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  1 0 I should ask you what you're looking to do in film first. If you're looking for a job with decent cash flow, well then I agree with Grant and Charles. However, if you're looking to make your own work, at this stage in your career you might have an easier time in Seattle. Yes as Charles says there isn't much private capital up here at the moment. However at this stage in your career, you're unlikely to find too much capital anywhere. In fact in terms of capital, I've been told that there isn't much flying around in NYC or LA right now either. From my own experience you'll also find a hell of a lot of people willing to work for cheap to free in Seattle. Adam Sekuler answered in Filmmaking Week about 1 year ago | Report Comment on this answer Enter your comment or ask a new question New comments are not being accepted at this time.

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  1 0 I'm with Charles on that one - I will say that I spent six months in LA last year and found that - as an extremely well-connected industry friend said - the line of unemployed talent was already so long there was no way to break in on any level. But that was spring of 2009. I think a strong talent will rise anywhere - but until Seattle becomes a real, continuous force in the industry, you're going to meet people and make things happen faster down south. Grant Cogswell answered in Filmmaking Week about 1 year ago | Report Comment on this answer Enter your comment or ask a new question New comments are not being accepted at this time.

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  1 0 you explained all of the pros and cons of the maneuvering. the director i work with, Robinson Devor, opted for a spell in LA (for experience) and relocation to seattle. but that was in 2003. the present problem? there is no serious funding in seattle for films and private equity has pretty much dried up. during the recession, i recommend to go where the numbers are. charles mudede answered in Filmmaking Week about 1 year ago | Report Comment on this answer Enter your comment or ask a new question New comments are not being accepted at this time.

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  0 0 Not really the same industries, if you ask some people. Especially after the city's film office was decimated. Rev.Enant answered in Filmmaking Week about 1 year ago | Report Comment on this answer Enter your comment or ask a new question New comments are not being accepted at this time.

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  0 1 There are very few films being made here, so there's not a lot of infrastructure to support a beginning filmmaker. Yes, there may be fewer competitors, but fewer people trying for tinier resources isn't really a win. Geni answered in Filmmaking Week about 1 year ago | Report 1 comment by Geni… 0 0 I see someone really didn't like the answer, but I wasn't being facetious - I have a number of friends who've done film work elsewhere and come here, and they're all horrified by how little filming is actually done here. Geni commented about 1 year ago | Report Enter your comment or ask a new question New comments are not being accepted at this time.

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  0 1 No. Jennifer Roth answered in Filmmaking Week about 1 year ago | Report Comment on this answer Enter your comment or ask a new question New comments are not being accepted at this time.

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