I met with two people that have the contacts, experience and skills and most importantly the passion to actually make a difference in the fight to stop run away film production. Jim Horwitz works for LA City Councilman Bill Rosendahl, who is a friend to the film industry, and Dave Berthiaume, a man who has worn many hats in his lifetime, but the role of location manager makes him an invaluable part of our budding alliance.
Jim and Dave liked the idea of this blog and would like it to become a focal point for rallying film industry insiders and outsiders to work together to promote and support TV/movie/commercials filmed in California. We reviewed LA City Councilman Alarcon's initial list of action items to make it easier/less expensive to film here in LA County. Councilman Alarcon, who is focusing on job creation, understands the magnitude of jobs that can be created through the film industry. Dave Berthiaume pointed out that an average TV series will shoot for 9 months and employ 200 - 300 people! I did not know that.
In a later article I will go into detail on the action item's on Alarcon's list and give you a status update on where we are and what has been actually accomplished by the City to make it more attractive to film locally. And here you thought the City Council wasn't looking out for us. Hmmm.
By the way, my grandson and I enjoyed Ironman 2. I'm surprised that LA is still standing after all the pyrotechnics. Or are you going to tell me that it was all staged. Whatever. At least it was staged here in California. And Robert Downey Jr. is a wonderful talent and a natural comic.
Sharon
skip to main |
skip to sidebar
My Mission
I was exposed to some statistics about the economical impact of the loss of film production in California. Not just because of the loss of tax revenues, but because of the attendant loss of jobs.
I was astounded to learn that if we had kept a fraction of what has been lost to other states and countries, we would still be the "golden" state. It tears apart the fabric of our society when people don't have jobs; our identities are wrapped up in what we do, for better or for worse. And because I am a passionate advocate for women's health issues, I know that when a woman is worried about feeding her children, she is going to put herself last, and stop taking care of herself.
So, I had this idea, that if I could muster support for the TV shows, movies, and commercials filmed in California, our collective buying habits could become a factor in convincing producers that it makes good economic sense to shoot in California, and it would improve the jobs picture. After all, they want to woo viewers, sell movie tickets and sell products. That's where we come in.
We can change the course of events through awareness and action.
I was astounded to learn that if we had kept a fraction of what has been lost to other states and countries, we would still be the "golden" state. It tears apart the fabric of our society when people don't have jobs; our identities are wrapped up in what we do, for better or for worse. And because I am a passionate advocate for women's health issues, I know that when a woman is worried about feeding her children, she is going to put herself last, and stop taking care of herself.
So, I had this idea, that if I could muster support for the TV shows, movies, and commercials filmed in California, our collective buying habits could become a factor in convincing producers that it makes good economic sense to shoot in California, and it would improve the jobs picture. After all, they want to woo viewers, sell movie tickets and sell products. That's where we come in.
We can change the course of events through awareness and action.
No comments:
Post a Comment