Detroit's New Gig: Making Movies

" That's what this to Bob this is all about my vision you know and at the end of the day accurate actually. Look at something that I created for how cool is this the CSI people had pulled out and -- in a bag to. They show the that that -- been identified -- killers with this project that's so that's close but the bigger permanent and see that's coming in October in theaters."

" Yeah Phillips is in Michigan resident and veteran of the American auto industry. He works for Chrysler for fifteen years before taking a buyout in 2008."

" I took a -- And ever since then I've been working -- a full time make a partisan in doing fairly well."

" is one of thousands of former auto workers reinventing themselves at a time when the auto industry is -- acting in Hollywood is expanding to the midwest. -- studio productions like this scene from the irishman in 1970s mob movies slated for release next year are beginning to film in cities like Detroit. That's because Michigan's tax rebate of 42%. For productions and hire locally is most generous in the country."

" But any comparison at 2007 when we did not have any incentives worth mentioning. We took and perhaps with -- creative mathematics two million dollars and feature films. It 2008. In the nine months that the incentives were replaced 125. Million dollars."

" And that number is expected to top 400 million dollars this year according to the Michigan film office. Every program is welcomes news for a state with a 14% unemployment rate. But for a state also deeply entrenched in the auto industry can't afford and now -- General Motors and Chrysler. That same transition is bittersweet."

" I think it's ironic that we're using Nicholson dots here because of the incentive program. To come here and shoot films. When it was so busy before because of the auto industries and now that the auto industry has slowed down we can actually use locations like this to shoot films."

" Nearly seventeen movies have been shot or are scheduled to be shot -- instance the tax breaks passed last April. The producers of the harassment baby save two million dollars just by filming in Michigan. And the Michigan film office says 2900. Jobs will be created by 32."

" Pleased that judge graduate again last summer and eleven uses quote in a full -- that I -- everywhere where he says. Michigan will be the film capital of the world."

" Michigan lawmakers say they have no plans to reduce the tax incentives anytime CN. And movies that might be a very familiar scene this again as the popularity for production house is increases. For the Fox Business Network online --"