Comments on: With or without abuse, value of Iowa film incentives is difficult to measure http://iowaindependent.com/20038/with-or-without-abuse-value-of-iowa-film-incentives-difficult-to-measure Iowa politics, news and commentary Mon, 12 Sep 2011 07:06:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: jonhazell http://iowaindependent.com/20038/with-or-without-abuse-value-of-iowa-film-incentives-difficult-to-measure/comment-page-1#comment-24097 jonhazell Tue, 29 Sep 2009 21:55:31 +0000 http://iowaindependent.com/?p=20038#comment-24097 One of the shortfalls of this article & many viewpoints using this evidence is the lack of examining long-term benefits, particularly from Iowa film company producing regular projects. Iowa film companies now because of these Credits, can finance feature films that can be distributed nation-wide.<br>If these productions make a profit, then where does that income go? It comes back to Iowa. This also means that production companies here will have the financial leverage to produce more projects, thus consistently building up an employee base. <br>The model you cite, is a one time production. A Hollywood -style film that comes to this state, produces temporary jobs & leaves.<br>A working studio here in Iowa not only provides regular jobs, but offshoot companies form to handle other duties, whether it is post-production, catering, security, etc.<br>I lived in L.A. for three years and examined how this formed there...Your writers need to do long-term analysis & not just cite these type of studies. These studies slant a reader to see film production as only project by project. A working studio existing in Iowa will do more than just an occasional feature film. A hired staff will do everything from promotional videos, commercial, etc. In today's business world those services are necessary. Fairfield, Iowa has become one of the largest infomercial centers in the country. Ask their Chamber of Commerce about the effects of this industry upon their community. It is a real business, that cannot be pigeonholed into one and out productions...Let's see the positivity of encouraging this industry to grow here...it will put us on the map, and show young people that this state is a place where exciting jobs can be found as well as a place of values in which to raise families. One of the shortfalls of this article & many viewpoints using this evidence is the lack of examining long-term benefits, particularly from Iowa film company producing regular projects. Iowa film companies now because of these Credits, can finance feature films that can be distributed nation-wide.
If these productions make a profit, then where does that income go? It comes back to Iowa. This also means that production companies here will have the financial leverage to produce more projects, thus consistently building up an employee base.
The model you cite, is a one time production. A Hollywood -style film that comes to this state, produces temporary jobs & leaves.
A working studio here in Iowa not only provides regular jobs, but offshoot companies form to handle other duties, whether it is post-production, catering, security, etc.
I lived in L.A. for three years and examined how this formed there…Your writers need to do long-term analysis & not just cite these type of studies. These studies slant a reader to see film production as only project by project. A working studio existing in Iowa will do more than just an occasional feature film. A hired staff will do everything from promotional videos, commercial, etc. In today's business world those services are necessary. Fairfield, Iowa has become one of the largest infomercial centers in the country. Ask their Chamber of Commerce about the effects of this industry upon their community. It is a real business, that cannot be pigeonholed into one and out productions…Let's see the positivity of encouraging this industry to grow here…it will put us on the map, and show young people that this state is a place where exciting jobs can be found as well as a place of values in which to raise families.

]]> By: jonhazell http://iowaindependent.com/20038/with-or-without-abuse-value-of-iowa-film-incentives-difficult-to-measure/comment-page-1#comment-19521 jonhazell Tue, 29 Sep 2009 16:55:31 +0000 http://iowaindependent.com/?p=20038#comment-19521 One of the shortfalls of this article & many viewpoints using this evidence is the lack of examining long-term benefits, particularly from Iowa film company producing regular projects. Iowa film companies now because of these Credits, can finance feature films that can be distributed nation-wide.<br>If these productions make a profit, then where does that income go? It comes back to Iowa. This also means that production companies here will have the financial leverage to produce more projects, thus consistently building up an employee base. <br>The model you cite, is a one time production. A Hollywood -style film that comes to this state, produces temporary jobs & leaves.<br>A working studio here in Iowa not only provides regular jobs, but offshoot companies form to handle other duties, whether it is post-production, catering, security, etc.<br>I lived in L.A. for three years and examined how this formed there...Your writers need to do long-term analysis & not just cite these type of studies. These studies slant a reader to see film production as only project by project. A working studio existing in Iowa will do more than just an occasional feature film. A hired staff will do everything from promotional videos, commercial, etc. In today's business world those services are necessary. Fairfield, Iowa has become one of the largest infomercial centers in the country. Ask their Chamber of Commerce about the effects of this industry upon their community. It is a real business, that cannot be pigeonholed into one and out productions...Let's see the positivity of encouraging this industry to grow here...it will put us on the map, and show young people that this state is a place where exciting jobs can be found as well as a place of values in which to raise families. One of the shortfalls of this article & many viewpoints using this evidence is the lack of examining long-term benefits, particularly from Iowa film company producing regular projects. Iowa film companies now because of these Credits, can finance feature films that can be distributed nation-wide.
If these productions make a profit, then where does that income go? It comes back to Iowa. This also means that production companies here will have the financial leverage to produce more projects, thus consistently building up an employee base.
The model you cite, is a one time production. A Hollywood -style film that comes to this state, produces temporary jobs & leaves.
A working studio here in Iowa not only provides regular jobs, but offshoot companies form to handle other duties, whether it is post-production, catering, security, etc.
I lived in L.A. for three years and examined how this formed there…Your writers need to do long-term analysis & not just cite these type of studies. These studies slant a reader to see film production as only project by project. A working studio existing in Iowa will do more than just an occasional feature film. A hired staff will do everything from promotional videos, commercial, etc. In today's business world those services are necessary. Fairfield, Iowa has become one of the largest infomercial centers in the country. Ask their Chamber of Commerce about the effects of this industry upon their community. It is a real business, that cannot be pigeonholed into one and out productions…Let's see the positivity of encouraging this industry to grow here…it will put us on the map, and show young people that this state is a place where exciting jobs can be found as well as a place of values in which to raise families.

]]> By: jonhazell http://iowaindependent.com/20038/with-or-without-abuse-value-of-iowa-film-incentives-difficult-to-measure/comment-page-1#comment-18957 jonhazell Tue, 29 Sep 2009 14:55:31 +0000 http://iowaindependent.com/?p=20038#comment-18957 One of the shortfalls of this article & many viewpoints using this evidence is the lack of examining long-term benefits, particularly from Iowa film company producing regular projects. Iowa film companies now because of these Credits, can finance feature films that can be distributed nation-wide.<br>If these productions make a profit, then where does that income go? It comes back to Iowa. This also means that production companies here will have the financial leverage to produce more projects, thus consistently building up an employee base. <br>The model you cite, is a one time production. A Hollywood -style film that comes to this state, produces temporary jobs & leaves.<br>A working studio here in Iowa not only provides regular jobs, but offshoot companies form to handle other duties, whether it is post-production, catering, security, etc.<br>I lived in L.A. for three years and examined how this formed there...Your writers need to do long-term analysis & not just cite these type of studies. These studies slant a reader to see film production as only project by project. A working studio existing in Iowa will do more than just an occasional feature film. A hired staff will do everything from promotional videos, commercial, etc. In today's business world those services are necessary. Fairfield, Iowa has become one of the largest infomercial centers in the country. Ask their Chamber of Commerce about the effects of this industry upon their community. It is a real business, that cannot be pigeonholed into one and out productions...Let's see the positivity of encouraging this industry to grow here...it will put us on the map, and show young people that this state is a place where exciting jobs can be found as well as a place of values in which to raise families. One of the shortfalls of this article & many viewpoints using this evidence is the lack of examining long-term benefits, particularly from Iowa film company producing regular projects. Iowa film companies now because of these Credits, can finance feature films that can be distributed nation-wide.
If these productions make a profit, then where does that income go? It comes back to Iowa. This also means that production companies here will have the financial leverage to produce more projects, thus consistently building up an employee base.
The model you cite, is a one time production. A Hollywood -style film that comes to this state, produces temporary jobs & leaves.
A working studio here in Iowa not only provides regular jobs, but offshoot companies form to handle other duties, whether it is post-production, catering, security, etc.
I lived in L.A. for three years and examined how this formed there…Your writers need to do long-term analysis & not just cite these type of studies. These studies slant a reader to see film production as only project by project. A working studio existing in Iowa will do more than just an occasional feature film. A hired staff will do everything from promotional videos, commercial, etc. In today's business world those services are necessary. Fairfield, Iowa has become one of the largest infomercial centers in the country. Ask their Chamber of Commerce about the effects of this industry upon their community. It is a real business, that cannot be pigeonholed into one and out productions…Let's see the positivity of encouraging this industry to grow here…it will put us on the map, and show young people that this state is a place where exciting jobs can be found as well as a place of values in which to raise families.

]]> By: prusso http://iowaindependent.com/20038/with-or-without-abuse-value-of-iowa-film-incentives-difficult-to-measure/comment-page-1#comment-18799 prusso Tue, 22 Sep 2009 22:31:24 +0000 http://iowaindependent.com/?p=20038#comment-18799 Iowa Unemployment Trends - August 2009<br><br>Iowa Unemployment Situation in Heat Map form:<br>here is a map of Iowa Unemployment in August 2009 (BLS data)<br><a href="http://www.localetrends.com/st/ia_iowa_unemployment.php?MAP_TYPE=curr_ue" rel="nofollow">http://www.localetrends.com/st/ia_iowa_unemploy...</a><br><br>versus Iowa Unemployment Levels 1 year ago <br><a href="http://www.localetrends.com/st/ia_iowa_unemployment.php?MAP_TYPE=m12_ue" rel="nofollow">http://www.localetrends.com/st/ia_iowa_unemploy...</a> Iowa Unemployment Trends – August 2009

Iowa Unemployment Situation in Heat Map form:
here is a map of Iowa Unemployment in August 2009 (BLS data)
http://www.localetrends.com/st/ia_iowa_unemploy…

versus Iowa Unemployment Levels 1 year ago
http://www.localetrends.com/st/ia_iowa_unemploy…

]]>