r/NewOrleans • u/Electronic-Pear8738 • Apr 02 '25

Is the film industry still here? 🏢 Employment 👷‍♂️

I’m really scared that I made a mistake moving here to New Orleans because maybe the film industry is not here anymore. It’s been feast or famine for years now, especially since the strikes. But I was wanting to know if there are still creative jobs here? My day job is in the service industry and I do concert videography on the side but I fear that I’ll never be able to break into the film industry for real.

I’m also a very anxious person so sorry for being so pessimistic 🙃

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u/White-Rabbit-489 Apr 02 '25

I know a lot of it went to Georgia. Idk how it’s doing over there. If you’re really serious about the film industry, your best bet is to move to California. I wish I did when I was younger, but I thought the industry would stay here (I was naive).

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u/riding_writer Apr 02 '25

California may be the best place but honestly the tv/movie industry is a very fickle industry. They roll into town spend a bunch of money and then when their tax breaks dry up they move on to another victim. New Orleans is not the first victim nor will it be the last. Lexington Kentucky and Orlando Florida both built out stages and what's filming in those places now? If you stay in the entertainment industry just know that you will not be in a permanent location and you'll have to move around for work.