tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34411274.post5274547324636863649..comments2023-11-02T07:54:07.368-05:00Comments on Louisiana Movies: Glamour, Geeks and Gumbo: Industry shares anxiety at mayor's forumAlexandyr Kenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05358689836161734165noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34411274.post-26977956361558510992009-04-13T09:19:00.000-05:002009-04-13T09:19:00.000-05:00...or resurge the infrastructure. If you build it ......or resurge the infrastructure. If you build it they will come. tax credit at 25% or 30% won't make too much difference if they have to ship everything (and everyone) from California. 25% should be ample if they are saving costs on local skilled crew (producers, UPMs, gaffers, special effects, editors, etc). In addition, you get a return on all Louisiana residents hired.<BR/><BR/>I believe LPC and others are doing the right thing by hosting these intensive training courses. I have a friend that attended the most recent one and he is more than entry level ready for the industry- which is great. There are a lot of talented people here already who can provide the ultra-skilled talents like on set audio recordists who then can use the locally grown lower-skilled talent being trained at these classes for boom operators, mixers, etc just as an example. Then those lower-skilled workers become skilled, and so on and so forth. <BR/><BR/>I'm all for tax credits. I just hope that a 5% increase makes enough business and tax revenue to prevent the reduction or collapse of the program a few years from now. At the end of the day, I think without the infrastructure we ARE no different from GA or some of these other states offering 28%-30% even if we get the 5% raise. It's my opinion that experienced, local crew and top-notch facilities like the existing studios and the new Millennium studio will rocket us to the top of the list again.<BR/><BR/>I wish I could have gone to this meeting. I will write my thoughts to Arlena.Chris Lyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12206736877781622369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34411274.post-22515461041375156422009-04-10T22:11:00.000-05:002009-04-10T22:11:00.000-05:00Split the diff and go to 28%.Split the diff and go to 28%.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34411274.post-3900234188940193132009-04-10T22:04:00.000-05:002009-04-10T22:04:00.000-05:00The mayor said it best - indigenous talent. It's ...The mayor said it best - indigenous talent. It's great that Hollywood wants to hang out with us, but we need to support and promote from within. Austin isn't Austin just because Hollywood makes movies there. It's a big film spot because a long time ago, the town started supporting it's artists and talents. One day, Shreveport could have its own Richard Linklater.JB Jonesnoreply@blogger.com