One of the marks of a good entrepreneur is their ability to recognize opportunity where other people miss it. But entrepreneurial people sometimes come along and develop products or services that change the course of business. They ignore the naysayers, and they break the boundaries of the norm. Among those names are people like Henry Ford and Walt Disney. Ford ignored people who told him they needed faster horses, by developing a modern mode of transportation. And Walt Disney envisioned a theme park for children in the middle of swampland, even though theme parks built in that era were by the beach and catered to adults. Now, after more than 35 years in the warehousing and operations industry, Rodney Dickey, wants to bring change to the
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And the cost of making movies in cities like Hollywood and New York City cause those costs to grow. But the state of Georgia offers tax incentives for the film industry. And Savannah offers other tax incentives that often attract production companie. Those tax incentives, along with lower costs of living and doing business may begin to cause a shift in the film industry. While Dickey sees the potential for growth in Savannah’s film industry, he also knows “LA is still going to be Hollywood.” He sees the potential to grow Savannah’s film industry and to stabilize the market. Dickey recognizes the potential for growth in Savannah’s film industry. His intent is to grow his company and bring skilled labor and much needed jobs to Savannah. By bringing jobs to Savannah, much like he did with the creation of 250 jobs when he brought the OA Logistics operations to Savannah, he will also help save production companies the costs of flying in their crews. Right now, if a production company uses his studio to film, they will need to bring their crew from larger cities. Dickey also commented on the appeal to film producers, who may be drawn to Savannah because of the look of the area. Savannah offers scenery unlike those of larger markets that production companies may want for their television series or …show more content…
And he is in talks with a production company right now to film a show not set in the South. That, Dickey is confident, will draw more production companies to the area, showing them Savannah can offer to them everything and more that those larger cities offer. Since 2008 when new legislation offered 30 percent tax credits to production companies, Georgia film industry has seen growth. In 2016, Savannah added a film incentive on top of the state incentive to grow the industry. Georgia’s film and television industry led to more than 79,000 jobs, roughly $4 billion in wages and more than 120 films, according to the Atlanta Journal Constitution. And in 2015, the film and television industry led to more than $58 million of spending in the Savannah
And the cost of making movies in cities like Hollywood and New York City cause those costs to grow. But the state of Georgia offers tax incentives for the film industry. And Savannah offers other tax incentives that often attract production companie. Those tax incentives, along with lower costs of living and doing business may begin to cause a shift in the film industry. While Dickey sees the potential for growth in Savannah’s film industry, he also knows “LA is still going to be Hollywood.” He sees the potential to grow Savannah’s film industry and to stabilize the market. Dickey recognizes the potential for growth in Savannah’s film industry. His intent is to grow his company and bring skilled labor and much needed jobs to Savannah. By bringing jobs to Savannah, much like he did with the creation of 250 jobs when he brought the OA Logistics operations to Savannah, he will also help save production companies the costs of flying in their crews. Right now, if a production company uses his studio to film, they will need to bring their crew from larger cities. Dickey also commented on the appeal to film producers, who may be drawn to Savannah because of the look of the area. Savannah offers scenery unlike those of larger markets that production companies may want for their television series or …show more content…
And he is in talks with a production company right now to film a show not set in the South. That, Dickey is confident, will draw more production companies to the area, showing them Savannah can offer to them everything and more that those larger cities offer. Since 2008 when new legislation offered 30 percent tax credits to production companies, Georgia film industry has seen growth. In 2016, Savannah added a film incentive on top of the state incentive to grow the industry. Georgia’s film and television industry led to more than 79,000 jobs, roughly $4 billion in wages and more than 120 films, according to the Atlanta Journal Constitution. And in 2015, the film and television industry led to more than $58 million of spending in the Savannah