by Iain Blair

If you really want to get a sense of how the film business is rapidly changing, talk to crew members. Was chatting with Mark Shane Davis, a top key grip (“Pulp Fiction,” “Blue Velvet”) who’s currently shooting the big true-life football story “Comeback” for the Weinstein Co. in Shreveport. “The business has totally shifted in the last few years,” he says. “It used to be Canada taking all the work from Hollywood, now it’s Louisiana and New Mexico, ‘cos of their tax breaks. We’ll have 10 big films shooting down here in Louisiana by Feb - it’s a boom town. I’ve even moved my grip rental company, Team Shark, here now.”

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