Film Office Research Paper

Vitali Vasilevich With this short but nonetheless exceedingly interesting and informative class, I have just scratched the surface of what it takes to make a film. I have also learned why certain production companies choose the cities that they do. In this paper, I will bring to attention what goes into the consideration of the location where a film is made. The film office I chose to examine is the Pittsburgh Film Office located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. One of the most interesting reasons films are chosen to shoot there is the city’s location. Pittsburgh sits between three rivers: the Ohio River, Allegheny River, and the Monongahela River. Pittsburgh offers a variety of features since it used a steel town, ranging from warehouses, ports,

First, the offer of a 25% tax break if 60% of the film budget is spent in the commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a major appeal. Shooting in Pittsburgh offers a cheap and high quality labor force ranging from carpenters, to caterers, to supplies, and human resources. The film office provides additional breaks on living expenses if the space is used for over a period of thirty days. These breaks offer filmmakers the opportunity to use the money saved on additions to the film, cast, crew, effects, and other film related expenses (Inside the Pittsburgh Film

The city offered a wide selection of scenic locations like old abandoned warehouses, bridges, watermarks, and city streets. Pittsburgh only served as part of the setting that was needed for the filming. Other cities such as Los Angeles, Newark, New York, Glasgow, London, and many others around the world were used in the making of this film. Some of the shots made in the film were taken from the Mellon Institute and Software Engineering Institute at Carnegie Mellon University located in Pittsburgh. The Dark Knight Rises had one of the largest box office sales, making $1 billion in ticket sales globally(The Dark Knight Rises (2012) - Box Office Mojo). I think that since most of the city was shot in the night setting, Pittsburgh served as a great location offering a gothic setting as well as bringing just enough light to film the