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Originally Posted by raditz
what filming? you talking about your dad?
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I'm working in his department, yes. I am working as a special effects production assistant, which basically means I'm doing purchasing. It's pretty interesting...I mean, obviously I never knew completely what went into my dad's job, and now I know every element of various stunts, what product and proportion is necessary to, say, blow up a gas station. I doubt this would ever become a lifetime career, but it's been nice to be paid for a few months, and I'll be here in Baton Rouge until Christmas.
Louisiana offers huge tax incentives to production companies, so the movie industry is booming here (and in New Mexico, too, and a very few others) since California really offers no motivation to stay in Hollywood. This story is actually set in Los Angeles, but nearly 100% of the filming has been done in Shreveport and Baton Rouge.