Comments on: Moving to Los Angeles and preparing for the long haul http://www.sellingyourscreenplay.com/screenwriting-faq/moving-to-los-angeles-and-preparing-for-the-long-haul/ Practical tips and advice about how to sell your screenplay Sat, 13 Feb 2010 01:30:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Michael http://www.sellingyourscreenplay.com/screenwriting-faq/moving-to-los-angeles-and-preparing-for-the-long-haul/comment-page-1/#comment-458 Michael Tue, 09 Jun 2009 22:09:15 +0000 http://www.sellingyourscreenplay.com/?p=228#comment-458 Great post Ashley. And nice tip on the non-Hollywood Hills living. Thanks. Great post Ashley.

And nice tip on the non-Hollywood Hills living.

Thanks.

]]> By: Ashley Scott Meyers http://www.sellingyourscreenplay.com/screenwriting-faq/moving-to-los-angeles-and-preparing-for-the-long-haul/comment-page-1/#comment-430 Ashley Scott Meyers Tue, 26 May 2009 23:16:56 +0000 http://www.sellingyourscreenplay.com/?p=228#comment-430 John; These are all good questions but I have no answers for you. I'm actually from Maryland so my move was less drastic, it was just a matter of packing everything I owned into a 1956 Ford Pickup truck and driving 2200 miles. But I didn't have to worry about any paperwork. If you (or anyone else) figures out the logistics of moving to Los Angeles from Canada by all means email them to me and I'll post them on the blog for other Canadian writers. Ashley John;

These are all good questions but I have no answers for you. I’m actually from Maryland so my move was less drastic, it was just a matter of packing everything I owned into a 1956 Ford Pickup truck and driving 2200 miles. But I didn’t have to worry about any paperwork.

If you (or anyone else) figures out the logistics of moving to Los Angeles from Canada by all means email them to me and I’ll post them on the blog for other Canadian writers.

Ashley

]]> By: 301media.com » Blog Archive » Screenwriters - make a short film this summer http://www.sellingyourscreenplay.com/screenwriting-faq/moving-to-los-angeles-and-preparing-for-the-long-haul/comment-page-1/#comment-425 301media.com » Blog Archive » Screenwriters - make a short film this summer Sun, 24 May 2009 14:10:45 +0000 http://www.sellingyourscreenplay.com/?p=228#comment-425 [...] of the questions above, you’re probably still in learning mode. Most screenwriting bloggers recommend moving to LA if you’re serious about a career so that you can immerse yourself in the [...] [...] of the questions above, you’re probably still in learning mode. Most screenwriting bloggers recommend moving to LA if you’re serious about a career so that you can immerse yourself in the [...]

]]> By: John Hasznosi http://www.sellingyourscreenplay.com/screenwriting-faq/moving-to-los-angeles-and-preparing-for-the-long-haul/comment-page-1/#comment-422 John Hasznosi Sat, 23 May 2009 19:12:24 +0000 http://www.sellingyourscreenplay.com/?p=228#comment-422 Fair enough. But being British Canadian with no US relatives, how do you get the proper visas and work permits? As British Canadians, surprisingly, we're not even allowed to apply for a Green Card. I've got a degree in Psychology and don't know if I have a hope of convincing immigration to give me more than a visitor's permit... Fair enough. But being British Canadian with no US relatives, how do you get the proper visas and work permits? As British Canadians, surprisingly, we’re not even allowed to apply for a Green Card. I’ve got a degree in Psychology and don’t know if I have a hope of convincing immigration to give me more than a visitor’s permit…

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