Raleigh Studios Detroit is likely to benefit from Michigan’s new filming incentive programme. Michigan has offered generous incentives for the last few years, but its film fund has now been reduced and the film office had to stop considering applications while the details were clarified.
[slideshow id=218]Danny started in the industry in special effects back in 1963. He has been a Gaffer, a Lighting Director, Line Producer and Producer, and now works regularly as a Unit Production Manager and Location Manager.
The filming industries in Florida will call for higher caps on state-wide filming credits in the opening weeks of 2012. This year Transformers: Dark of the Moon showcased the Kennedy Space Center and the family-oriented Dolphin Tale was a big hit too.
[slideshow id=213]Don grew up in New England, went to art school in New York and ended up in New Mexico the way a lot of people do. He has lived in Santa Fe, New Mexico, since 1986.
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows is out now in cinemas and filmed mostly in the UK, despite a plot that jumps over much of mainland Europe. Over in North America the US state of Ohio is campaigning for stronger filming incentives, while the Canadian province of Alberta has streamlined what it already offers.
[slideshow id=219]Philip started his working life in Queenstown as a ski bum, thinking it was a worthwhile alternative to further education. Eventually, after a very late and short stint at university, he got a job as (an older) PA on a Japanese TVC.
The site of the former Woodford Aerodrome near Manchester in England could soon host a new film studio facility. BAE Systems formerly owned the site and it used to be home to Britain’s Nimrod planes.
[slideshow id=216]Shooting Salta was established in 2009 by Rodrigo Moscoso, Alejandro Gallo Bermudez and Rodrigo Saravia who decided to return to their native city of Salta after spending ten years working in major production companies in Buenos Aires.