Articles in regional publications that pertain to a wide range of North Carolina-related topics.
Search Results
25 results
for "Motion picture industry"
Currently viewing results 1 - 15
|
PAGE
OF 2
|
Next |
Record #:
10232
Author(s):
Abstract:
Wright discusses the status of the movie industry in the state and the use of incentives by North Carolina and other states to attract business.
Source:
Subject(s):
Record #:
8512
Author(s):
Abstract:
In 1980, Governor James B. Hunt established the North Carolina Film Office to give the state's economy a boost through the recruitment of movies, television shows, and other similar productions. He appointed as director Bill Arnold, who was serving as director of travel and tourism. Arnold went to Los Angles and visited film studios to learn what a film company wanted from a state film office. In 1981, Hollywood came calling with its first film for production, called Brainstorm. From being unknown as a film location in 1980, the state hosted fifty-nine features and produced $655 million in production revenues by 1985. Today, the state has a resident crew-base of more than 2,000 professionals, 400 in-state production and support-service companies, eight studio complexes, and 32 soundstages.
Source:
Subject(s):
Full Text:
Record #:
9338
Author(s):
Abstract:
Since the North Carolina Film Office was created in 1980, over 800 motion pictures, 14 network and cable television series and countless television commercials have been made in the state. The film industry has generated over $7 billion for local economy. The industry revenues peaked in 1993, and competing states and other countries has lured business away from North Carolina. Wright discusses the current resurgence of the industry around the state.
Source:
Subject(s):
Record #:
9339
Author(s):
Abstract:
Wright discusses how film tourism is bringing visitors to the state.
Source:
Subject(s):
Record #:
4576
Author(s):
Abstract:
The actors are not superstars. The budgets are often shoestring. Yet the creators of independent films within the state and without produce bold, original, and audacious shorts, features, and documentaries on topics Hollywood often avoids. Many independent films are showcased at the state's film festivals. Comer profiles the DoubleTake Film Festival at Durham's Carolina Theater, the Cucalous Film Festival in Wilmington, and the RiverRun International Film Festival in Brevard.
Source:
Subject(s):
Full Text:
Record #:
4123
Author(s):
Abstract:
One of the state's greatest attractions to movie makers is its geographic diversity, featuring mountains and coasts, with big cities and skyscrapers, quaint towns, and farms sprinkled in between. Filmmaking began soon after the N.C. Film Office opened in 1980. Since then over 450 films have been made that have added $5 billion to the economy.
Source:
Subject(s):
Full Text:
Record #:
2855
Author(s):
Abstract:
With the establishment of the North Carolina Film Office in 1980 and the creation of lighter moviemaking equipment, filmmaking in the state began to increase in places like Wilmington, Charlotte, and High Point.
Source:
Subject(s):
Record #:
2936
Author(s):
Abstract:
The existence of art houses - theaters that show independent and foreign films - is threatened by the 1980s movie industry deregulation, which allows large companies to buy theater chains and to control film distribution and exhibition.
Source:
Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 14 Issue 18, May 1996,
p21, il
Periodical Website
Record #:
2186
Author(s):
Abstract:
The state's independent filmmakers often have to make low-budget films just to make ends meet. However, as filmmakers become more business-smart and local investors understand the industry better, funding and film quality will improve.
Source:
Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 15 Issue 4, Apr 1995,
p22-29, il
Periodical Website
Subject(s):
Record #:
2296
Author(s):
Abstract:
Although ranked No. 2 nationwide in the filmmaking industry, the N.C. Film Council, an advisory group, feels the film office should broaden its scope to include things like cable channel production, imaging technology, and post-production activities.
Source:
Subject(s):
Record #:
2298
Author(s):
Abstract:
When Governor James B. Hunt, Jr. established the N.C. Film Office by executive order in 1980, director Bill Arnold had no operating budget. Now the state ranks No. 2 nationwide in filmmaking, with nearly $4 billion spent by filmmakers.
Source:
Subject(s):
Record #:
2433
Author(s):
Abstract:
Beginning in the 1980s, Wilmington emerged as the leader in the state's growing film industry. The city produced $391 million in revenues in 1993 alone, while the state as a whole generated $504 million.
Source:
Subject(s):
Full Text:
Record #:
1770
Author(s):
Abstract:
Four North Carolina State University students are on the verge of breaking into the exclusive and competitive motion picture industry. They have assembled an impressive investment package to market their screenplay, \"The Delicate Art of the Rifle\".
Source:
Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 12 Issue 28, July 1994,
p13, por
Periodical Website
Subject(s):
Record #:
1798
Author(s):
Abstract:
\"Nell,\" a feature film produced by and starring Jodie Foster, was filmed on location in Graham County and in Charlotte.
Source:
Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 12 Issue 33, Aug 1994,
p15, il, por
Periodical Website
Subject(s):
Record #:
2028
Author(s):
Abstract:
Increased production of movies, television shows, and commercials has raised North Carolina's ranking in filmmaking to number two in the country. Film industry spending in the state reached an all-time high of over a half-billion dollars in 1993.
Source:
Subject(s):
Full Text: