Community Chat

[shoekitty]

You have to think that most of the crew, staff actors and such pull into a town in another state to just to film. The company, most of the actors and the main crew is all CA based. The money they pay that city, or location is pitance compared to the millions that company brings back to California where the actors and crew have their homes and pay taxes. They do hire some locals in the town they go to. But not as many as you think. Extras and background get 50-100 a day dollars a day I think. Some background gets nothing. However, when a film company pours into another state to film, they do bring business to that location in hotel fees, food, entertainment, rentals, and such. That is a huge boon to many shop owners and such.

It is amazing what production companies will do. Someone I know can drive 3000 miles with a deLorean from CA on a trailer to use in a film. They pay his wages, the transportation costs, and the perdiem for the driver. They pay the lodging, food as well. Then he brings his wages back to his family in CA. It works both ways.

[chumlee_]

On 2/18/2014 croemer said:

On 2/18/2014 soxfan said:

On 2/18/2014 NoelSeven said:

The real job creators come from Main Street, Not Wall Street

Main Street Job Creators

Most jobs come from the 99 percent—and that the best way to support job creation is to support rights and protections for the 99 percent.

It turns out that most job creation in the United States is the result of Main Street entrepreneurs, not Wall Street financial wizards.

http://www.yesmagazine.org/new-economy/7-ways-to-support-the-real-job-creator-main-street

That's laughable. Consider the source. Any publication that is supported by Van Jones has zero credibility....

Amen to that!

She'll keep googling away . . .

[adelle38]

On 2/18/2014 Dagna said:

On 2/18/2014 mgm2 said: LOL Fagan, the Hollywood film industry isn't part. Of the one percent. Oh by the way, the rich aren't being soaked......yet.

You are seriously suggesting actors don't make this much?

An entry ticket to the 1% starts with an annual income of about $394,000 (says Berkeley’s Emmanuel Saez) or about $1.5 million in liquid assets (my zestimate). Post-tax and retirement savings, that’s about $220,000 a year while they are working. These are national norms. If they happen to live on the coasts or near a major urban center, as is more than likely, they might need twice as much money to crash into the 1% by local standards.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/phildemuth/2013/11/25/are-you-rich-enough-the-terrible-tragedy-of-income...

How much actors make and asking the wealthy to pay their fair share of taxes has absolutely nothing to do with where production companies make movies. The subjects are totally unrelated.

[LyndaGee]

What's wrong with Google? Some are anti-research now?

[stilltamn8r]

Well, here in my home town in Southern California, film crews are seen VERY frequently on our rather picturesque "main " street and residential areas- both features and many, many commercials-

Certainly there is a lot of branching out, but to say "two or three" films were shot here or there.. well, it doesn't signify a ma s exodus from California-

Just ask your selves this: Where are most of the Production Companies based?

[JaneMarple]

On 2/19/2014 stilltamn8r said:

Well, here in my home town in Southern California, film crews are seen VERY frequently on our rather picturesque "main " street and residential areas- both features and many, many commercials-

Certainly there is a lot of branching out, but to say "two or three" films were shot here or there.. well, it doesn't signify a ma s exodus from California-

Just ask your selves this: Where are most of the Production Companies based?

Apparently an answer the OP doesn't know.

[SugarNSpice]

On 2/19/2014 stilltamn8r said:

Well, here in my home town in Southern California, film crews are seen VERY frequently on our rather picturesque "main " street and residential areas- both features and many, many commercials-

Certainly there is a lot of branching out, but to say "two or three" films were shot here or there.. well, it doesn't signify a ma s exodus from California-

Just ask your selves this: Where are most of the Production Companies based?

We are based in Los Angeles but the majority of our shows are shot outside of CA. If you're shooting a feature film you'll find the production is shooting the majority of the project in a state offering the best tax credit. A lot of shows and films are being filmed out of the United States. CA has to do something to keep the business from leaving more and more year after year.

[Cakers1]

Hi Sugar

[SugarNSpice]

On 2/19/2014 Cakers1 said:

Hi Sugar

(((((((((Cakers)))))))))