WTAE Pittsburgh: "The Dark Knight's chances of rising in Pittsburgh could be put on ice, and this time it has nothing to do with Mr. Freeze.
A freeze on remaining funds in Pennsylvania's Film Tax Credit Program could cause the state -- and Pittsburgh -- to lose as many as five feature films, including the highly-anticipated Batman sequel, 'The Dark Knight Rises.'
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It would be unfortunate if this happened to Pittsburgh like in the Michigan article from last week. The local economy benefits hugely, and there is even an opportunity for CMU drama students when these films come to town: these feature films draw on IATSE 489 (studio mechanics), and having more than one hollywood movie filming here exhausts union members quickly, making it easy for other workers to get on these gigs, i.e., CMU students who are here this summer and looking for work can get on these and make $300/day for a few weeks...
I hope that they keep the tax credit.
that would be a terrible shame if pittsburgh started to lose film work because of the economy. cities gain such a large amount of financial growth whenever a major production is filmed in their city. also whenever films are being produced in a city the amount of work available to non union workers is a huge plus. the more the major productions enter pittsburgh the more students may have a chance to be employed. i very much hope that they keep the tax credit as it would very much benefit the local are and technicians who are looking for summer work . For the love of god ... Keep the tax Credit... its worth it!
This a great thing that some movies want to come to Pittsburgh to do thier filming this summer. I just hope that the people that will end up making this decision will keep in mind that a lot of people need work and this would be a great source of income for a lot of people. I am sure that this would also bring some more tourism to the area. It would be a very dumb thing if they did not pass this tax credit especially since the economy is down. It might be on its way back up and I am sure that this would help the local economy to recover. I hope that this tax credit continues to be around.
I don't quite understand all the financial details going on here and I'd like to know what role does a newly Republican Harrisburg have on the PA Tax Credit to film projects. I'd be more forgiving if Pittsburgh lost Batman because of greater economic difficulties and not strictly economic policy or opinion. It would be great for Pittsburgh and CMU if got bigger films: would bring money/jobs to Pittsburgh and would give students something quite substantial to learn from.
I really hope this works. Pittsburgh has already had its shares of loosing films, even Pittsburgh's own George Romero has shot his last two Dead films in Toronto (but still sets them in PGH!) If this falls through, PGH would also loose Kevin Smith, who has enjoyed Pittsburgh both financially and artistically.
I am surprised that Pittsburgh isn't fighting harder to make sure that the tax credit program is pushed through to allow these movies to film in Pittsburgh. They have become a huge boost to the city's economy. And I would be especially shocked to see them lose Dark Knight Rises, which is a guaranteed blockbuster that will help give the city a lot of (almost) free publicity. I expect the tax credit to pass through eventually, I just hope it happens in time for these films to be realized here.
Pittsburgh has been the sight for so many famous films, so there must have been factors which made it appealing to the film industry. if those factors are leaving Pittsburgh it follows that the film industry would as well. it is however a shame that this would be happening, because of the huge benefit Pittsburgh feels from the symbiotic relationship between it and the film industry. Local pittsburghers who have grown tired of recognizing that a car chase turns a corner and goes across the city may not miss the industry, but movie lovers everywhere will.
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