Michigan Film Tax Credit PSA - KEEP IT ROLLING

[LettersToZac]

The tax incentive is giving the rich money and the uncreative the ability to haul equipment around. Even if you let it run for a few more years the outcome is the same. Now, if it was you want to shoot here, you have to use all of our equipment all of our people. Thats different.  We are losing money and making people happy with getting paid a hundred a day to stand on a corner and make sure no one enters a scene. Michigan Film Tax incentive - making money off our cheap labor.

[YTSparty]

We paid Clint Eastwood $600,000 as an actor to work in Grand Torino in Michigan. It's nice that a few catering jobs were created for a few months.

But Clint left the state with that $600,000 we gave him, no strings. That was just HIS salary, that wasn't even the money we gave the production.

We don't have money to piss away to a mega-billion dollar industry. If they can't pay for their own movies, then let them go somewhere else.

Keep the Hollywood tax credits GONE.

[madlermadler]

@YTSparty You see, Clint Also paid Michigan crew members, home owners, hardware store vendors and hotel operators a great deal of money immediately. MI kept 60% he took 40% of money we would not have seen. AND he had to film his taxes, be audited twice before he saw a dime. Keep 'em rolling

[madlermadler]

@YTSparty You see, Clint Also paid Michigan crew members, home owners, hardware store vendors and hotel operators a great deal of money immediately. MI kept 60% he took 40% of money we would not have seen. AND he had to film his taxes, be audited twice before he saw a dime. Keep 'em rolling

[wekeype]

i am in it for a sec!

[brenndon1]

of course politics got rid of this! IT MAKES SENSE! ITS AGAINST THERE CODE TO DO THINGS THAT MAKES SENSE!

[teresaleming]

All of the people in this spot have benefitted from the Michigan Film Incentives. A lot of these people are business owners, students, crew, family of people working because of the incentives. There are doctors, florists, bakery shop owners, limo drivers, a gentleman with a cleaning company (who was able to fend off foreclosure), drivers, and many other careers. I know this to be fact. I am one of many employed because of the film incentives.

[otherlyn]

Responding to NickShorttop: OK, I'll tell you who "these people" are. One of them is my son, who has been auditioning, being cast, and being paid for his work. Another is a very good friend who case been cast in 9 movies to date. There are also his friends and peer group; local photographers, folks from casting agencies, props crews, grips, and othersuch techs who are being hired. Don't presume to tell me that I don't know anyone who is benefiting. You're not important enough for me to lie to.

[NickLongbottom]

@otherlyn Extra work doesn't count as being cast. Its like if someone paid me when i stand in line at meijer. It is impossible for anyone to say that this tax incentive has helped anyone. This tax incentive is welfare for michigan. They would be better off investing in a different venue, rather than one that will not retain long term jobs. The majority of jobs being created are extras work and other minimum wage jobs. These people are not trying to help out our community.

[brenndon1]

@NickLongbottom

Multiple schools adding new classes for digital arts and animation there so those who took up a degree in theyes jobs field could stay and work in michigan. studios hired people off the streets to work behind the sets in the studios. This is far more then being an extra for quick cash. I am heading off to college for a degree in film this fall. With the incentives gone were is that going to leave me? Odds are working at a game stop if i don't move out of michigan.

[LettersToZac]

@brenndon1 If you are good enough to get a job in video you will get a job in video. If you work at a game stop, it is because you are not good enough to make it anywhere else. Place blame on yourself and not on people who want to give you free money for doing BS jobs. When you get your degree in film and if the tax incentive were still around, you would not be doing anything related to filming. You would be a security guard.

[otherlyn]

I too have quite a few friends, AND FAMILY, who beg to differ.  The Michigan school system failed my son. He was one of those quirky, creative kids, who never "got" math and science...however his natural gifts of language, mimic, music, art, and story telling ARE what he has to offer. He excels at these...and the film and theatre industry seems to have appreciate him. Because of the film industry opportunities, here in his home state, people like him, and many have a chance to work. Thanks.

[NickLongbottom]

@otherlyn

Again, tell me who these people are. They are not real. You dont know anyone who it is truly benefiting except from, hey I saw a celeb at applebees, or I just read that 50 cent is coming to grand rapids. You people make me sick that you think you cant make it as a film maker or in the film industry with out this. Think about what is truly going on and imagine you are a family who wont be able to eat tonight because your money was given to seth rogan to shoot a movie in detroit.

[pajamaMOUTHTV]

Look to the so-called lottery benefits...Stop preventing new jobs and a new culture from beginning...why must it only be in California or New York? Its time to grow and expand...enlighten. Stop being so obtuse

[NickLongbottom]

@pajamaMOUTHTV

Real film makers dont need a tax incentive. Real artists dont need the tax incentive. We are doing nothing but inviting disgusting unoriginal and unartistic people who have a budget to our state with the tax incentive. Dont say enlighten when you only want us to be enlighted to the ways of hollywood. Do us all a favor and take your un-creative un-original self to hollywood where you belong.

[dormanbenton]

This is wonderful. He is the perfect actor this...Peter Carey. Well delivered. Lets hope it gets the message across because this incentive has given so much. This is really well done.

[NickLongbottom]

So..... all those people were from california behind him?

[dormanbenton]

@NickLongbottom No, it's all of us coming together as one. Those who have benefited from this incentive were there on our own time. No lies just the truth. It's the best thing to come to Michigan in a long time.

[NickLongbottom]

@dormanbenton I only mention this because the only postions available for michigan film workers is PA work, security and extra's work. Sure the occasional person gets hired as a gaffer but come on. Its creating less than minimum wage jobs.

The only thing the incentive has going for it is that it is cool to have celebs and people of interest in our fair state.

[dormanbenton]

@NickLongbottom I've seen pretty good roles given out on some of these studio projects. The industry is still being built here. I don't usually work the production side of things but being a PA is how you earn your way up. Starting from the bottom. Every PA I've seen is actively working from one production to the next. It's what they do. Depends on how well you get along with the rest of the crew I would imagine. This is a good thing in it's early stages.

[NickLongbottom]

@dormanbenton Please enlighten me on these good roles. If you have seen them they are the extreme minority. There are seasoned people who are working PA gigs, not because they are unqualified and starting from the bottom, but just because the Director hires out of state. The big film companies are making money off our state, and leaving the citizens in the dust. If you guys cant see that, well I am sorry for your ignorant star gazing bliss.

[dormanbenton]

@NickLongbottom It's not that cut and dry. It takes time to develop a professional relationship with a local work force. They hire as many as they can while they are here. It takes a while to develop a professional relationship.

[NickLongbottom]

@dormanbenton Still doesn't negate the fact that they are taking advantage of the michigan work force. Money could be better spent other places. A good economy is better than a paparazzi state and that is what you are proposing. Would you be fore a incentive that gave money to the motor vehicle industry? No, because you can grab the scraps that hollywood will throw your way.

[kayspinner]

Awesome!



[mmbetz]

Thank you, MPA. We are going to be spreading this around the west side of the state!

[stupidudes101]

Couldn't have a cast a better Spokesperson than Peter. Really brings the message!

[sexybair1011]

That is a great video...it needs to be on TV...all over the state!

[blueeyesalways1]

great video! I am glad that I was a part of making this!!

[geophish]

I am proud to be apart of this industry in MI. Amend, don't end!

[aplewes]

Thank you MPA and Amend Don't End.

Great work. Peace.

[TheCheferic]

Wonderful!

Eric, Sherri and Amanda Carlson

[StanleyDWilliams]

Nice job, Peter, Mark and the cast of thousands.

[Jhammondenterprises]

Very nice job everyone