well the 42% for Michigan is very Good as for every 100K for example
spent in Michigan they give the Filmmakers Back 42 K Back
There are stipulations like provingthe costs ete,, and guidlines... Im
sure you can request it from Michigan Film commision or The Govenors
Granholms Office
Plus the overall midwest costs are generally less then east coast or
west coast,
Lodging, Food, and all materials and Logists are eassier , less
congested spaces and you are in the center
of access to about any supplies you need to make the movies.
Just traveling to a home depot or Lowes is easier around here then in LA
or new York.
DTW airport is serviced by all carriers and Detroit is right next to
Canada ( windsor is accross the bridge and Toronto is just 4 hour drive.
So it makes sense finance wise .. Ct. has the East coast High cost
factor and very congested highways..
Michigan alsi has tons of LARGE warehouse sitting empty !! with 3 phase
power and the director found several for 2500 MONTH to MONTH Rent the
size of 2 FOOTBALL FIELDs Find that anywhere
with UTILITIES Included.. thats $2500.00
Can we say Detroit needs some cash Flow?
Its a Moviemakes Dream
Roland Lataille wrote:
Is this something most states do? Connecticut also does it -
http://www.cultureandtourism.org/cct/taxonomy/taxonomy.asp?DLN=43531&cctNav=|43531|
Roland
--- On Thu, 6/11/09, Tom Martin
<[email protected]> wrote:
From: Tom Martin <[email protected]>
Subject: [MOPO] MOPO- MOVIE making in MICHIGAN -anyone interested?
To: [email protected]
Date: Thursday, June 11, 2009, 10:00 PM
Hello Mopo...
over memorial day my son and I went looking at Irish Hills
Michigan as we used to go there to visit
the prehistoric forest dino park and Stagecoach stop a old west
town, and Mystery Hill...
Well. they are all closed and for sale... so we just looked and
thought hmmmmm cooll.....
Well when i came home I had this idea to email a director friend
and tell him that I thought the abandoned places would make a
great film set.
So he came up and looked. See,, Michigan is offering a 42% tax
incentive to film there and so he was perked up
to consider it,
So I am helping to get interested parties to make Low budget
Horror films in the 150-300 K area.
The Director was part of the Sam Raimi original Crew that did Evil
dead and Army of Darkness and
he has been selling projects direct to DVD and also Scifi
Channel. He recently did " Boogymn3" for
Ghosthouse pictures(Raimis co) and has several movies in Post.
He is associated with KNB studios Kurtzman and they built a studio
in Ohio called Precinct 13 productions. The Director Is Gary
Jones you can see filmography on IMDB
A local friend here introduced me who has been in several Pictures
with Gary . I thought I would see if any Mopo friends would like
to get involved in High Risk movie Making.
I told them that I would help only if people understood that
Movies are high risk However I thought perhaps to some it maky be
a interesting way to be part of the process and sometimes these
things actually make money.
I see potential areas in the product placement area and
merchandise and other related areas.
The Michigan and Ohio areas have all kinds of inexpensive areas to
shoot at and lots of locations that are visual and special.
We have sand dunes , water, trees, caves, lots of old cars props
and more. old homes .. much more
The movie Grand torino was shot in detroit. I also know of a
sound stage that has lights and powere and was a former studio
used to make car commercials. We also have crews ready to work...
And because of Michigans bleak job situation all is negociaable
lets make movies in Michigan and Ohio.!! ... Jeff Daniels Lives
there and is a advocate of local films !
this makes perfect sense to make movie in Michigan they will roll
out the red carpet for filmmakers!
Tom
419-474-3065
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