Being a bit player isn't so bad, especially when it brings
in more jobs to an area in need of them. That's what's happening as Hollywood
studios are setting up shop in
Michigan and
opening offices in downtown
Detroit.
Excerpt:
Whether Clint Eastwood shoots his next "Dirty
Harry" flick in Michigan
or not, many in the state say they're feeling lucky because plenty of movie
types have already arrived.
Just three weeks ago, the state created what's described as
the most progressive incentive package in the nation aimed at attracting film,
television and digital media productions. Crews have already set up offices in
at least two downtown Detroit buildings as they
scout locations ranging from gritty inner city to tony suburb, while a
Hollywood producer is training the unemployed in western Michigan for technical positions behind the
camera.
Read the rest of this The Detroit News story here.