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November 17, 2008
New Intel-a-Head Pro.
Shipping regulations potentially problematic for special effects technicians.
Archives:
October 16, 2008
The Milwaukee Show presented by Milwaukee Film
October 5, 2008
Milwaukee Film prepares the 2008 showcase.
Refunds available from the Milwaukee International Film Festival.
Screening for Song Sung Blue.
New gear at North American Camera.
Wisconsin's 3 film commissions.
September 11, 2008
On location in the Northwoods with the Leinenkugels.
New gear from Blue Moon Lighting.
Submission for the 2009 Wisconsin Film Festival.
Emmy award nomination for Pioneers of Television.
Coming Soon: Handmade Nation
Feed Your Soul 2008
August 23, 2008
Milwaukee International Film Festival is dead. Long live the Milwaukee International Film Festival.
AH Films link (youtube).
Films coming soon.
July 24, 2008
Sales and Use Tax audits - part 1
July 18, 2008
Wisconsin Film Incentives - An initial look.
June 30, 2008
IMAX, The Mysteries of the Great Lakes.
Tax Tip: Mileage allowance increased.
EPIC Creative moving.
June 11, 2008
Coming Soon: "Courtroom K" (Fox pilot).
Festival news and a link to an article comparing movies made in and about Wisconsin to movies about animals playing sports.
From The set - Jeopardy!
The Jeopardy! Clue Crew has one mission: to bring clues to life. In order to make good on that promise, Jimmy McQuire puts his arm through a window in the first chamber of a cow's stomach...
Public Enemies - Oshkosh - Filming a bank robbery at the old First National Bank on Main Street.
Tax Tips for Freelancers
Check out our new page at badgerguide.com for tax tips...
48 Hour Film Project
Register for the 2nd annual 48 Hour Film Project on their website: 48hourfilm.com/milwaukee. Sign up early and pay only $135 for registration. There will be a meet and greet on May 3rd from 5:00-8:00PM at the Art Bar Riverwest....
April 10, 2008
Film Incentives
The Race Continues:
Tax credits can be looked at as an investment. They bring in films that otherwise may not use a particular state as a location. Film production benefits hotels, restaurants, creates millions of dollars in revenue and creates jobs. Massachusetts has seen a half billion dollars in new economic activity since 2006. New Mexico experienced over $470 million dollars added to the economy from film production in 2007. Illinois had $155 million in 2007, $18.6 million of that came from the production of commercials.
March 20, 2008
Capturing digital video at 1000 frames per second with the new Phantom HD.
North American Camera, LLC Joins the RED Revolution...
March 10, 2008
The film incentive "technical clean up bill" SB 556 and AB 907 did not make it to the floor for a vote. The legislature's session has ended for the year so this bill will have to be taken up again next year. According to Senator Plale's office, the Department of Commerce had issues with the bill and it will be worked on over the summer.
The Wisconsin Film Festival is April 3-6....
Are you ready for life in the world of film? A documentary by two-time Academy Award winner Haskell Wexler is a blatantly honest view of the world of filmmaking. Who Needs Sleep shows film crews working 15 to 18 hours days and revisits the death of camera assistant Brent Hershman who fell asleep while driving home after a 19 hour work day.
Three grips push a Fisher 10 dolly outfitted with ice skates around a hockey rink for the Wisconsin Lottery.
March 5, 2008
A public hearing will be held at the State Capital in room 225NW on Thursday, March 6th, at 10:00AM.
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Subject: Film Wisconsin Update: AB 907 Technical Clean Up Bill for the Film Incentives...
February 27, 2008
The Michael Mann film Public Enemies is scheduled to begin filming in Wisconsin on March 17th...
Filming inside a pinball machine using an Arri 435ES with a T-Rex Superscope probe lens, Preston FI+Z remote system and a Denz adjustable wedge plate for the Wisconsin Lottery.
The Electric Sun Corporation has purchased two ArriMax 12K/18K switchable HMI Pars. The ArriMax is billed as the most powerful HMI on Earth...
February 19, 2008
These Incentives Are For Everyone?
We have been told these incentives are for everyone, but the first feature project that was filmed in Wisconsin since the incentives became effective received no help from the legislation. Read the full story...
Tax Credits for Non-Residents?
Senator Jeff Plale is currently writing legislation that if passed will have a dramatic effect on our film incentives. Read the article...
New From Blue Moon Lighting.
The compact Litepanels Mini fits easily on a camera, a stand or elsewhere...
The Milwaukee International Film Festival is looking for film submissions of all genres and any length...
"Man On Wire" won two of the top prizes at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival...
Neil Diamond called the filmmakers of Song Sung Blue to wish them good luck at Slamdance...
January 14, 2008
Film Incentives:
25% tax credit for production companies filming in Wisconsin
0% sales tax for production expenditures purchased in Wisconsin
15% tax credit on real property for new production companies
Universal's "Public Enemies" directed by Michael Mann and starring Johnny Depp and Christian Bale is slated to have 35 days of production in Wisconsin...
Axium Closes Doors...
North American Camera
New for 2008
Panasonic AG-HPX500 P2 Camera for HD/SD
Marshall V-R84DP-HD 8.4" LCD Monitor
Red One Camera is scheduled to arrive at the end of January...
Lightforce of Wisconsin
CITC Haze-Max offers an easy to use, reliable, never-clog, long-lasting, 30 minute, haze from a water-based fluid...
January 2, 2008
Film Incentives:
Wisconsin now has film incentives. To see how our tax credits compare to other states click here or visit the Association of Film Commissioners International...
"The Feastie Boys Eat America," a new show for the Travel Channel, used Lambeau Field
as a backdrop...
2007
FestivusDecember 2007
Nike filmed in Milwaukee with Milwaukee Bucks forward Yi Jianlian...
American Film Workers File Complaint On September 4, 2007 a nationwide coalition of film workers and small businesses filed a historic formal complaint with the United States Trade Representative in Washington...
The Electric Sun Corporation is expanding once again. We've added another 1200 square feet and ESC is filling it with gear...
November 2007
UNION NEWS: International Vice President Matthew D. Loeb gave a report on a group of motion picture technicians in the Milwaukee...
BLUE MOON LIGHTING is proud to announce yet more new choices in equipment. We have recently added Kino Flo's Micro-Flo Kit. We also added the brand new Kino Flo 200 Barfly Kit...
TBS will debut "Frank TV" on Tuesday, November 20th...
Hummingbird - a heart-wrenching documentary about two non profits in Brazil that help break the vicious cycle of domestic violence and give street kids a second chance...
October 2007
ESPN visited Milwaukee to mark the 15th anniversary of Alan Kulwicki's Winston Cup Championship. The segment will air during the Nextel series October 28th...
Andrew Gorzalski's return to Milwaukee as executive producer for Purple Onion...
NBC pilot "The Watch"
September 2007
The 2007 Milwaukee International Film Festival (MIFF) kicks off its season this week with the opening of the MIFF box office, a press conference and VIP Party...
Updated rules are available on the "Film Incentives" page at filmwisconsin.us...
FROM THE SET National Geographic Explorer visited Wisconsin last month to film a portion of an episode called "The Science of Evil". They interviewed the pastor who baptized Jeff Dahmer a few months before he was killed in prison.
Topanga Productions filmed 2nd unit photography in Milwaukee for a NBC pilot called "The Watch" starring Lou Diamond Phillips and Billy Burke.
August 2007
FILM INCENTIVE NEWS:
The effective date is still January 1, 2008...
Be sure to mark your calendar for the 2007 Milwaukee International Film Festival which begins next month. September 20-30...
Moviebonics is headed to the Rhode Island International Film Festival which is an Academy Award qualifying event. A win there means you are on your way to a possible nomination for best short film. Over 2000 films were submitted and only 250 were accepted...
The August issue of American Cinematographer has an article in the Short Takes section which features work by Ross Riege...
July 2007
Wisconsin Film Incentives - Public Hearing: Tuesday, July 17th 9:00AM Thompson Commerce Center, 3rd FL, Rm 3B 201 W. Washington Ave., Madison.
June 2007
The May issue of Markee Magazine takes their road trip to the Great Lakes.
The Red One is the first Super 35mm single-chip 4k video camera available on the market. Expected soon from North American Camera.
Tired of the traditional brick and mortar studio? Why not try the all new concept in mobile studios.
May 2007
Shawano:
Science North was recently in Wisconsin filming segments of an IMAX movie entitled Wonders of the Great Lakes.
Milwaukee:
Hyundai Motors visited Milwaukee to use the Museum as a location for a new ad campaign.
The Intel-A-Jib and Kino Flo BarFly 200 Kit from Blue Moon Lighting
North American Camera recently added the Reflecmedia Chromatte and Chromaflex green/blue screen systems.