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> Where's the next Hollywood?

Georgia, it would seem. If being in New York isn't the key point of the show, chances are it is filmed in Georgia nowadays.




Filmed yes. But then where does the film go for editing, color correction, adr, and other post? Hollywood. And then the executives screen it and then it’s dostributed and all of that is in LA too.

The expensive parts have moved elsewhere (principal photography and special effects) because it’s easy to transmit data, but all the stuff that comes before and after still happens in Hollywood for the most part.


> The expensive parts have moved elsewhere (principal photography and special effects) because it’s easy to transmit data, but all the stuff that comes before and after still happens in Hollywood for the most part.

So you'll concede that a strong cost play exists to move away, and are basically betting that inertia maintains the status quo?

Good luck. ;)


Absolutely. I myself run my company as fully remote for this very reason. But I think I'm pretty leading edge in that respect -- most companies still believe having an office is important.


There are post production facilities all over the world, for instance Wellington has a cluster of world class facilities in the suburb of Miramar like Park Road Post and Weta Digital

With 2Gbps fibre connections there is no reason to think that places are required to be geographically in the same area.


Georgia will soon pass a post-production tax incentive designed to draw the other parts of the industry to Atlanta and capitalize on the production momentum.


It was Louisiana before that until Georgia started offering better tax breaks.

Companies don't seem to find it very hard to move filming locations based on what state is offering them the most money.




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