Michigan Gambles On Visual Effects Facility
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Q: What’s better than slaving away on VFX jobs in downtown Detroit? A: Doing it all in an abandoned casino!
Seems like the tax breaks the great lakes state is offering have drawn some big VFX money. According to the Detroit Free Press, the facility called Wonderstruck…
would be the first of its kind in Michigan. Wonderstruck said it would deliver full-scale Hollywood productions from inception to state-of-the-art computer generated 3D software. Its content is mostly targeted toward families and young audiences.
They’ll be setting up shop inside an old MGM Grand casino so they better start trying to get the cigarette and spilled booze stench out of the carpets now. Oh, and there is the slight problem of not having anyone there to do the actual work.
Since Michigan currently lacks many workers with the skills Wonderstruck needs, Wonderstruck said it was developing an intense training program for potential new Michigan employees.
I wonder if they will keep the cocktail waitresses and nickel slots open for the new artists in training.
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