How to lose a movie contract or How not to get a job in Las Vegas

We can assure you that there are no narcotic addicts or alcoholics working in major Las Vegas hotels; some may have acquired these habits after the initial employment but the habit whatever it is remains low key for fear of discovery and immediate dismissal. 

What does this have to do with losing a movie contract? 

Not only movie, but also recording and top management booking agent contracts as well. People in these hiring brackets are not all that clever but it would be your luck to run into one of the real pros. 

In the studio controlled area (approximately 1930 to 1955-65) seldom did you hear of a major film star being identified by the news media as a drug addict or an alcoholic. These revelations began with the introduction of the tabloids such as, The National Inquirer in the late fifties and the slow demise of studio power. Before this time the major studios did their own undercover discoveries to insure no stars were made of tin. 

To the female star, Your hair needs restyling for your next photo session.For the male stars, Your hair needs to be a little shorter to make you look younger These movie management suggestions leads us back to present day Las Vegas. 

Employment in all major hotels requires giving a sample of your hair for testing. Before hiring. In spite of hair coloring, grooming products and anything else including shampoos and conditioners, your hair when analysed will tell on you in a big way. Alcohol, drugs, medicines, and a bevy of other items show up in hair analysis. When the motion picture studios sent your hair out for testing it was secret, when the hotels in Las Vegas do it is in the open and if your report comes back that your hair is contaminated with undesirable products and chemicals you are not hired and not told why and a notation is made on your application to discourage future attempts to obtain employment. The studios would find a reason and fire you; and no one else would hire you and you would never know why. 

Todays testing methods for hair and DNA are far superior to those of the past but even in the olden days they could spot a problem hair sample as possible drug or alcohol hair samples and pass the word to the studio heads for your demise. An invitation to spend the night at the home of the studio boss must have been flattering, however the maids were instructed to harvest any samples of hair left behind in your bed or bathroom, etc, and they always had a guest hair brush wrapped in cellophane for your exclusive use and later the hairs left behind, if contaminated, could have been a death sentence if you were planning to become a major player in your particular studios directorship. 

Motion picture studio, Independent film producers, Recording companies and booking agents as well as major hotels all have a stake in their reputation being either improved or diminished by your actions. Hotels do not have to invest money in their employees bu they do need the good will they create. On the other hand the major entertainment leaders are not about to invest a million dollars in someone to make them a star without some underhanded snooping into your past and present. Although the entertainers may not know it any negative that comes up in a background check, hair analysis or verbal reports can ruin your career. 

Success in show business brings on overwhelming financial resources and contact power it can also fuel your appetite for drugs or alcohol or medical prescrip tions from a friendly doctor. These habit increases can become a dragon in your bedroom and devour you. 

Todays television stars have no controlling studio to guide, protect and threaten them. Money and advertising are the driving forces behind the industry, and as long as you are not too outrageous in your actions in public, no one cares. A short jail sentence can even improve your ratings to a degree. 

Independent film makers have no control over their stars contracted for one film in a year, if that often, as they are too busy raising money for their next film, so the actors are left to fend for themselves and many do a poor job. As times change you the entertainer or actor must also change with the times, but losing control of yourself is pressing the self destruct button on your career controls. 

Don't think that by abstaining from drugs or alcohol for a few week before testing will make a difference; it will not. Your hair holds records for months.Your best bet is to steer free of drugs and alcohol to eliminate this sometimes secretive method used by a lot of professionals to discard possible trouble makers before signing them to a million dollar contract. Protect yourself from these demons you will be exposed to in show business or you although very talented may end up as many we know condemned to a life of playing second class clubs and theaters because a habit was exposed by a hair sample tested without your knowledge, but still giving a powerful shot in the head to your career.Good Luck.