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STAR DATE :
NEW MILLENNIUM +
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ITS CONTINUING MISSION:
TO SEEK OUT NEW LIFE FORMS (ALIEN FILMMAKERS FROM
OUTSIDE OKLAHOMA) AND NEW CIVILIZATIONS (ALIEN BEINGS KNOWN COLLECTIVELY AS THE
Office of the Oklahoma Film and Music Commission) AND TO BOLDLY GO WHERE NO MAN HAS GONE BEFORE, UNTIL WE FIND A LAND ABUNDANT IN FILMMAKING AND
WE ALL LIVE HAPPILY EVER AFTER...
UPDATE: CAPTAINS LOG
STAR DATE: May
14, 2002
: The Head of the Office of the Oklahoma Film
and Music Commission, Mr.
Dino Lalli telephoned our office and we had to opportunity to speak at length
about all of the changes made since he came to the position. He said his office
has been very busy lately, responding to lots of requests from out of state
filmmakers. They have been asked to provide a variety of information such at
locations, historical photos, weather, availability of actors and technical
personnel, and licensing and permit requirements, etc. Mr. Lalli said that his
staff and he have been working very hard to provide all of the requested
information quickly and completely and are hoping that several of the projects
decide to come here to Oklahoma. Since Mr. Lalli took the reins in December
2000, the film office has made some important strides in bringing films to
Oklahoma. In September 2001, Oklahomans passed the right-to-work bill, allowing
both union and non-union actors to work together. Mr. Lalli said that our
state's right-to-work status is often one of the first questions asked and he
feels our new position will help us compete with other states. Our state also
recently passed the 15% rebate bill, giving us the highest rebate percentage to
filmmakers of any state, which Mr. Lalli and I both agree makes Oklahoma an
extremely $$ appealing location. The Commission is also currently having a brand
new Production Guide produced, and Mr. Lalli thinks we're going to be
extremely pleased with this comprehensive guide to Oklahoma filmmaking needs. He
also told me the Tulsa office has been closed and the entire film commission is
now housed in one location in Oklahoma City. He cited that the reasons for the
decision were several, but mainly to reduce expenses and streamline operations.
He said the office also has a new website that is a continuing work-in-
progress, and they are building a digital picture file database so they can
e-mail location pictures to filmmakers quickly. I certainly enjoyed our
conversation and was glad to hear about all of the interesting upgrades at the
Commission. Sounds like they're soon to be state-of-the-art which is GREAT news
for us!!
WAY TO GO FILM
COMMISSION!!! Bring 'em on, 'cos
we're ready!
CAPTAIN’S LOG
STAR DATE:
From Governor Frank Keating
STAR DATE
November 10,1999
Dear Ms. Madden:
Thank you for your letter concerning the film industry in Oklahoma. We
are certainly in the business of promoting this exciting industry and opportunities for
our citizens to be involved. Secretary of Tourism Jane Jayroe has just hired a new director of the
Office of the Oklahoma Film and Music Commission, Dino Lalli. Certainly, one of Mr. Lalli’s primary focuses
will be recruiting additional work for Oklahoma actors.
Thank you for your interest in the Oklahoma Film industry and Oklahoma.
Best of luck with your career.
Very truly yours,
Signed, Frank Keating
From Jane Jayroe, Executive Director,
Office of the Oklahoma Film and Music Commission:
STAR DATE
November 10,1999
...Thank you so much for your kind letter recently. I appreciate the
opportunities that you are seeking for "real jobs" in the acting profession in
Oklahoma. We have just hired a new director of the Office of the Oklahoma Film
and Music Commission, Dino
Lalli. I
will keep your letter for Dino and I'm sure one of the areas he will be addressing will be
the promotion of Oklahoma people and products in film productions for Oklahoma.
Thank you for your interest in the industry.
Sincerely, Signed Jane Jayroe
CAPTAIN’S LOG
STAR DATE:
December 16. 1999
CONTACT! FACE TO FACE! WOW! THEY
LOOK JUST LIKE US!
Dino Lalli called to
ask if I (Margie) could meet with he and Bud Elder on Thursday , December 16th.
He told me that he had read the letters from several actors and agreed
wholeheartedly that the usage of Oklahoma actors should be promoted at every opportunity as
well as technical personnel.
Mr. Lalli assured me that a comprehensive complete Production Guide was one of the most
important projects and necessary repairs and corrections on the commission's website was
also forthcoming. Mr. Lalli said that during his professional life he has had several
different career paths, and that he has always tried to learn as much as he could about
each of them so that he could perform to the very best of his ability. When I met with
him, he'd only been on the Film Commission for about two weeks, and he said he was
overwhelmed by all that he felt he would need to learn in order to do a good job for
Oklahoma. But, the entire staff, he said, was really great about teaching him and working
together with him, so he hoped to absorb a lot quickly, and be able to get down to the
matters at hand...(sounds like a nice positive atmosphere!) Our meeting
lasted
almost an hour and a half, I learned that he is a family man with a home in Edmond and is
considering basing his office here in Oklahoma City instead of the Tulsa office which was the
headquarters of the previous Film Commission Head, Bob Davis. I was very encouraged with
the meeting and impressed with Mr. Lalli. He seemed genuinely concerned and eager to build
a better commission.
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