Archive for the ‘Whip It!’ Category
March 4th, 2009
TXMPA Lobby Day 2009 was a long day that began with a 7:30 AM rally on the steps of the Texas Capitol. What a sight! Hundreds of film industry professionals and business people who benefit from a thriving film industry, many dressed in red, answered the call of the TXMPA and showed up for lobby [...]
Tags: Film Incentives, Louisiana Film Incentives, New Mexico Film Incentives, Texas Actors, Texas Film Production, Tommy G. Kendrick, TXMPA
Posted in Actors, Austin Film, Commercials, Film Crew, Filmmakers, Filmmaking, Indie Film, New Mexico Film Production, Tax Incentives, Texas Actors, Texas film, Texas Film Production Fund, Texas Filmmakers, Tommy G. Kendrick, Whip It! | No Comments »
February 18th, 2009
In case you don’t think the loss of film work in Texas is at the critical point, read on. If you just haven’t been paying close attention to the situation so far, read on. If you’re trying to figure out what little ‘ol YOU can do to help change the situation, read on. My agent, [...]
Tags: Austin Actors, HEATHER COLLIER, Louisiana Film, New Mexico Film, Texas Actors, Texas Film Incentives, TXMPA
Posted in Actors, Auditions, Austin Actors, Austin Film, Austin Studios, Film Crew, Filmmaking, Louisiana Film Production, New Mexico Film Production, SAG, SXSW, Texas Actors, Texas film, Texas Film Production Fund, Texas Filmmakers, The Two Bobs, Tommy G. Kendrick, TXMPA, Whip It! | No Comments »
September 18th, 2008
With all the turmoil caused by Hurricane Ike and the collapse of too many financial institutions, it’s been difficult to keep up with the things I’d like to concentrate on…like getting the next film acting job and talking about the local filmmaking scene. Not much to report right now but WHIP IT!, the Drew Barrymore [...]
Tags: Alabama Moon, Austin Film, Texas film, Tim McCanlies, Two Bobs, Watt Key, Whip It!
Posted in Alabama Moon, Austin Film, Directors, Filmmakers, Filmmaking, Indie Film, Producers, Texas film, Texas Filmmakers, The Two Bobs, Tim McCanlies, Whip It! | No Comments »
September 1st, 2008
ACTING OUT of STATE by Craig Berlin Founding Board Member (Retired) Texas Motion Picture Alliance http://www.txmpa.org Acting is something close to my heart. Talent does not guarantee success and even though I did a lot of acting in high school and college, I opted to go behind the camera as a career because it felt [...]
Tags: Louisiana Film, Michigan Film, New Mexico Film, Tax Incentives, Texas Film Production
Posted in Acting, Actors, Auditions, Austin Actors, Austin Film, Austin Studios, Film Distribution, Filmmakers, Filmmaking, Hollywood, Louisiana Film Production, New Mexico Film Production, Prison Break, Residuals, Right to Work, SAG, SAG Eligible, SAG Membership, SAGIndie, Tax Incentives, Texas Actors, Texas film, Texas Film Production Fund, Texas Filmmakers, Tommy G. Kendrick, TXMPA, Villa Muse, Whip It! | 2 Comments »
July 6th, 2008
We’re not allowed to consider shooting in any state without a competitive incentive program. Texas just isn’t in the mix. That statement by an unknown Hollywood film exec, may not be an exact quote but it’s darn close to what a few hundred members of the TXMPA were told last week in Austin. The TXMPA, [...]
Tags: Louisiana Film Production, New Mexico Film Production, Texas Film Production
Posted in Louisiana Film Production, New Mexico Film Production, Producers, SAG, Tax Incentives, Texas Actors, Texas Film Production Fund, Tommy G. Kendrick, Whip It! | 4 Comments »
June 5th, 2008
KICK THE CAN, which folded in Austin just days before shooting was to begin a few weeks back, has resurfaced. According to an email blast to SAG members, the quirky film based on Jim Lehrer’s book is slated to begin production in Houston on June 16th. At least the new location isn’t Shreveport, LA or [...]
Tags: Austin Film, Drew Barrymore, Ellen Page, Michigan Incentives, Texas film, Whip It!
Posted in Actors, Auditions, Austin Film, Casting Notices, Film Distribution, Filmmakers, Filmmaking, Indie Film, Kick The Can, SAG, Texas film, Tommy G. Kendrick, Whip It! | 2 Comments »
April 25th, 2008
An article in today’s Austin American Statesman documents the downturn in film production in Austin over the past several years. While Austin is still frequently mentioned as a place filmmakers ‘love to shoot’, the proof, as they say, is in the pudding: Central Texas film production has declined from 33 productions in 2004, to 27 [...]
Tags: Austin Film Production, Kick The Can, Texas Film Production, Whip It!
Posted in Austin Actors, Austin Film, Friday Night Lights, Indie Film, Kick The Can, Texas film, Texas Filmmakers, Whip It! | 4 Comments »
