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State of Motion180 ContactInformationStaffAaron Syrett, DirectorHannah Whitley,Executive Assistantto the DirectorSallie Hedrick,Production ExecutivePhone866.468.2273 toll free919.733.9900 tel919.715.0151 faxPhysical AddressNorth Carolina Film Office301 N. Wilmington StreetRaleigh, North Carolina USA27601Mailing AddressNorth Carolina Film Office4324 Mail Service CenterRaleigh, North Carolina USA27699-4324www.ncfilm.comThe 2007-2008 year has proved anexciting time for North Carolina film andthe North Carolina Film Office. The pastfew months have seen extraordinarygrowth and a rebirth of North Carolina’sfilm legacy. A crisp new logo is onlythe beginning of what people arecalling a renaissance in North Carolinafilm history. The North Carolina FilmOffice has taken welcomed measuresto refresh North Carolina’s brand. Thenew ncfilm.com features up-to-dateinformation regarding filming in NorthCarolina, including a location library thatcovers the entire state. An upgradedlocations database from industrystandard ReelScoutTM is enabling theNorth Carolina Film Office to buildlocation packages for producers atbreakneck speed. NCFO continuesto offer tailor-made location scoutinghaving recently uncovered some ofNorth Carolina’s best kept secrets. In aneffort to support film education in NorthCarolina, the NCFO is also implementinga new internship program for collegestudents interested in photographyand location managing (a skill oftenoverlooked in film studies curricula.)Director of NCFO, Aaron Syrett,continues to maintain and buildrelationships with industryrepresentatives. In early Septemberhe will visit studio executives in LosFront Cover:DIANE LANE stars as Adrienneand RICHARD GERE stars asPaul in Warner Bros. Pictures’and Village Roadshow’s romanticdrama “Nights in Rodanthe,”distributed by Warner Bros.Pictures.Photo by Michael Tackett180 Autumn 2008Sundance: Aaron Syrett with actor Brian Fox ofAnywhere, USA, filmed in Asheville, NCAngeles to promote the benefits offilming in North Carolina.This summer saw an expansion to NorthCarolina’s existing film tax incentive andeveryone is excited to learn more aboutwhat North Carolina can provide the filmindustry.The North Carolina Film Office isenergized and dedicated to courtingproducers and filmmakers. In 2008,Aaron Syrett has appeared on panelsduring the Tribeca Film Festival andalso for the Directors Guild of America.Syrett and representatives from theNorth Carolina film community networked at the 2008 Sundance FilmFestival and celebrated the Sundancepremiere of the award-winning NorthCarolina film, Anywhere, USA (directedby Asheville’s own, Chusy HaneyJardine.)The NCFO continues to meet withassociates across the state fromAsheville and Boone to Manteoand Wilmington to everywhere inbetween. The North Carolina FilmOffice is steadfast in its efforts tobuild relationships within the NorthCarolina community. The staff atNCFO recognizes that North Carolina’scommunity of crew, talent, communityliaisons, legislators, location owners,and the hospitality workforce are all vitalto the success of North Carolina’s filmindustry.This fall and winter are expected to bebusy seasons for North Carolina film.Warner Brothers’ Nights in Rodantheand Fox Searchlight’s The Secret Life ofBees both open this fall 2008. Nightsin Rodanthe was filmed in 2007 inWilmington, NC and also on NorthCarolina’s Outer Banks. The Secret Lifeof Bees wrapped in Wilmington this pastwinter 2008. Also opening productionoffices in September, in Wilmington,is HBO’s East Bound and Down, aseries about a washed-up professionalbaseball player who returns to hishometown. The independent film BloodDone Sign My Name, wrapped in theCharlotte area early this summer. AndEndGame Entertainment’s A Good OldFashioned also wrapped this summer inthe Wilmington area.2
Screen Gems Building Massive StageThe stage will be 37,500 sqft. with60’x60’ tank.Wilmington, NC – EUE Screen GemsStudios, home of the largest studio loteast of California, is building the largestfilm and television production stageon the east coast, it was announcedin August by Chris Cooney, COO andPresident of EUE Screen Gems Ltd.“We’ve submitted the plans, applied forpermits, begun preliminary clearing andordered materials. This is the real deal,it’s happening, this is our Dream Stage.”The soundstage is part of their 50-acrefacility in Wilmington, NC. The “DreamStage” will be a column-free 37,500square-foot expanse with a grid heightof 45 feet and dimensions of 150 feet by250 feet. The stage will include a 60foot by 60-foot indoor tank with a depthof 10.5 feet. This will be one of thelargest and deepest indoor productiontanks in North America.“This new stage will attract largerand more technologically advancedproductions to North Carolina,” saidBill Vassar, Executive Vice President ofEUE Screen Gems Studios. “The designand location of the new stage fits inwith the existing studio work flow. It’scentral to studio support services suchas production offices, shops, wardrobeareas, warehouses and equipment. Itis in right proximity to the existingnine stages on the lot.” Completion isexpected by early spring 2009.“The soundstage will be unrivaledand completely funded by the privatesector,” said Johnny Griffin, Directorof the Wilmington Regional FilmCommission, Inc. “This sends a messageto the international film industrythat EUE Screen Gems believes inWilmington as a major productioncenter.”EUE Screen Gems’ existing nine stagesrange in size from 7,200 square feet to20,000 square feet. Stage #4 includesa tank that is 25 feet by 39 feet by 4feet deep. The facility features spaciousproduction suites with bullpen, artrooms, kitchen, extensive offices withfurnishings, digital phone service aswell as high speed Internet access, acommissary, and Screening Theaterwith 35mm and HDTV projection ability.It also contains multiple mill, metal,plaster and paint shops plus wardrobefacilities with laundry as well as propand set dec warehouses.EUE Screen Gems Studios inWilmington, NC has been the hometo more than 300 film, television andcommercial productions. Television“North Carolina isexperiencing a renaissancein film production,” said NCFilm Office Director AaronSyrett. “And it has onlyjust begun. Combine thenew product and expandedincentive package with thestate’s natural scenery andour tremendous base ofprofessional crew, and wenow have a product that isunmatched coast-to-coast.”projects include One Tree Hill for WarnerBros. Television; Little Britain USA thatairs beginning in September on HBO;the upcoming HBO series Eastboundand Down; and Dawson’s Creek forColumbia Pictures Television. Recentfilm projects include the September 26release from Warner Bros., Nights InRodanthe; The Secret Life of Bees for FoxSearchlight; The Marc Pease Experiencefor Paramount-Vantage; Cabin Fever 2:Spring Fever for Lionsgate and A GoodOld Fashioned for Endgame.Courtesy of EUE / SCREEN GEMSArchitectural Rendering of Stage 103180 Autumn 2008
Mark It!180 UpcomingEventsNCFO in Los AngelesSeptember 8-12NC Film Council MeetingScreen Gems GroundbreakingSeptember 25Wilmington, NCNights in RodantheSpecial ScreeningSeptember 25Wilmington, NCCharlotte Film FestivalSeptember 25-28Charlotte, NCWarner Bros. Pictures’ Nights inRodanthe opens nationwide September26. Filmed in North Carolina last year,this film is based on Nicolas Sparks’ #1New York Times Bestseller of the samename. Drama stars Diane Lane, RichardGere and North Carolina’s magnificentcoastline. Nights in Rodanthe was filmedin the Wilmington area and also on NorthCarolina’s famed Outer Banks. True toits title, Nights in Rodanthe showcasesthe real Rodanthe, NC located on theCape Hatteras National Seashore. Nightsin Rodanthe is the first film in over 20years to film on NC’s Outer BanksNights in Rodanthenationwide openingSeptember 26Asheville Film FestivalNovember 6-9Asheville, NCCucalorus Film FestivalNovember 12-15Wilmington, NCFox Searchlight Pictures’The Secret Life of Bees opensnationwide October 17. Filmedaround the Wilmington area earlythis year, this film is based onSue Monk Kidd’s New York TimesBestseller of the same name.Drama stars Dakota Fanning andQueen Latifah alongside JenniferHudson and Alicia Keys.NC Film to visitLos AngelesRepresentatives from the NorthCarolina Film Office will be inLos Angeles September 8-12 tomeet with industry members andtalk about the new developmentsthat are making it easier andmore cost effective to film inNorth Carolina.180 Autumn 2008On Location: Rodanthe, NCPermittingThe Legacy AwardThe North Carolina Film Office haslaunched a new system for helpingproductions obtain permits for Stateowned roads, highways and Parks.Online forms are now available atncfilm.com for these permit requests.On May 1, 2008 the NCFO and the NorthCarolina Film Council commissioned theFrank Capra Jr. Legacy Award in orderto recognize leaders who have madean outstanding contribution to NC’s filmindustry. The award honors the memoryof Mr. Capra – producer, director,educator, and Film Council member –who helped nurture NC’s film industryfor over 25 years. In its inaugural year,the award was presented on the 20thAnniversary of the film Bull Durham.Through the outreach of films like BullDurham, NC continues its legacy as apremiere filming destination. Awardswere given to director Ron Shelton,producer Thom Mount and actors KevinCostner, Susan Sarandon, and TimRobbins. The Frank Capra, Jr. LegacyAward is awarded once a year at thespring meeting of the North CarolinaFilm Council.Although not a permitting agency, theNorth Carolina Film Office works withthe North Carolina Highway Patroland North Carolina Division Of Parks& Recreation on behalf of productionswhen requesting permission andassistance to shoot on or near stateowned property. Productions shouldsubmit all permit requests for stateowned property via ncfilm.com. Thisnew system insures that productionswill have initial support from the Statewithout any surprises. Questions:contact Sallie Hedrick in the in the NCFilm Office.4
Film ImpactUp 60%Film, television and commercialproduction companies spent 160,215,900 in North Carolina for 2007,according to the North Carolina FilmOffice. That was a 61 percent increaseover 2006 in a year that includedin-state production of major motionpictures Leatherheads and Nights InRodanthe as well as the CW Network’sOne Tree Hill. The film impact figuresare the result of a survey conductedby the North Carolina Film Office. Thesurvey uses data obtained directlyfrom productions throughout the state,figures from the state’s regional filmcommissions and information fromthe state’s film incentive program. Itincludes all direct spending includingwages, goods and services used bycommercial productions companies inthe state.NC ExpandsIncentivesNorth Carolina created a film incentivepackage in 2007 and this year theyimproved it. North Carolina GovernorMike Easley signed legislation to expandthe North Carolina Film Incentive. Thefilm incentive is a 15% tax credit on aminimum 250,000 in-state spend. Thekey expansions to the incentive are:1. Incentive is extended toJanuary 1, 2014.2. Wages up to 1,000,000 willqualify.3. The cost of production-relatedinsurance now qualifies.4. Productions must register with theNC Film Office, by filing Intent toFilm form.5. North Carolina to receive onscreen credit.THESlateThe North Carolina Film Office wishes to thank Governor Mike Easleyand the North Carolina General Assembly for supporting the expansionof North Carolina’s film incentivethis summer. North Carolina’s filmindustry continues to flourish andwith their support we have successfully kept a valuable global industryin North Carolina. To all who wereinvolved: Thank you for recognizingthe positive impact motion picturehas on a community. Know thatyour contribution to the film industryhas not gone unnoticed and we lookforward to working with you again.Looking Back at LeatherheadsTop: George Clooney and Renee Zellwegergreet fans while promoting Leatherheads,which filmed in North Carolina in 2007.Bottom: NC Film Office Director AaronSyrett participates in the Leatherheadspress conference in Salisbury, NC in Spring2008.5Above: Actors George Clooney and Renee Zellweger respond to reporters duringLeatherheads whistle stop tour at the Salisbury Depot.Photos courtesy of Bill Russ180 Autumn 2008
NC Film OfficeWins Awards180 North CarolinaFilm CouncilThe North Carolina Film Officeis supported by a governorappointed group who offeradvice and guidance in theinterest of North Carolina’s filmindustry. The North CarolinaFilm Council meets 3 times ayear in different regions acrossthe state. The next meeting isscheduled for September 25 inWilmington. Current membersare:The North Carolina Film Office won with first place awards for best logo and bestprint ad campaign at the Association of Film Commissioners International’s (AFCI)annual Locations tradeshow in April. The winning entries are part of a rebrandingpromotion initiated by the Office and created by Loeffler Ketchum Mountjoy (LKM)of Charlotte. The entries won out over more than 100 global film commission brandimage submissions.Chair: Bob Seligson, RaleighVice-Chair: E.A. Tod Thorne,CharlotteT.E. Austin, II, DurhamTimothy M. Bourne, WilmingtonNancy Buirski, DurhamMark de Castrique, CharlotteCraig Fincannon, WilmingtonJoseph A. Gomez, RaleighMonty Hagler, High PointNC State Sen. Kay R. Hagan,“I got a new play. It’s called the Sergeant York.”-Jimmy ‘Dodge’ Connelly, LeatherheadsGreensboroCress Horne, MarshvilleDonna E. Mack, RaleighReelCrewTM UnveiledNC State Rep. Daniel F. McComas,WilmingtonThom Mount, Durham /BeverlyHills, CaliforniaJames M. O’Brien, III, RaleighMargaret Palmer, DurhamDale Pollock, Winston-SalemHerman A. Stone, CharlotteTravis Tatham, AshevilleKelly R. Tenney, Castle HayneBeth Troutman, ConcordRobyn Yigit Smith, Chapel HillMargaret C. Ward, BurlingtonArthur Watkins, RaleighBill Vassar, Wilmington180 Autumn 2008The North Carolina Film Office haslaunched a new interactive state-widecrew directory called ReelCrewTM.ReelCrewTM is the brainchild of theReelScoutTM, a North Carolina companythat has established the industrystandard for film location management.ReelCrewTM is a new module forReelScoutTM that allows film offices totrack crew and support services data.The North Carolina Film Office is thefirst and presently only film office in theUnited States to have this technology.ReelCrewTM allows NC’s crew andsupport services to log on to ncfilm.comto create and manage a personalizedaccount. Crew and support serviceswill be able to log on to ncfilm.com andupdate contact and résumé informationat any time. ReelCrewTM minimizespaperwork and is more efficient for theindustry. Because ReelCrewTM willalways offer the most current data,production companies have the luxury ofknowing that crew and support servicesare available in North Carolina.Reel CrewTM demonstrates the depth ofinfrastructure and workforce availablein North Carolina. Eventually thisdirectory will feature a bulletin boardinterface, allowing crew and supportservices to view available opportunities.For more information on the NorthCarolina company ReelScoutTM, visitwww.reel-scout.comIf you are crew member living in NC,visit www.ncfilm.com to list in NC’s newdirectory, powered by ReelCrewTM.6
About the NorthCarolina Film OfficeThe North Carolina Film Office is a stategovernment agency in the Division ofTourism, Film and Sports Developmentin the NC Department of Commerce.It was founded in 1980 by GovernorJames B. Hunt and is a member of theAssociation of Film CommissionersInternational. The office is made ofa team of professionals working intandem for the benefit of North Carolinaand is focused to bring motion pictures,revenue and jobs to the state of NorthCarolina.This office actively works to createa healthy climate in which to growONESheet.Aaron Syrett was hired as Director ofthe North Carolina Film Office in Mayof 2007. A graduate of the Universityof Utah in Salt Lake City, Aaronholds a Bachelor of Science in MassCommunication. Prior to arriving inNorth Carolina, he was Director of theUtah Film Commission. While buildingupon North Carolina’s legacy, Aaron istaking a 21st century approach to boostthe global visibility of North Carolina’sresources.the film industry in the name ofeconomic development. A marketingagency as well, the NCFO educatesthe film industry on North Carolina’sincentive program, promotes the state’sinfrastructure, and showcases NorthCarolina’s diverse locations. MotionPicture projects are actively recruitedand nurtured by the office. Recentprojects recruited by the North CarolinaFilm Office include Universal Pictures’Leatherheads, Warner Bros. Pictures’Nights in Rodanthe, and independentfilms Blood Done Sign My Name and AGood Old Fashioned.The NCFO works to keep and createjobs in North Carolina for film crew andrelated businesses. As such, the filmoffice serves the film industry in anefficient and engaging capacity. Withthe use of industry-standard webbased software called Reel Scout theoffice prepares and provides productionThe office Production Executive isSallie Hedrick, a North Carolina nativeand a graduate of Meredith College.An advocate for film, Sallie returns toNorth Carolina via the Sundance FilmFestival, where she worked tirelesslyfor independent film. Her mission nowis to promote all of the benefits NorthCarolina has to offer the film industry.The Film Office Executive Assistant isHannah Whitley. With a Bachelorof Arts in Communication fromPeace College, Hannah is a Raleighnative. Hannah provides high-leveladministrative support by handlinginformation requests, preparinginformational reports, conductingresearch, and performing clericalfunctions.companies with tailor-made locationpackages per project requirements.The office hosts location scouts forproducers and also provides on-theground assistance before and duringfilming. The NCFO is the official liaisonbetween the industry and state agenciesfor state property use, highwayassistance, and other issues.The NCFO maintains sophisticatedcommunications with the film industry.Members of the office make regulartrips to Los Angeles, CA to meet withproducers and also network at industryevents including the Sundance FilmFestival in Park City, Utah and theSouth by Southwest Film Festival inAustin, Texas. Every spring the officeparticipates in the Locations tradeshow hosted by the Association of FilmCommissioners International in SantaMonica, CA.CrewNOTESMany thanks and Congratulationsto North Carolina’s incredibleCREW and TALENT for theirhard work, dedication andunfailing loyalty to NorthCarolina’s film industry. Youare an extraordinary teamthat continues to propel NorthCarolina to the top of the globalfilm scene. We lift you to thehighest pedestal and thank youfor giving our state a stellarreputation.Aaron Syrett7Sallie HedrickHannah Whitley180 Autumn 2008
“We could not have had a better preproduction and production experiencein Wilmington, NC than this pastspring. North Carolina was alwaysa draw for our film; we needed alocation that could be filmed in colderweather months, a tax incentive forfilming, and a skilled and provencrew base.we found all of that inNorth Carolina.From our earliest scout we were metwith immediate attention, scoutingassistance, budgeting suggestions anda wealth of knowledge from a filmoffice that has also worked in thefield, and not just behind a desk.We were lucky enough to be filmingduring a time in which we had oneof the best crews I had worked within years. The art department wasfantastic, technical crew rivaling anycoastal city’s local and an accountingstaff I would hope to recruit againwhether in NC or not. There werewhat seemed to be genuine smilesfrom our crew daily, problem-solvingthat were integral for achieving ourshooting schedule, a
Nights in Rodanthe was filmed in the Wilmington area and also on North Carolina’s famed Outer Banks. True to its title, Nights in Rodanthe showcases the real Rodanthe, NC located on the Cape Hatteras National Seashore. Nights in Rodanthe is the first film in over 20 years to fi
George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Fouris offered for examination in OCR’s English Literature Examination 2442, Post-1914 Poetry and Prose, and 2448, the Examined Alternative to Coursework. On Paper 2442, candidates must answer one question on Nineteen Eighty-Four.There will be three questions to choose from. One will be extract-based, and the .
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