| By Julie Lawrence OnMilwaukee.com Staff Writer E-mail author | Author bio More articles by Julie Lawrence |
| Published Jan. 28, 2008 at 11:41 a.m. |
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With the fruitful efforts of Film Wisconsin, a non-profit, public-private partnership advocacy group which aims to boost film and media in the state, a new 25 percent tax incentive for film, TV and video producers went into effect at the start of 2008.
Tom Fletcher of Fletcher Chicago, a film and digital camera facility servicing production needs of commercial and motion picture clients, calls it "the nation's most aggressive film incentives."
That's why he plans to open a camera rental branch in Wisconsin's only studio complex. The Third Coast Studios, a $5-6 million project that developer and co-owner Darrick Dysland estimates will be completed June 1, are underway in St. Francis.
The complex has a total of 27,000 sq. ft. and consists of two unconnected buildings a quarter of a block apart at 2525 E. Crawford Ave. and 3770 S. Pennsylvania Ave.
Dubbing it a "production hub," Dysland says Third Coast will be a catalyst for synergy between Illinois and Wisconsin.
In addition to the new Fletcher branch, the complex will house RD Image, a digital commercial photography studio; a 5,500-sq. ft., clear span sound stage; Lightning Rod Studios, an indie film production company owned by filmmaker Drew Maxwell and entertainment attorney Dan Kattman; and Ken Krei's Third Ward Records, a recording and audio post-production facility.
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| arks00 | very interesting. lets hope it pans out. Looking at google maps, it looks like ... |
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