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Sorry to disillusion you but the film industry in Georgia is not as you put it a "corporate presence" but rather it's a nuts and bolts on-the-ground in industry here w/ numerous studios already in operation w/ more major expansions announced &/or underway.
Really, it's amazing how defensive some folks can get in saying things about the film industry in another place that they really are clueless about.
It's even more amazing how those invested in a position will refuse to read in context. Your response to my post about per capita tax credits implies those interests lured to the state specificaly because of tax giveaways are certain to remain once those credits end.
Fox just laid out a large expansion in cc this week .
All the major studios are planning some major expansion.
Netflix is sf based, but their expansion in LA will be huge. They just threw a ton of money at new TV shows and movies.
Hulu is LA based and is thinking of doing something silimar.
Well, good for them! As I wrote the other day, there is plenty of work to go around for film centers to develop & co-exist in more than the 1or 2 traditional centers of the industry, a trend that's well underway now. By the way, nobody in Georgia wants the film industry in California to shut down.
For you to outright dismiss the link supplied by Waronxmas & his concluding comments, shows contempt which I can only assume is borne of insecurity that LA can't hold all of the marbles, so to speak.
Quit here with your repetitious mentioning of the failures of Louisiana & N.C. as they never developed the critical mass of associated firms & facilities that Atlanta is developing right now on beyond just production studios. And shortsightedly those states failed to grow their industry within the state via the educational & skill-developing college programs that are becoming available to nurture the industry here with home grown talent.
Since you apparently refuse to even take into account what is already in place in film industry infrastructure & what is in the pipeline, it would be correct to say that discussing this with you is pointless and akin to talking to a brick wall.
Im not dismissing anything.
I know what happens when tax credits dry up..
There's no evidence to prove studio money stays.
I'm sure you'll keep Tyler perry, but it won't be studio work/money.
They already threatened to leave over a discrimination bill.
Do you just ignore that fact? ?
When
Louisiana dropped it's credits a little, Disney threatened to pull out asap .
It made big news
The film industry in Georgia isn't going to fade anytime soon. Lower costs, existing infrastructure, Hartsfield-Jackson Airport and if filming outdoors, scenically Georgia can look like anywhere east of the Mississippi River and parts of Europe. Film makers also seem to be in love with Atlanta's aesthetics. The city can offer both modern and rustic views.
I don't hate Atlanta. I've never been.
It's the boosting that's annoying.
And yes , when the credits go, so will the studio films.
That happened with other places when the tax credits disappeared, but there is a notable difference between the industry in those places and the industry in Atlanta.
I dont see many Atlanta companies on imdb pro. If any.
I'm guessing it will have a independent scene, and some things will be shot there.
But it will be nothing like it is now.
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Move over...
