Financing / Crowdfunding : Watching for input from established names. by Michael Andaluz

http://detroit.cbslocal.com/2013/02/18/film-industry-reels-at-snyder-inc... "Since Snyder’s plan has been put in place, interest from the industry has waned. The Michigan Film Office approved 24 projects for incentives in 2011, compared to 62 approved in 2009. Now, producers say, they feel the rug is being pulled out from underneath them just as the industry was starting to show signs of life again. Hopwood DePree opened TicTock Studios Holland in 2005. He said he understands “the state is in very challenging times” but “consistency is key” in the film industry." Matt Roush “If we are going up and down … it just makes the state look unsure of itself and it doesn’t bode well for any industry,” he said.