Dolphin Talent’s Acting + Industry Guide

Often times we meet talented actors in a variety of different states that want to know where we are shooting our next movie.  We reveal that though we are based out of Miami, Florida, we often do not shoot locally.  So how do we determine where the next project will take place?  Often times we must consider the actual screenplay that we going to produce and what the setting of the movie must be.  For example, it wouldn’t make much sense to shoot a surfing movie in the Midwest because there would be no ocean or waves.  The location must make sense with the time period of the film and also fit into the budget.  Most states and locations offer monetary incentives to encourage the production of movies in their area.  The state or country often feels that it will be good publicity for their state and even encourage tourism to that area.  That means producers could get tax credits and sometimes even cash rebates for shooting in a particular location.  Often the tax incentives of a specific place will factor into where exactly a producer decides to shoot.  The more money that a producer gets back or can spend elsewhere in the budget, the better off they are!  Another deciding factor is the amount of people they have who could serve as production crew on location.  There are many films that will shoot in a specific place because of the parameters of the script or if it is based on a book or actual event, but for those that are flexible, producers have a number of things to take into consideration.

-Jennifer