Backstage: Production flight from California is a problem almost as old as the original Hollywoodland neighborhood. But the departure of TV series and big-budgeted films has been accelerated in the past decade as states around the country have poured millions into their entertainment industry incentive programs. The emergence of production centers like New Orleans, Atlanta and Charlotte, North Carolina has boon a boon for local actors in these cities. At the same time, the Los Angeles acting community, particularly background performers, has faced additional challenges finding work.
That could soon change.
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This is amazing! It's great to know more jobs will be available to people interested in the entertainment business. This industry is growing rapidly and knowing that there will be jobs available should be a huge relief to a lot of people.
I am totally for jobs and I love the idea of more jobs for people. It is a great thing for California to have jobs and to be able to employ people in the crazy state that is California, but just like the transition away from California there will be a transition away from other states. So as it is great news for California people it might not be so great for New Orleans, Atlanta, and Charlotte people. One thing that is great to say that these jobs will stay in this country and give jobs to Americans, which is a great thing. So will there be a population increase over the next few years in California of the people leaving other states. Just something to be aware of if your career plan is based around film or in film. At the end of the day people have always moved where the jobs are so some people will be moving across the country and some will find other work.
This article fails to mention the other professions aside from actors who could be impacted by this shift back to more productions in LA, but of course this will also impact designers and technicians. The article also addresses this change with the perspective that this is a positive change, and for LA it certainly is. But it does not delve into the effects this could have on other cities like New Orleans, Atlanta, and Charlotte. Another interesting thing to consider is that some productions start in LA but then move to less expensive cities while in production. When I was in California last spring, I had the chance to speak to a CMU alum who does a lot of work for Sony movies. The film he was currently the artistic director on was moving to Toronto, which meant that all of the work they had done on it was subject to change according to the design team there. I had never realized this was something that could happen but it is important to keep track of these sorts of changes in the industry.
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