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Staying Encouraged: “Errendipity”- A Course in “Nearacles”

Sometimes there are no words to describe the level of frustration you can encounter when you follow your dreams. Especially if those dreams lead to Hollywood. When there are no words, make some up. But, by all means, stay on track.

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How to Get and Agent Part 2

In part one of this article we discussed the agent’s job as a salesman of talent and what agents need from artists in order to sell them. We discussed the Hollywood marketplace and the delicate balance of presenting yourself to an agent as both “new and original” and “like another successful artist.” And we discussed [...]

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Help Haiti for Free-Join Blog

Here’s a great opportunity for readers of my blog to give to earthquake relief without it costing them a dime. My book publisher has agreed to make a donation of up to $1US  to the Red Cross for Haiti Earthquake Relief for each person who joins this blog over the next month.  I have nearly [...]

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How to Get an Agent Pt. 1

The usual route to finding a talent agent involves sending out headshots or reels (if you are an actor or model) or query letters and screenplays (if you are a writer) or query letters and reels (if you are a director or producer) or CDs (if you are a musician). The key to being represented as [...]

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How to Make “Extra” Money

The thought of being in the movies might be too unrealistic a dream for many people, but it’s actually easier than you may think. If you live in any city with a significant amount of filmed production, chances are there is a casting office dedicated to casting Extras for movies, TV and commercials. Extras, also known as [...]

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Q&A: “Will Hollywood Reject Me for my Political Views?”

Posted on 04 November 2009

I received a question on my blog from a filmmaker and reader of my book. I’d like to answer his question in this post. For those who don’t know, in my book, I refer to the things I Wish I Knew before I moved to Hollywood as “WIKs”. The question is as follows: Mr. Locke, I just [...] Continue Reading

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Directors and Film Producers–Moving to Hollywood Special Vlog

Posted on 29 October 2009

Here’s my first Vlog. Please leave a comment to let me know what you think and please check out the other blogs on this site. Can you tell I’m nervous? I don’t know how many takes it took, but as you can tell by the annotations I included, I still missed stuff. Additional thoughts are that [...] Continue Reading

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When Should Singers/Musicians Move to N.Y. or Hollywood?

Posted on 21 October 2009

This is the third in a series of articles about relocating to Hollywood or New York to follow dreams in the entertainment industry. Part III—Singers/Musicians When should a singer or musician move to Hollywood or N.Y? It’s a good question. And what’s interesting about this one is we’ve finally gotten to a category of [...] Continue Reading

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I’m an ACTOR… Should I Move to New York or Hollywood?

Posted on 16 October 2009

This is the second in a series of articles about relocating to Hollywood or New York to follow dreams in the entertainment business. Part II–Actors If you’re an actor and you’re wondering whether it’s time to move to New York (the home of live theater and a decent amount of film production) or Hollywood (the [...] Continue Reading

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I’m a Writer– Should I Move to New York or Hollywood?

Posted on 14 October 2009

This is the first in a series of articles about relocating to Hollywood or New York to follow dreams in the entertainment business. Part I—Writers. If it’s not obvious to you, let me just state this clearly up front—this is not a question a beginning writer should be asking. In my opinion, the only people [...] Continue Reading

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Do I Need to Move to Hollywood?

Posted on 13 October 2009

With a book entitled “What I Wish I Knew Before I Moved to Hollywood,” it is inevitable that I would get asked that question. After all, is it really necessary to move to Hollywood to be involved in the entertainment business?  Johnny Depp  lives in France. Morgan Freeman lives in Mississippi. Robert De Niro lives [...] Continue Reading

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