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In New Mexico, moviemaking isn't always magical

These people bitching in Vegas and the towns in New Mexico need to shut up. The economy out in Vegas is hurting very badly so anything that brings money into the state/city should be very welcome. Also these stories of actors or whomever it is wanting to shutdown a restaurant to not have to eat with the locals, who cares. Charge them an arm and a leg for that kind of treatment. If they don't bite tell them to take a hike.

Plus lets look at where this article is coming out of. Maybe if CA wasn't full of douchebags that want to rape every production that wants to shoot in the state, they might stay and shoot here.
 
Andrew Walker said:
These people bitching in Vegas and the towns in New Mexico need to shut up. The economy out in Vegas is hurting very badly so anything that brings money into the state/city should be very welcome.
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You do realize that the article was about Las Vegas, New Mexico (a rather small town in eastern New Mexico) - not Las Vegas, Nevada (a rather big city in southern Nevada) - don't you?
 
Someone's always going to complain about everything- it's just a question of who receives the ink, isn't it?

Noah
 
Interesting article, but in this economic climate, I'm wondering if the sampling of interviewees is an accurate reflection of all ~14,000 of the town's residents. The town has lost population since 2000 and doesn't appear to be experiencing tons of economic growth outside of film / TV production.

The store owner's complaint about the production blocking access to his establishment is probably fair. The article doesn't list for how long access was blocked or how much revenue he might have lost. The guy runs a combined furniture and bicycle shop. Maybe production design could buy some props off him next time? Perhaps he should criticize the local govt's permitting process and not the film production itself.

However, people complaining about some big-name talent's superiority complex should probably get over themselves. Las Vegas isn't typically well-regarded by other New Mexicans and has a history of ethnic tension.

http://www.city-data.com/city/Las-Vegas-New-Mexico.html

Also, even though production can usually be enjoyable, the L.A. Times should probably know better than calling it "magical."
 
Most of us love the movies.

Most of us love the movies.

Being the owner of a New Mexico based production and post company called halflife* digital I can say that these folks are generally in the minority in the state.

The local film incentives which were some of the best thought out in the country have brought a huge thriving industry to a state whose economy previously consisted of missiles and cows.

Being a creative person who spent my high school years here I always believed that I'd have to leave in order to be involved in meaningful projects. I came back from San Francisco after the DotCom bust to find something really exciting. While there was previously a pretty fertile art climate here, it was largely unknown. In the last few years we've had No Country for Old Men, Transformers 1 and 2, Terminator Salvation, Gamer and the list goes on. Believe me when I say that the local critics of the film industry are just a very small but very loud (and slightly annoying) minority. I think the attitudes portrayed in the Times article largely make a good story of local color. Also it's important to keep in mind that some of the things that make New Mexico so great are these very attitudes of local people who have lived here hundreds or thousands of years. We are very connected to this place and protective of it.

Generally speaking we love the movies. Please come and shoot here. People like myself, my partner and my friends have been building an intelligent, world class infrastructure here to go with the pretty scenery and great weather. And when you do come, -PLUG- call halflife* digital for your RED pre-post needs or just to hang out and have a beer.

cheers,

David
 
M Most said:
You do realize that the article was about Las Vegas, New Mexico (a rather small town in eastern New Mexico) - not Las Vegas, Nevada (a rather big city in southern Nevada) - don't you?
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I kind of figured after I had posted that it might not be Las Vegas, NV. Oh well.
 
Yeah I grew up in Albuquerque. It's a nice mellow town with a good quality of life and rapidly expanding film services. Great place to shoot or live. :)

Noah
 
new mexico is amazing. I wish I could live there... love the weather. very original town.
 
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