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By Ruth L. Ratny
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2:02 PM, March 05, 2010 |
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Proving the old adage that “it never rains but it pours,” Chicago is now hosting production of six television pilots, the most that has ever descended on the city in one fell swoop and in such a condensed time frame.
Two new pilots from Fox TV join four others that will dominate production here throughout March and into early April.
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By Ruth L. Ratny
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3:33 PM, February 26, 2010 |
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While the state of TV commercial production is changing as fast as new apps are created, it remains a robust $5 billion industry, when factoring in post, talent payments and other indirect expenditures.
That was one of the findings in AICP’s 7th annual Survey of the Commercial Production Industry that give members a sense of changes and challenges ahead.
AICP members account for 85 percent of all commercials aired nationally. The AICP/Midwest chapter has 22 general members and 10 associate members.
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By Ruth L. Ratny
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3:42 PM, February 12, 2010 |
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That overly long Hollywood dry spell will finally end in early March, with three TV pilots getting underway, a fourth being talked about for early spring, and a Vince Vaughn feature in May.
p“Matadors,” from Sony TV and writer/executive producer Jack Orman, is in production offices at Chicago Studio City in preparation for shooting the first or second week in March.
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By Ruth L. Ratny
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3:36 PM, February 12, 2010 |
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Grand Rapids has earned bragging rights to “the world’s largest sound stage” as Hangar42 Studios’ 450,000-sq. ft. full-service film production studio opens for business in that West Michigan city.
Purchased and renovated at a cost of $45 million by a local group of investors, “Hangar42 Studios is open now and ready to go,” says Rick Hert, West Michigan Film Office director.
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By Ed M. Koziarski
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12:02 AM, January 15, 2010 |
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Increased commercial shoot days were the only growth sign amid an otherwise listless local production industry in 2009, based on figures from the Chicago Film Office.
Studio feature days plummeted 59 percent last year from 2008: 39 days shot in 2009 for three features, compared with 99 days for nine features in 2008, according to the CFO, which tracks only permitted shooting days within city limits.
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