* About Wilmington, North Carolina:  It started when when Dino DeLaurentis
* looked for a very cheap place to make films.  (North Carolina is a right
* to work state where exploitation of cheap labor is legal.)
 
Your bias is showing Cal!
Without engendering a non-topic discussion, some would consider compulsory
union membership as a condition to work equally exploitative, especially
given the uncertainty about just where one's union dues actually go.
 
Virginia also has right to work laws, which makes it another place Holloywood
seems to be turning to. There have been a number of films produced in
Richmond, Alexandria, and lots of places on the Eastern Shore very
recently--Kareem Abdul Jabbar's first directorial film(?!) being the latest.
Also, lots of prestigious actors (Redford, Spacek, et al) live in the horse
country of the northwest portion of the state--it's easy to have a film
appeal to you if you can go home at night.
 
 
 
* tried to produce films 'round and about the state.  Personally, I wouldn't
* plan to make a career in filmmaking in North Carolina unless I had a steady
* day job or spouse who had one.
Of course, this warning is even more applicable for NY and Hollywood.
 
 
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