We live in a capitalist society, and money is everything. It doesn’t matter if your politics slant left or right, this is a true statement.
Acting schools teach you about craft and technique, but they don’t always educate you in the proper ways to spend your hard-earned cash. Money is a tool just like any other, and if you want to succeed in this business, you must know how to use it.
For example, if you don’t understand the concept of branding, you should sign up for a class right away. It will be expensive but totally worth it. Branding is an important part of every actor’s business plan, and you have to understand how it works. Just look at the way Elon Musk used the concept to turn Tesla into a huge success. And actors are just like cars, right? Right?
The ability to be a local hire is also important, even if being one costs you money. Let’s say you agree to be a local hire in Atlanta because your college buddy lives there and he’ll let you sleep on his couch. That’s excellent, because you just got offered a one-day role on a movie that shoots there and pays scale, which is currently $980. (That’s about $600 after taxes.) Your expenses will be a last-minute
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