc.. It continues to to leave and those states are building more and more related infrastructure to satisfy the demands.
The amount of jobs lost in this city have been devasting.
Is it necessary to live here? Absolutely not! Especially if you are at the co-star level.

We are talking about a career move here though. Why would any actor that is taking acting seriously move to Louisiana to possibly be a co-star on True Blood? There is nothing out there for you except that single co-star role, and even then that is a long shot/very circumstantial. You always want to be in either NY or LA. You want to be in an area where you can study, work, and be surrounded by the industry. Keep busy and engulf yourself with opportunity.