Carpenters, electrians and make-up artists alike say there would be no problem providing the assets necessary to run Plymouth Rock Studios.
By KYLE SUTTON
The Patriot Ledger
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Here are some of the jobs and services Plymouth Rock Studios would require if the film studio is built.
Facility operations
and maintenance
Carpentry
Electrical
Electronics
Emergency Operations Center
Environmental
Compliance services
Fire services
Grounds
HVAC
Operations center
Paint
Plumbing
Film and videotape
Sales
Storage
Food & Beverage
Commissary
Restaurant
Special events
Guest Services
Audience procurement
Audience testing-features/TV
Pages
Tours
Film school apprentice programs
Materials Management
Expendables store
Purchasing
Stock room
Offices
Janitorial, maintenance
Renovations
Rental
Services
Office Equipment
A/V equipment rental
Copier/fax rental
Computer rental/sales
Service/support
Planning & Development
Construction
Design
Post Production-Film
Automatic dialog replacement stage
Editing rooms
Edit system rentals
Feature foley stage
Film/tape junking
Film shipping
Mixing
Projection
Scoring stage
Screening room rental
Sound effects
Theatre rental
TV Foley Stage
Production Services
Backlot rental
Bleacher rental
Cabinet shop
Camera rental
Carpet
Costume
Craft services
Drapery
Dressing room rentals
Green screen/blue screen
Grip
Lumber yard
Mill rent
Paint
Payroll services
Product placement
Property
Pyrotechnic
Safety
Scene dock (backdrops)
Set construction
Production services
Set lighting
Set storage
Sign shop
Special effects
Stage rental
Tank rental
Tool rental
Transportation
Upholstery
Wood Molding
Public Affairs
Community
Government
Safety
Production
Studio
Security
Production
Special events
Studio
Studio administration
Finance
Legal
Marketing and sales
Studio Services
Barber shop
Beauty salon
Convenience store
Dry cleaning
Fitness center
Golf cart rental
Graphics
Medic
Messenger
Mail
Retail store
Shoe repair
Systems design
Telecommunications
Travel
Technical services-digital
Dailies duplication
Digital distribution (e.g., Digi- Flicks)
Dubbing
DVD duplication
Editorial
Equipment rental (sound systems, mics, walkie-talkies)
Satellite uplink
Tape duplication
Video game creation
Video production
Control room
Audio room
Source: Project Julia LLC
A $300 million film studio in Plymouth?
Bring it on, say the local carpenters, actors and technicians who hope to work there.
“We’re training new members all the time,” said Richard Anderson, business manager of the Carpenters Local 624. “There will be no problem in providing the manpower.”
Anderson says that there are more than 25,000 members of the New England Regional Council of Carpenters across its 16 regions. Project Julia LLC, the company proposing the studio, expects Plymouth Rock Studios to create more than 2,000 jobs.
Timothy Cayton, business manager of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local Union 223, shares the same vision.
“I can’t tell how you how thick my application base is,” Cayton said. “I think it’s something well needed, and we welcome it with open arms.”
Julie Dennis, cofounder of Vision Entertainment, formerly Vision Talent Agency, in Hingham, sees it as an opportunity for actors and extras beyond the Massachusetts area as well.
“The fact that such a large sound stage would be available in this area I think it would be tremendous not only (locally), but even people from New York would be able to come down to participate,” Dennis said.
The local hair and make-up industry would be no less prepared for the job, said Susan Casale, owner of the Elements salon in Plymouth, who attended a presentation about the studio plan.
“... I think it would be a valuable asset to the town,” Casale said.
Looking for work?
Here’s how Plymouth Rock Studios would stack up against other area employers:
4,000 State Street, Quincy, Milton
2,000 Plymouth Rock Studios
2,300 Blue Cross Blue Shield, Quincy, Hingham
1,200 Reebok International, Canton,
1,000 General Dynamics, Taunton
940 Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Falmouth
650 Entergy’s Pilgrim nuclear plant, Plymouth
600 Analog Devices, Norwood
500 Clean Harbors, Norwell
500 EMD Serono, Rockland