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Show Two Movie Companies are Interested n Possible Moab Location Work lovie Committee chairmen . lford Bunce and on-loca-i officer George White re-led re-led Saturday from a week work in Hollywood con-ting con-ting producers and major lios in the hope of snar-some snar-some production work for Moab area. iiairman Bunce announced i week that they had re-'ed re-'ed a show of interest n two studios during their i, Warner Brothers and M. These studios, he said, ! both planning pictures train and since Moab now has access to an early vintage vin-tage locomotive and rolling stock these studios may be interested in doing their filming film-ing here. The train is being made available to Moab by Everett Rohrer, president of G. W. 75 Co., in Englewod, Colorado. Bunce stated, however, that none of the studios had adequate ade-quate information about the train and that the movie committee was planning to take some extensive photographs photo-graphs of the trackage and that require the use of a railroad in this area. These photos, stated Bunce, w.U then be sent to all the studios stu-dios that have been contacted. contac-ted. In talking with the various vari-ous studios Mr. Bunce said that they all had the highest praise for Moab and this area. Some of the studios discussed discus-sed attractions that might make Moab more desireable as a place to do filming but the studios were unable to come to any consensus of opinion on any one thing. Some of the independent: film-makers stated that they would like to see a western street built. They said, however, how-ever, that this should not be undertaken by the committee but should be under the supervision sup-ervision of the studios themselves them-selves since the studios would know more of what was needed. need-ed. The present problems in Hollywod are cutbacks in money for on-location filming, film-ing, stated Bunce. Many of the producers and directors have built entire towns in 'Hollywood. They do their filming there to cut production produc-tion costs which, with the high salaries demanded by the stars, are becoming prohibitive. pro-hibitive. Producers generally seem to be disappointed by the type of movies being made, it was mentioned. The public pub-lic wants to see shows of sex and crime and therie is not the demand for the solid pictures that require locations such as ours. Westerns are not in demand a great deal at this time, Bunce reported, and said that at this time not one of the studios have major westerns planned. In concluding, Bunce said that the trip had let producers produc-ers know of the continuing interest here in Moab and that only by keeping our city's name in the picture would we be able to snare any productions. At this time, stated Bunce, the only thing thata will swing pictures our way will be the train. |