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The Movie Business in Louisiana. Any thoughts on its possible comeback?
Posted on 2/5/17 at 9:11 am
Posted on 2/5/17 at 9:11 am
I have a family member who works in the film industry. In 2014 and 2015 she was working all the time in Nola and surrounding areas. But it all came to a halt 18 months ago. She has some interest in Atlanta now, but nothing like the volume of stuff she was once doing.
We have heard the business is down 90%. And that seems right. People in the business: What are you hearing? Is there any chance of a comeback or did Jindal screw the pooch beyond recovery?
We have heard the business is down 90%. And that seems right. People in the business: What are you hearing? Is there any chance of a comeback or did Jindal screw the pooch beyond recovery?
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Posted on 2/5/17 at 9:12 am to No Colors
Gone pecan to Atlanta.
You still got John Schneider, though, so there's that.
You still got John Schneider, though, so there's that.
Posted on 2/5/17 at 9:18 am to No Colors
Perhaps, if the feds get rid of all their tax goodies in tax reform.
Thw bargains will be with the states.
Thw bargains will be with the states.
Posted on 2/5/17 at 9:33 am to No Colors
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She has some interest in Atlanta now, but nothing like the volume of stuff she was once doing.
She has some interest in Atlanta, but nothing like the volume she was once doing? Like she doesn't want to do as much work? Because there's a ton of filming going on all over Atlanta and Georgia in general.
Posted on 2/5/17 at 9:46 am to No Colors
LA movie business was all about the tax credits. LA was losing tons of money bc we were giving them so much in tax credits. It was supposed to have a lasting effect and lead to a permanent industry and a slow decrease on the tax credits, but it wasn't sustainable, and the industry clearly was only using LA for the credits. As soon as we pulled back the tax credits, they moved to the next state they could take advantage of, Georgia
Posted on 2/5/17 at 9:54 am to No Colors
I can't speak for the tax breaks and if they are still in effect, but a considerable amount of films that were in the area were largely filmed and based out of the NASA Michoud Assembly Facility in NO East:
GI Joe Retaliation
Escape Plan
Ender's Game
Jurassic World
Jack Reacher
Green Lantern
Logan
Terminator
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
This was because the tenants on site were not building as much spacecraft in the large facility spaces, so they rented it out to production companies. However, in the last year or so more tenants have come on site, and the major tenants that have been there have been starting to tool up, taking up much of the empty factory space that were rented out for filming.
Not sure if the lower activity at least at the NASA site is a product of other financial factors... and surely it wasn't such a great deal to film there that the lack of space now would cause studios to pull out of the state though.
GI Joe Retaliation
Escape Plan
Ender's Game
Jurassic World
Jack Reacher
Green Lantern
Logan
Terminator
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
This was because the tenants on site were not building as much spacecraft in the large facility spaces, so they rented it out to production companies. However, in the last year or so more tenants have come on site, and the major tenants that have been there have been starting to tool up, taking up much of the empty factory space that were rented out for filming.
Not sure if the lower activity at least at the NASA site is a product of other financial factors... and surely it wasn't such a great deal to film there that the lack of space now would cause studios to pull out of the state though.
Posted on 2/5/17 at 10:54 am to No Colors
RIP Hollywood South
Posted on 2/5/17 at 11:45 am to No Colors
I'll miss the industry being here.
I won't miss the people bitching because they thought they'd magically get jobs in the biz or instantly line their pockets with gold because movies are in town.
I won't miss the people bitching because they thought they'd magically get jobs in the biz or instantly line their pockets with gold because movies are in town.
Posted on 2/5/17 at 12:15 pm to No Colors
Would be best if all that tax subsidized hollywood trash stay out of our state.
Posted on 2/5/17 at 1:23 pm to No Colors
Louisiana Politicians are absolute trash.
Much like the Casino Money was meant primarily for Education and health Services and that never happened, the Movie Industry Cash flow was meant to build a sustainable and attractive infrastructure.
They could have invested and made better choices, but everyone involved in that was in it for the quick fix. No long term vision.
IB Freeman wins! Rightfully so.
Much like the Casino Money was meant primarily for Education and health Services and that never happened, the Movie Industry Cash flow was meant to build a sustainable and attractive infrastructure.
They could have invested and made better choices, but everyone involved in that was in it for the quick fix. No long term vision.
IB Freeman wins! Rightfully so.
Posted on 2/9/17 at 8:39 am to No Colors
quote:
We have heard the business is down 90%. And that seems right. People in the business: What are you hearing? Is there any chance of a comeback or did Jindal screw the pooch beyond recovery?
As long as there is a cap in place it will never be what it was in 2014, nor should it. We can't afford it.
Georgia's program is a disaster waiting to happen. The fraud in Louisiana is nothing compared to what is going on there, and they don't have anything in place to detect it. On top of that literally no one wants to shoot there.
Posted on 2/11/17 at 2:12 pm to No Colors
Doesn't look like it's gonna recover. My work in La has dropped by about 80-90% so I'm working mostly in other states now. Most people in the biz had to relocate to Georgia and Cali. Georgia is making a killing and they plan on keeping the industry for good. As a result I doubt La will fully recover.
This post was edited on 2/11/17 at 2:21 pm
Posted on 2/12/17 at 8:13 am to No Colors
almost 2 pages and no IB Freeman comment?
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