History

History

In the early days of American movie making, most motion pictures were filmed in Hollywood studios. Aftertime, studios and producers realized that they could save countless dollars by filming “on location,” which produced a need for local film offices, and Maryland was one of the states to catch on to the trend. As more and more moviemakers discovered Maryland and other states, they decided to start hiring local filmmakers to work with the Hollywood trained craftspeople. After many years of working as inferiors to the Hollywood crew, the locals became first–rate at executing their careers. Because of the expertise of Maryland’s crews, the studios recognized that they didn’t need to fly in the entire team; they could now rely on our state’s crew to fill the advanced positions that used to be taken by crewmembers from the studio. Following the rise in “on location” filming, and the money it forked in for its state or county, more places have built film offices. As a result, the competition has grown vastly, so states and counties offer monetary enticements to the studios. As you can see, the movie industry in Maryland has grown tremendously in both popularity and convenience, and it doesn’t seem like it will stop growing any time soon.