Much has been reported here and elsewhere about the two big movie studio
projects being built here in Massachusetts. Plymouth Rock Studios in (you
guessed it) Plymouth Massachusetts seems to get the most hype and press.
Close behind it is Southfield Studios to be located at the site of the old South
Weymouth Naval Air base in (wait for it......) South Weymouth, Massachusetts.
However there are two other less ambitious and presumably less costly film
studio projects in the works to be built in Boston.
SOUTHIE STUDIOS
Location: Boston
Size: Two small sound stages (2,500 square feet and 4,000 square feet)
Cost: $500,000 for first phase
Key player: Billy Mead, president, Nu Media Factory
Website: www.southiestudios.com
Billy Mead is in the late phase of getting permits for a 2,500-square-foot sound
stage on Dorchester Avenue. Mead, who already owns a movie equipment rental
company and several production firms, hopes to add a slightly bigger 4,000-
square-foot stage later this year.
"We call it Plymouth Pebble, as opposed to Plymouth Rock," he quips.
He expects the stages will be ideal for making how-to DVDs and shooting
commercials and music videos.
SOUTH BOSTON FILM AND TELEVISION CENTER
Location: Boston
Size: Two 20,000-square-foot sound stages, plus office space
Cost: N/A
Key player: Real estate developer Tim Pappas
Website: www.papent.com
Developer Tim Pappas is floating plans to build an L.A.-style movie production
complex on a vacant lot he owns at the corner of West First and E streets,
according to state Rep. Brian Wallace (D-South Boston), who was briefed on the
proposal.
Pappas, who has dabbled in movie making himself even as he rolls out upscale
Southie condo projects, is looking to cash in on the Hub’s new reputation as a
mecca for Hollywood filmmakers.
Massachusetts became a top filming destination after the passage of a bill that
provides millions in tax credits for productions that shoot locally.
However, the current boom is limited by the state’s lack of movie production
facilities, forcing movie crews and producers to fly back to L.A. after a few weeks
or months.
Pappas, plans to start off small, with one or two sound stages, with the option
to expand if the market demand is there, Wallace reports.
I wasn't able to find any pictures or artists renderings of the proposed studio and
the developers website has nothing on the South Boston Film and Television
Center making me wonder if Pappas has discarded his Hollywood dreams?
projects being built here in Massachusetts. Plymouth Rock Studios in (you
guessed it) Plymouth Massachusetts seems to get the most hype and press.
Close behind it is Southfield Studios to be located at the site of the old South
Weymouth Naval Air base in (wait for it......) South Weymouth, Massachusetts.
However there are two other less ambitious and presumably less costly film
studio projects in the works to be built in Boston.
SOUTHIE STUDIOS
Location: Boston
Size: Two small sound stages (2,500 square feet and 4,000 square feet)
Cost: $500,000 for first phase
Key player: Billy Mead, president, Nu Media Factory
Website: www.southiestudios.com
Billy Mead is in the late phase of getting permits for a 2,500-square-foot sound
stage on Dorchester Avenue. Mead, who already owns a movie equipment rental
company and several production firms, hopes to add a slightly bigger 4,000-
square-foot stage later this year.
"We call it Plymouth Pebble, as opposed to Plymouth Rock," he quips.
He expects the stages will be ideal for making how-to DVDs and shooting
commercials and music videos.
SOUTH BOSTON FILM AND TELEVISION CENTER
Location: Boston
Size: Two 20,000-square-foot sound stages, plus office space
Cost: N/A
Key player: Real estate developer Tim Pappas
Website: www.papent.com
Developer Tim Pappas is floating plans to build an L.A.-style movie production
complex on a vacant lot he owns at the corner of West First and E streets,
according to state Rep. Brian Wallace (D-South Boston), who was briefed on the
proposal.
Pappas, who has dabbled in movie making himself even as he rolls out upscale
Southie condo projects, is looking to cash in on the Hub’s new reputation as a
mecca for Hollywood filmmakers.
Massachusetts became a top filming destination after the passage of a bill that
provides millions in tax credits for productions that shoot locally.
However, the current boom is limited by the state’s lack of movie production
facilities, forcing movie crews and producers to fly back to L.A. after a few weeks
or months.
Pappas, plans to start off small, with one or two sound stages, with the option
to expand if the market demand is there, Wallace reports.
I wasn't able to find any pictures or artists renderings of the proposed studio and
the developers website has nothing on the South Boston Film and Television
Center making me wonder if Pappas has discarded his Hollywood dreams?
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Two smaller studios proposed for Boston
by Roland Hansen
by Roland Hansen
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