A small personel brocusre sent to all businesses.    Ad agencys (Art director)  Tv Station.   (art director etc)   Any business that sells  wedding dsresses, and accories.  Make lists that will stsir business.   Girls,  that are active in  store promotion..    I can go on and on.    sell a major line of make up.    I use a lady that has a small store,  and she does me a good job with any makeup project that I need.

Here is what I can tell you: there are a couple of ways to make inroads in this business. Find someone who is a senior artist who is getting booked on the types of jobs that you want to do eventually. You should approach them about interning. It is going to be free work, it may not be exciting and it can be hard. You will learn a lot from them while working on your network of artists. Almost all of the jobs that I get come from other makeup artists and I've met them through a combination of assisting/interning. The bonus of all of this is they are some cool peeps that I call friends now. The other way is to come up with a solid marketing plan, get some coins together and work on building your brand in your area. Contact production companies with your comp card, business card and physical portfolio. Work with wedding planners, bridal shops, photographers and other wedding vendors to partner together.

While you are working on that you need to test, test and test more. If you are doing bridal set up some bridal tests to expand your portfolio. You are only as good as your weakest image. Just when you think that you have tested enough take a small break and start all over again. Trust me you always need better work. It will take you a while to get images that are timeless and you can keep them around for years to come.

In regard to moving to LA I am not 100% sure how the film industry works out there. I can tell you how is works here in NY. To get on the big budget films you have to be in the union. That isn't the only way but that is the way that you should focus on. In order to get into the union you need a certain number of days working in film/tv that are documented to apply. This can take a few years. In order to get those days you work on student films (no pay) then start working on shorts (low pay) and move on to indie feature films (pay varies usually low pay or free). Keep all of the pay stubs and call sheets when you have enough time you apply. I will say this - film days are looooooong. It isn't for the faint of heart or for people who have great and healthy social lives. LOL

I'm not sure if school is mandatory to join the union someone else can chime in on that.