Flagship late-night TV programme The Tonight Show and hit entertainment series America’s Got Talent are to switch filming locations to New York. The Tonight Show has been filming in Los Angeles since the early 70s and America’s Got Talent will relocate from Newark.
New York may be targeting NBC’s flagship Tonight Show with a new filming incentive designed to attract established TV programmes to the Empire State. The Tonight Show has been based in Los Angeles since the early 1970s but a major reformat could mean the show switches to New York.
Superhero sequel The Amazing Spider-Man 2 is set to become the largest production to film entirely in New York. Filming will take place on location throughout the state, as well as in three separate studio facilities in Brooklyn and on Long Island.
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo wants to extend state filming incentives through to 2019. The programme costs USD420 million a year but makes the state more competitive than California and has firmed New York’s position as one of America’s production hubs.
Actor and producer Mark Wahlberg has called for better location filming incentives in Canada, where he has made several films over the years. Visiting Toronto this week he spoke of his wish to see more US productions filming in the country.
[slideshow id=308]Andrea is a Location Manager working in the southern region of Italy. He works on commercial film productions and photo shoots.
Lobbying from the Association of Independent Commercial Producers (AICP) has helped extend New York State’s commercial location filming tax credit. The credit has produced a net 3% increase in commercial production since 2007 and in 2009 more than USD100 million was spent in-state.
Steiner Studios, in New York City's Brooklyn Naval Yard, has opened five new sound stages in a bid to boost its appeal to film and TV producers. The Steiner facility was first opened in 2004 and at the moment is home to the lavish HBO drama Boardwalk Empire.