Comments on: Georgia tax incentives and the Miley Cyrus effect

By: frau kennenlernen/traumfrau kennenlernen

frau kennenlernen/traumfrau kennenlernen — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 01:28:48 +0000

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By: Gary Powell

Gary Powell — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 15:32:20 +0000

More Free Money for Georgia! And we don’t have to cut trees, scalp mountains, or build roads or infrastructure . . . all we gotta do is take out the trash and count the money.

Two more TV shows to be shot in Atlanta
CW’s “Vampire Diaries” and Fox’s “Past Life”
Atlanta Journal Constitution
1:15 pm July 8, 2009, by Rodney Ho

Two upcoming TV shows are going to be shot in the metro Atlanta area: the CW’s “Vampire Diaries” and Fox’s “Past Life.”

Thank last year’s tax incentives boosts for these two shows being here, along with Lifetime’s “Drop Dead Diva.”

Neither show has any major stars. “Vampire Diaries” clearly is playing off the popularity of the “Twilight” film and book series and the momentum of HBO’s “True Blood.” Vampires are hot! And since this is the CW, this will be a teen-oriented vampire show to boot. “Vampire Diaries” is based on a series of books by L.J. Smith.

The show is set to air after “Supernatural” on Thursdays at 9 p.m. this fall.

http://blogs.ajc.com/radio-tv-talk/2009/07/08/two-more-tv-shows-to-be-shot-in-atlanta-cws-vampire-diaries-and-foxs-past-life/

By: SAM

SAM — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 13:43:51 +0000

I am well aware that this is a political discussion, but I cannot resist sharing with you my involvement with Tybee Island and Miley Cyrus movie making.
The Miley movie, did have a positive effect on Tybee Island and tourism but it was very poorly planned out,

I was there on vacation. There were more tourist than usual. Twice, a section of the beach was closed to the public that effected my annual visit there. Not a problem at first. The second time the beach was closed to the public, me and a group of people were on the beach walking barefoot at the edge of the ocean and we were kicked off the beach and not allowed to walk back from where we came from the beach we were on. Does anyone here know just how hot sand can get in Savannah, Ga? I do. My feet were blistered to the point that no person should have to endure because of a movie making event. The last two days of my vacation were effected in a negative way because of the making of this movie.
I was at least a mile in distance away from where my family and I put our towels and things.

My point here is that if movies are to be made here in Georgia, then they need to accomodate the Georgians and those who come to visit here better than the Miley incident. I will not go see the movie and she is not allowed on my TV anymore……
Oh, and we (the group of people on the beach) were told we were ruining the shot of the movie…..

By: gagirl

gagirl — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 17:37:36 +0000

Base,
You’re overlooking the millions of dollars, beyond the exemptions, relocating companies are generating in the Georgia economy over the short and long term. Film companies just happen to spend theirs immediately….a quick infusion of BIG money into the local economies they’re impacting.
Permanently relocating larger corporations etc. will benefit the state coffers over a longer period, but are creating long term, high-paying jobs for hard working people who NEED that paycheck NOW.

By: Base

Base — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 17:21:48 +0000

Sorry Sonny and the goofy legislature keeps giving our taxes away for films and corporate relocations and then notes that the budget must be cut because tax revenues are down.

By: Skeet Dawg

Skeet Dawg — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 16:47:40 +0000

I think we give to many tax credits and exemtions. I think lawmakers give tax exemptions to all their buddies and $ donors. Why do we give a tae exemption to sod? we are the Peach State. AJC should do a story and investigate the sales tax code to uncover who and just what gets a sales tax exemption. The lawmakers give it for a specific reason such as expansion of the Atlanta ZOO but it has no time frame attached to the exemption and they get it from now on. Time to clean house under the Gold Dome in 2010!

By: Nikki S.

Nikki S. — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 16:37:14 +0000

Y’all need to be reading Daily Yonder. In this post (http://www.dailyyonder.com/what-happens-when-you-dont-own-land/2009/07/03/2205) for example, he talks about how the coal industry has gotten out of paying *property taxes* and how that’s killing coal country and contributing to poverty in Appalachia. It’s not the SAME as the argument being made here, but it’s similar – regardless of the job creation or anything else, the lack of tax revenue, in either of these cases, makes having the business of either Hollywood or Big Coal pretty counter productive.

By: Roy Grace

Roy Grace — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 16:36:21 +0000

Been in the movie busiess for 30 years. Recently sidelined due to accident but will be back to work again soon. Yes I would like to work in my home state and then spend my paycheck here but if GA residents, who for the most part know NOTHING of the motion picture industry or politics involved want to do away with tax incentives, fine with me, I travel with a special piece of equipment and will gladly travel to New Mexico, Louisiana, Mass or Michigan where I will do the same job and make more money with housing and per diem and spend the money there and enjoy the travel and meeting new people. So if narrow minded indivduals do not have the cerebral ability to understand the benifits of the film industry to GA’s coffers then so be it, pay your ever increasing taxes and then complain about the lack of jobs in GA you will only hurt yourself.

By: filmga

filmga — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 16:30:46 +0000

By the way, GA has and is known for having one of the best Film Commissions in the country. Yes, there are incentives, but combine that with a crack state location staff, and you have a formula for economic success.
No, I don’t work there, but I wish I did. An outstanding group of dedicated professionals working to bring big dollars to the state.

By: filmga

filmga — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 15:47:22 +0000

My film producer friend recently scouted several other states trying to determine where to locate a tv series. Without question, Georgia was the front-runner and ultimately landed the production. The series will ultimately employ 75-125 crew members long term who (mostly) pay taxes in Georgia. The series could run for years and not only employ the afore-mentioned number of crew, but will financially impact film support businesses (over 200). The economic impact for this production translates into mega millions in terms of 1( increased numbers of productions filming in state, 2) hiring local crew 3) economically supporting local film support companies and talent 4) using hotels, rental cars, restaurants, grocery stores and cultural amenities. Many families join or visit their spouses on location during filming and further use/increase use of these services,etc. A complete “net gain” for GA. Film companies often locate their productions in GA, spend countless millions of dollars, and leave. What could be better for GA? No infrastructure costs….what we like to call “clean money.”We could use some of that.
Filming in GA also benefits many rural communities as filmmakers often chose to film in GA based on their classic southern, small town locations and period/historical homes and locals.