Building a soundstage in an existing New York City building isn’t easy. It requires double-height ceilings, significant soundproofing and a lot of new electrical lines to power cameras and lights. But in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts decided it wanted to build a sprawling, 46,000-square-foot soundstage facility named after director Martin […]
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Warner Bros. is redeveloping its studio presence in Burbank, demolishing much of the historic Ranch Lot Studios, which is home to many well-known outdoor sets, to make way for soundstages in what developers are calling the “largest studio development in the country.” Located a mile north of the studio’s main 100-acre lot in Burbank, the […]
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The New Mexico Film Office announced this week that a Tyler Perry production will film around Las Cruces, New Mexico. This is the second production to announce filming in the area this week. The movie, “Tyler Perry’s Joe’s College Road Trip,” has not announced filming dates as of yet. However, the production plans to employ […]
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Filming in the Los Angeles area has officially returned, but last year’s dual Hollywood strikes affected filming in the area led to historically low filming in the area. According to the most recent report from FilmLA, which issues permits for on-location shoots in the city and county of L.A., there were 5520 days of filming […]
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Masters of the Air is a new Second World War drama that began streaming on Apple TV+ yesterday. With an all-star cast, including Oscar-nominated Elvis star Austin Butler, Saltburn actor Barry Keoghan and current Doctor Who Ncuti Gatwa, the series also features Hollywood royalty behind the scenes. Executive producers Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks have reunited to tell the story of “The Bloody Hundred” 100th Bomb Group, […]
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A production coming to Oregon with an in-state spend of $1 million dollars or more doesn’t have to hire locally to qualify for the state’s incentive program, but it’s still likely to be staffed largely by Oregonians. “Over the last eight or nine years, in excess of 85% of the crews on larger movies have been locals,” […]
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Almost 20 years ago, Richard and Amy James went on their first date in Los Angeles and realized they both aspired to start a film studio. “We spoke about a dream that both of us happened to have about building a studio, a studio outside of the main Hollywood system, where people could have a […]
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“It’s not just about film,” Commissioner René García told Miami Today as he spoke of a new $10 million movie-making incentive program for the county in 2024. “It’s about really generating economic opportunities down here for our community.” “At least with this $10 million we can start bringing film back to this community,” Sen. García […]
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Jan. 24—New Mexico film — it works. This is the message an economic impact study by the New Mexico Film Office confirms. The study found that the New Mexico Film Production Tax Credit produced an average economic return on investment (ROI) of $7.77 for the state from fiscal year 2020 to fiscal year 2023. Which […]
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Actor Alec Baldwin is facing criminal charges for involuntary manslaughter in connection with the death of “Rust” cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, who was shot and killed on October 21, 2021, while rehearsing a scene for the Western film. A gun that the “30 Rock” actor was holding went off, striking and killing Hutchins. Director Joel Souza, who was standing behind […]
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