Relocating to a Major Market with Kym Jackson

About this episode

Kym Jackson discusses the importance of relocating to major film and TV markets for aspiring actors and shares strategies for making the move successfully.

Relocating to any "major" film & TV market is a vital step to pursue your acting career. While self tapes have enabled established actors to remain remote, it's important for developmental talent to be where the COMMUNITY is. This enables you to attend in-person networking, educational, and social events on a regular basis to build trust, contacts, and become part of the 'tribe'. In this class, you'll learn how to choose the best market, the steps to prepare in the months leading up to your move, and what to do once you arrive. Kym Jackson (This Is Us, S.W.A.T., N.C.I.S., The Secrets She Keeps) is an actress credited with 60+ feature films & TV episodes and is the author of the Amazon best selling textbook, The Hollywood Survival Guide For Actors, a comprehensive 300+ page guide to navigating the entertainment industry. She is the founder of the Secret Actor Society app and website, which boasts over 3000 classes and Q&A’s, with 50+ industry experts and casting directors, that reveal strategies best used by actors to obtain success in their career. As a coach and regular speaker for organizations including SAG-AFTRA, MEAA, WIFT, Spotlight, Kym has taught thousands of actors to…

People in this episode

Guest: Kym Jackson

Topics covered

• acting career
• relocation
• film and TV markets
• networking
• community building
• actor training

Keywords

• acting
• relocation
• networking
• film industry
• TV industry
• actor training
• community

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: SAG-AFTRA, MEAA, WIFT, Spotlight

Books & works: The Hollywood Survival Guide For Actors

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