Re:Changing San Francisco is foreseen as a haven for wealthy...
by someear on Sunday August 16, 2015 @05:29PM
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If the "second hollywood" is in fact in Atlanta, I think you're validating the original point (i.e. there is no second hollywood). Being second miles and miles behind the leader doesn't actually mean you're close to winning, or even competing.
Re:Changing San Francisco is foreseen as a haven for wealthy...
by GFK_of_xmaspast on Sunday August 16, 2015 @05:40PM
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According to wikipedia, as a whole $617M was spent in Georgia in 2013 on production; this compares disfavorably with Louisiana ($674M), British Columbia ($778M), and New York State (1880M). Wiki doesn't even bother to list California. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Film_industry_in_Georgia_%28U....)
Re:Changing San Francisco is foreseen as a haven for wealthy...
by echelon on Sunday August 16, 2015 @06:10PM
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That list doesn't include all the new studios being built:
Pinewood: http://m.pinewoodgroup.com/our-studios/usa/pinewood-atlanta-...
Third Rail: http://clatl.com/freshloaf/archives/2015/04/07/film-and-tv-s...
Tyler Perry's new facility: http://m.clatl.com/freshloaf/archives/2015/06/29/tyler-perry...
This is just three of about ten studio facilities being built in the area.
I believe three of the Marvel films have been filmed in Atlanta. These have been recent enough not to be in that list.
I know this is anecdotal, but if you were living in Atlanta you'd get a sense of how much growth is occurring in our film industry.
It's right here in Atlanta. It's been a decade and a half in the making, and the pace and scale of it increases with every passing year.