These past couple weeks, I have been lucky enough to intern on a feature film, known as Formosa Betrayed.I won't divulge too much information on the movie, but here is a brief synopsis for you to read through.
Formosa Betrayed is set in the 1980's, where a young detective investigates the murder of a well known professor. During the investigation, he uncovers truths that send him on a collision course with the chinese mafia, chinese government and U.S. state department. He must then not only uncover the mystery of this professor's murder, but also fight for his own survival.
That's pretty much the idea. My life in the production office wasn't nearly that exciting, but I'm not complaining.
Working as an intern gives you the opportunity to do several things, from distributing script revisions to running errands - to places that you don't really know about. (This allowed me to get to know some filmmaking places that I will be using in the future, provided I shoot a film in Chicago.)
Chicago filmmaking is on the rise with films like Formosa, Dark Knight, ER, and much more. (Yes, ER has been here a while) But the industry is returning to Chicago over the next several years, and the hope is to have a thriving film community as soon as possible.
Some say we can only hope...I don't think we need to. Filmmaking is on its way back to Chicago. It's simply a matter of time.
DM
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The film industry in Chicago is and has been thriving for years. More films were shot in and around Chicago in 2007 than in any other year. Those who have been in the business for a while (more than just a few years) worked non-stop all year long....it was hard to actually find good people we were so busy.
(ER only shoots in Chicago about 1 - 2 weeks total per year by the way)
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