Source: OurFilmSpace

I missed last Thursday’s promised post date. I apologize, I was out apartment hunting last week. If all goes well I’ll be describing the process in a later post. If it doesn’t, I may make a what not to do when apartment hunting in Chicago…or ignore it completely if it turns out to be too traumatizing (joking, I hope).

Anyhoo, I wanted to share that MovieMaker has named Chicago the number one big city in which to live and work as a moviemaker.

According to the article, in 2013 alone the city hosted such titles as Divergent, Jack Ryan:Shadow Recruit, and, of course, another Transformers.
[Interesting rumor on Transformers, a few summers ago the unfortunate souls taking the July Illinois Bar Exam were forced to deal not only with normal test anxieties, but also the fact that Michael Bay was  blowing up the area surrounding the testing center. Not optimal conditions for the situation, but I digress.]

Did you know that the Illinois Film Production Credit has no sunset? I didn’t either. There are also some sweet tax credits if a film meets certain criteria.

What does this add up to? It’s a lovely time to be in Chicago.

Also note, New York is listed as second and Los Angeles is listed as fourth.

You can read the full article and profiles of the cities that made the cut HERE.