Where's the most filmmaking going on?

I had that wrong, $50 will get you the Microsoft Lifecam Cinema, the Studio goes for around $15 and is not as good when compared side by side.

I thought Logitech had a conference room webcam that had an audio in (to keep sync), they have a bunch of weird products from conference room use.
 
They have a $900 conference camera that has a mic input. Otherwise, even the new 922 doesn't. Then you have to tell it which mic you're using. At least, the YouTube live stream/Hangout gives you an option. With the background removal, auto focus, low light, HDR and variable aspect ratios, the current generation of webcams is actually pretty good but the absence of a mic input and the related audio adjustments is somewhat bewildering.
 
KyleProhaska said:
Atlanta is in total beast-mode right now from an output standpoint...infrastructure is growing FAST.
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True- Atlanta got a lot of Miami's post-Burn Notice production after Florida, in a fit of short-sighted stupidity, stopped giving tax incentives...
Atlanta Vice?
 
unclebob6958 said:
Actually, most filmmaking occurs in peoples fantasy life and never materializes in reality.
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Actually it DOES materialise. Just look at youtube.

The problem is as we all know, from other parts of our personal lives, the difference between the fantasy and what actually happens in reality is very different. YouTube also proves that. :-)
 
Tax incentives for films is a complicated matter. People in the industry obviously are in favor, but the state level economic effect is not clear cut. Many studies have come out showing that film tax incentives are a net loss for the state, so I am not shocked that a state might decide "no thank you". But it is complicated, in that there are "soft" effects which are harder to capture than pure dollars and cents short term - perhaps longer term, having film activity might translate into the area becoming more attractive and more high-performing people move in, or get started. Short term, tax incentives might be an economic loss, long term a gain. Hard to pencil out. Either way is too complicated to simply judge "stupid" or "smart". I wouldn't say eliminating tax incentives is automatically stupid for a given state. Here's one look at the issue:

http://createquity.com/2014/01/the-bottom-line-on-film-tax-credits/
 
I do agree that Atlanta is home to an incredible amount of large productions. However, and I'm not from Atlanta, I don't think it is a place where a lot of indie production is happening...or at least not any more than any other city.

As far as independent productions, I think NYC and LA are still where most filmmakers are being active. Large presence of film schools, a lot of film-related jobs where one can live and meet people within the film-industry, and resources for production.

Tax credits are usually secured and monopolized by large studio productions, except in states that are not in demand...such as New Mexico and Montana and such. In PA, no indie production is able to get access to tax credit unless a big show pulls out or something.
 
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