Show Utah Wah Scenery Excellent for Fi mh ming g Report Director Actor of Local Loca Movie e Movie actor Robert Redford and director director dir dir- ector Sydney Pollack both agreed Monday Monday Monday Mon Mon- day evening at the annual Vernal Area Chamber of Commerce banquet that Utah has the most variety for movie scenes of any other state they had visited WHEN ASKED why he came to Utah Mr Redford stated he had traveled from California to Colorado while attending attending at at- tending college The more he traveled through Utah the more he liked it it He lie explained he liked the mountains and the people in Utah I like the way the people work and go about their bus bus- iness Utah is a good filming area and andI I have come to think of Utah as my own stated Mr Redford Mr Redford explained that he was an environmentalist and that he wanted to protect and save the natural elements clements elements ele cle- ments that make Utah so outstanding Good planning and foresight must be used to prevent our air and water from being polluted and the ecology must always always always al al- ways be kept In mind he stated DIRECTOR POLLACK stated that what Utah has to offer is what everybody everybody every every- body wants it is coming into its own People want to get away from the large congested areas Once the outsider comes here he will want to buy some land and live here Many 1 of the movie people people people peo peo- are already looking for places to buy within the state emphasized Mr Pollack I cant can't figure why tourists dont don't stay in Utah longer than the surveys surveys surveys sur sur- veys show Mr Redford said he thought the reason reason reason rea rea- son people didn't stay in Utah very long was because they didn't know about the state Hardly anyone in the East knows about the Ule Green Grcen River boat trips mountains mountains moun and lakes When the eastern people people peo peo- pie know this they will flock to the area We need to promote the area Mr Redford stated WE MUST avoid the conflict of making making mak make ing ecology versus industry stated Mr Redford the two can exist co-exist beautifully beautiful ly together if the proper planning is worked out In emphasizing that more people should stay longer in Utah Mr Redford stated that the Little Hole movie site should be kept intact and used as a tourist attraction It also could be used for other future movie locations he stated TAKING ISSUE with leaving the Little Lit tie tle Hole movie scene as it has been built was Odell Frandsen district supervisor supervisor sup sup- of the Since the set Ison is ison ison on ground the movie company signed an agreement that they would leave the area in the same condition that they found it Mr Frandsen stated that the Green River corridor is a ana na natural natural tural setting selling and that the movie frontier frontier fron fron- tier town setting detracts from the environment en en- The town Is Ls fine Cine for the movie setting but it has no place on the river corridor and must be removed he ho stated staled c 1 rr t. 4 i i 11 WHY UTAH for movie filming was the theme of a panel comprised of Kenneth left Robert Redford Sydney Pollack and Lee Jorgensen at the annual Chamber banquet this week A quick response came in defense of preserving the Little Hole movie set by Ralph Ashton who stated that we have spent 15 years in getting a movie industry industry industry in in- in this area it is now here The area arlla is ideal for movie production and we should keep it that way The set should be preserved so other filming industries can use the set in their bus bus- Mr Ashton emphasized that the local Sanford Productions were spending spending spending spend spend- ing about a week in the area and this is equal to any big industry THE QUESTION of who would take care of the property properly if it was left was asked by Lyman Merkley Vandalism could be expected and maintenance would have to be provided to keep the property in a presentable state for tourists tourists tour tour- fists if it stays Lee Jorgensen director of the Utah Travel Council who moderated the panel stated that he understood that the BUM property could be traded for other state stale property and then put Ul up for a concessionary concessionary con lease to someone who lio could take care and maintain the property IN OTH OTHER E R business at the annual Chamber meet attended by more than people five fi new directors were elected elect ed cd for year two-year terms The They are arc Jim Drollinger Lynne King ing Merrill J J. J Millett Mil Mil- lett left U I. L. L 1 Y and Kenneth J R R. R In his annual retort report Dwight kamp secretary manager of the Chamber Cham Chant ber stated that inquiries had been answered HIld the past year lar to people inquiring in quiring about the area About 30 inquiries in in- quirks a week on housing during the year had been received and the secre secre- tary-manager tary attended meetings during the past year Outstanding committee committee committee com com- projects were reviewed during the year by Mr 1 DOYLE COYLE L L. L Huber president of the Chamber conducted the annual meeting meet meet- ing Special entertainment was provided provid provid- ed by Joel II wes who regularly entertains entertains entertains enter enter- in Park City as a popular Kenneth director of the Utah Travel Council was in charge of the guest panel When asked what he thought of the area Mr Redford said the people here have been terrific You have great hospitality in Vernal He lie thanked the Uintah County Sheriff for hosting the Easter trip for the children and wives of the movie crew to Dinosaur National Nation Nation- al Monument Mr 11 Redford Hedford stated that the movie now in process of filming was Sydney's movie and it was his de de- decision decision to make it in Utah Mr 1 Pollack Pollack Pol Pol- lack stated stilted he came to Utah because he was such a good friend of Mr 1 Redford Redford Red Red- ford and because he liked the Utah scenery and versatility Don manager of Skillet East catered the banquet dinner dinnel |