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L.A. Mayor Declares State of 'Emergency' As Movie, TV Production Flees Hollywood
These days studio chiefs insist that filmmakers they work with take advantage of out-of-state incentives to lower production costs, which on a single major motion picture can amount to savings of tens of millions. Those savings are crucial in a franchise-obsessed era when big-budget movies commonly cost north of $200 million to produce, while on the revenue side the DVD market has largely collapsed and cinema attendance has been generally flat over the past decade. In the current climate, most independent projects would not even be produced without incentives. Heh Hollywood, California is broke, how about paying your fair share. Hey look! Someone killed the golden goose! It is no longer a given that Hollywood is the place where movies and TV shows are produced. The California Film Commission recently released a sobering report concluding that the state "continues to experience a pronounced erosion of this signature industry." Although the state's incentive program has recaptured lower-budgeted features, TV movies and basic cable dramas, California is losing out big on network TV dramas and feature films. Many local businesses that support production have closed or been forced to lay off workers, and the trade unions report high levels of unemployment among their California members, according to the study. When a truck driver working at a Hollywood studio makes well into six figures it shouldn't be a surprise production costs are high and unemployment is on the rise. Here's an example of Hollywood Union Rules: You have a set with a couch and at each side is a end table. On the left end table is a lamp which is plugged into a extension cord at the center rear of the couch. The Director decides he wants the lamp moved to the right end table. Here are the steps: 1. A Gaffer comes onto the set and unplugs the lamp from the extension cord and leaves. 2. A Grip comes onto the set and moves the lamp to the other end of the couch and leaves. 3. The Gaffer returns to the set and plugs the lamp back into the extension cord. Makes sense to me! Posted by: GolfBravoUSMC 2013-08-27 |
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