tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17813352.post2981076163910806480..comments2023-10-11T03:32:43.592-06:00Comments on Fencing With the Fog: Legislative Nod for Film Industry in TexasMaryAn Batchellorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02465966881051431143noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17813352.post-32118379157803157402007-04-18T22:36:00.000-06:002007-04-18T22:36:00.000-06:00These incentives were one of the subjects most dis...These incentives were one of the subjects most discussed during the AFI International Film Fest here in Dallas. Many of the filmmakers there had a connections with Texas, or lived in Texas - but had chosen to film in other states because of the incentives.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17813352.post-53544397423487291552007-04-13T20:19:00.000-06:002007-04-13T20:19:00.000-06:00New Mexico and Louisiana have programs that have s...New Mexico and Louisiana have programs that have seen dramatic increases in spending and film crew jobs. I think it might help to get more A listers who live in Texas to become more vocal. For some reason, people take movie stars more seriously than everyone else. What a strange world we live in.MaryAn Batchellorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02465966881051431143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17813352.post-73502458274339859112007-04-13T19:15:00.000-06:002007-04-13T19:15:00.000-06:00I trust that Texas will eventually get on board wi...I trust that Texas will eventually get on board with some good incentives... Many many prodcos KNOW that you can just about shoot any kind of film you want in Texas but the film investment program in New Mexico is too tempting to pass up.<BR/><BR/>I for one will move in a HEATBEAT if Texas gets on board with some kind of an investment program akin to New Mexico.<BR/><BR/>I think that would be just about all it would take to get a TON of business back...<BR/><BR/>Glad to hear they're working on it... I have quite a few friends in Austin lobbying for massive changes...<BR/><BR/>Who knows?<BR/><BR/>UnkAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17813352.post-26089770067556167382007-04-13T10:25:00.000-06:002007-04-13T10:25:00.000-06:00It's about the fish that got away, not the ones we...It's about the fish that got away, not the ones we caught. That being said, the steam behind this began years before Tarantino and resulted in some legislation adopted in 2005 but it fell short of being effective. It didn't address interactive and digital stuff, didn't provide incentives that were actually competitive and left Houston out as an underused area. I don't think it was ever even funded. Not sure. Haven't kept up as much as I should have. The real mascot here isn't Tarantino, but we do actually owe a small amount of gratitude to a certain fictional character for making us get off our butts.<BR/><BR/>SHOOT J.R. IN DALLAS!!!MaryAn Batchellorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02465966881051431143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17813352.post-60469915868983927332007-04-13T10:00:00.000-06:002007-04-13T10:00:00.000-06:00See what affect having "The Grindhouse" shot in yo...See what affect having "The Grindhouse" shot in your state can have. Ah... the Tarintino affect.<BR/><BR/>- E.C. Henry from Bonney Lake, WAE.C. Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10748007729066148300noreply@blogger.com