The film industry in North Carolina
continues to boom in the first quarter of this year as “over 20 productions have indicated they intend to film, or
have already begun filming, in North Carolina (2013). So far this quarter, statewide could see as
much as $138 in revenue with more than “13,000 job opportunities, including
2,100 well-paying crew positions for the state’s highly skilled film
professionals”, according to the North Carolina Film Office (2013).
The state has become quite busy over the
last few months. For instance, in the Wilmington
area, two television series, NBC’s “Revolution” and CBS’s “Under the Dome”,
along with two independent films, “The
Remaining” and “Frat Brothers”
have already begun filming. In the
Charlotte area there also seems to be a spike in productions. On the Fox network,
they began production on a pilot called “Sleepy Hollow”, while Cinemax is back
with their series “Banshee”, and three independent films, “An Evergreen Christmas”, “Shuffleton’s Barbershop”, and “Careful What You Wish For”. Now in the western part of the state in the
Asheville area, there are some more independent films underway. “The World Made Straight”, is a film based
on the novel by a North Carolina author named Ron Rash. I could imagine that
this must be an exciting time and a treat for this author. How often does an
author have a chance to experience having your novel produced into a movie, and
it filmed in your own state? The second independent film is called, The
Honeymoon”. Also scheduled to shoot in the area will be a photo spread for an
outdoor clothing magazine. Western North
Carolina is the perfect setting for this type of photo shoot because this is where
the Appalachians Mountains are located, and the scenery there is very beautiful and picturesque. In the area where I attended college, the
Triad Piedmont area, production just finished up on an independent film, called
“The Ultimate Life”. Now travelling back
to the Durham/Research Triangle Park area near where I live, NBC’s hit show, “Revolution”
was around town shooting scenes, along with two more independent films, “Live
Evil”, and “A Dog Named Suki.” (2013)
All in all, I must say the state of North
Carolina has been very busy over the first three months of this year. This definitely delivers a boost to the
economy with plenty of employment opportunities. This could prove to be a banner year for the
“Tar heel State”.
Its good to know that On the Fox network, they began production on a pilot called “Sleepy Hollow”, while cinemax raipur is back with their series “Banshee”, and three independent films, “An Evergreen Christmas”, “Shuffleton’s Barbershop”, and “Careful What You Wish For”
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