Forming a Community Film Commission and Film Society

1Thursday, March 15, 2012

PROMOTING FILM PRODUCTION AND CULTURAL AWARENESS

IN SOUTHEAST TENNESSEE

Missy Crutchfield Chattanooga SE TN Film Commission

Kris C. Jones - Chattanooga State

Professional Film & Television Training2Thursday, March 15, 2012

CHATTANOOGA . . .

A Long and Varied History of

Film Production . . .


THE BEGINNING . . .

The Man Trail (1915) Directed by E.H. CalvertEssanay Film Manufacturing Company Survival Status: Unknown


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THE WAR YEARS . . .

Filmed in Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia in

the fall of 1944


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ELIA KAZAN AND MONTGOMERY CLIFT PAY US A VISIT . . .

Filmed on the Hiawassee

River and in Charleston, TN

(Bradley County) in 1959


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http://www.imdb.com/search/title?locations=Charleston,%20Tennessee,%20USA

THE DAY GEORGE AND FRANCIS CAME TO TOWN . . .

The film’s entire parade

sequence utilized Chattanooga’s

Veteran’s Day Parade down

Broad Street as a plot point

involving actor James Caan

The documentary “Filmmaker”

by George Lucas relates in

detail the making of the film,

including the Chattanooga

sequences.


PROSPEROUS YEARS: THE 1980S . . .


“TRAIN, TRAIN . . .”


Mayor Ron Littlefield announces the creation of the Chattanooga Southeast Tennessee Film Commission as an outreach of the City of Chattanooga Department of Education, Arts & Culture.

The Chattanooga

Southeast Tennessee Film

Commission Is Formed

2006


The Chattanooga Southeast Tennessee Film Commission was recognized by Governor Phil Bredesen through the Tennessee State Film, Entertainment, & Music Commission as the fourth and final division to complete representation of film in the State of Tennessee.


Kurt Faires

Film Commission President

Missy Crutchfield

Chattanooga Southeast

Film Commissioner

WHO IS THE CHATTANOOGA SOUTHEAST FILM COMMISSION?


- Provides general film-related information - Advises on permits- Coordinates local agencies- Provides a locations database - Compiles a local crew database- Provides a liaison service to production companies- Facilitates needs to be addressed or responded to through the State Film Office

What Our Film Commission Does


THE DECLINE OF THE STUDIO SYSTEM . . .


FILM PRODUCTION HEADS EAST . . . AND SOUTH!


WHY ARE FILMS LEAVING HOLLYWOOD?

State Tax Incentives (GA, SC, LA, MS, NM)

Fresh vistas

Lower labor costs (i.e.: “right-to-work” / non-union-mandated states)

US dollar exchange rate - when the dollar is strong, doing business overseas is cheaper and vise versa


THE COST OF ENTERTAINING THE PUBLIC . . .


SO WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO BRING A FILM TO YOUR TOWN?

Production Incentives (‘soft’ / state)

Fresh vistas

Locally-trained crew

Studio facilities *

Talent base

A “film-friendly” community


AN EXAMPLE OF A “FILM-FRIENDLY” COMMUNITY . . .


THE PROFESSIONAL FILM & TELEVISION TRAINING PROGRAM


So What Is a

“Film Society?”

(And How Do You

Form One?)21Thursday, March 15, 2012

FIND YOUR “NICHE AUDIENCE” . . .


CREATING A FOOTPRINTCO-SPONSORED EVENTS


FILM SOCIETIES: “PREPPING THE PUBLIC” VIA CO-SPONSORSHIPS . . .

“The Back Row Film Series”


WHAT ONE PARTICULAR FILM SOCIETY DEVELOPED . . .

Market the region

Support efforts to create local & state tax incentives

Promote local film culture (festivals, series, etc.)

Facilitate creating professional film & television support services

Create and manage a center for indie filmmaking

Encourage and enable film education efforts locally

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A VISIONING PROCESS REVEALS FILM COMMUNITY’s PERCEIVED NEEDS:


WHAT DOES THE FUTURE HOLD FOR FILM IN CHATTANOOGA?



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