Living in LA or NYC while attending Acting Courses/ Workshops?

Question

I am from Australia and have been looking at Acting courses in La and New York, My 2 options are getting a student visa & doing the TVI 8 week course in either LA or NYC but that is quite expensive or i can do weekly courses, i've been looking at Larry Moss & Aaron Speiser & i could apply for a work visa and be earning money at the same time. If anyone has done any of these courses or know any better ones please let me know :) also the living situation does anyone know about cheap Accomodation for someone in my situation?

Answer 1

i'd suggest you to contact some acting workshop before you take any step, because i'm also going to ny after my graduation, so i also did the same way, just contact them & ask what are their requirements, & for accomodation you have to find a cheap apartment, normally they charge for about $800-$1700 depending upon the size & rooms, & i'd suggest you to go either nyc or los angeles, both are nice places to learn acting course, & see if your parents can afford about $3000/month, or u find a job there, for further info, u can mail me & ask me...

good luck

:)

EDIT: apply for student visa if you wanna learn the course & would like to come back or apply work visa, if you wish to stay there further, & doing a job in student visa isnt't a big deal, my friend is in canada & he is doing a job , he is still in school, that's not an issue.

Answer 2

you shoudl do some classes!participate in plays! build up your resume! get an agent! do auditions! get headshots!

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