Plymouth Rock Studios
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| Plymouth Rock Studios | |
|---|---|
| Type | Movie Studio |
| Genre | Movie |
| Founded | 2010 |
| Founder | David Kirkpatrick |
| Headquarters | Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States |
| Industry | Film |
| Website | Plymouth Rock Studios |
Plymouth Rock Studios is a planned movie and television studio in Plymouth, Massachusetts. It is to be completed in 2010. Plymouth has held a unique role in American history. As one of the country's first settlements, it is well-known in the United States for its historical value. The events surrounding the history of Plymouth have become part of the mythology of the United States, particularly those relating to Plymouth Rock, the Pilgrims and the First Thanksgiving.
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[edit] History
[edit] Plans
The future home of Plymouth Rock Studios was first proposed in early 2008. It is to be composed of a 1,260,000 square foot campus, planned by both former Paramount Studio Group President Earl Lestz and international architecture firm of Gensler and Associates. According to the official website:
The facility will encompass fourteen sound stages with up to 36,000 square feet in a single stage. The stages connect directly to 140,000 feet of storage and 50,000 square feet of the world's most advanced Post Production facilities. Adjoining the studios will be two 100,000 square foot production office buildings, each on a 25,000 sq. ft and a ten-acre modular back lot providing producers with the opportunity to shoot exterior scenes of their productions on site, on the streets of London, Rome, Los Angeles, Paris New York and Beverly Hills. Altogether, Plymouth Rock Studios is designed to become the nation's most commercially attractive, LEED Silver certified and functionally competitive studio complex.[1]
The facility will also require a new exit off of Massachusetts Route 25 as well as 300 acres of land.
[edit] Change of plans
As of May 28th, the developers are looking at new parcels of land on which to build, leaving the completion of the project up in the air. [2]
[edit] Local Support
Plymouth citizens voted on May 10, 2008 in support of the studio. Question 3 was a nonbinding referendum used to evaluate whether Plymouth voters were in support of plans of Plymouth Rock Studios being build in their town. The vote was in favor with 8,530 yes votes and only 1,118 no votes.[3]
[edit] References
- http://www.mafilm.org/2008/04/24/hollywood-east/
- http://www.boston.com/ae/movies/articles/2008/03/08/technicolor_dreams_soar_in_plymouth/
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