New York State Governor's Office for Motion Picture and Television Development Archived Websites

This series consists of archival copies of the publicly accessible websites of the Governor's Office for Motion Picture and Television Development, which acts as a liaison between local governments, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, the New York State Office of Parks and Recreation, and other state agencies and professional location scouts to assist filmmakers. Researchers should note that this site was removed from the live Web some time after it was copied in 2015 and its content was incorporated into the main website of the Empire State Development Corporation.

B2104-07: This accretion consists of a copy of the Governor's Office for Motion Picture and Television Development site produced on May 9, 2007, shortly after Governor George E. Pataki (1995-2006) left office. It contains information for individuals wishing to film in locations in New York State, including New York City. Listings of recent film and television productions shot in New York State (2007), information about shooting locations throughout the state, with accompanying images, information about resources for production, such as labor unions and financial incentives to use New York State locations, with tax credit forms (2007) are also included.

B2104-08: This accretion consists of a copy of the New York (State). Governor's Office for Motion Picture and Television Development Web site produced on May 23, 2008, shortly after the resignation of Governor Eliot L. Spitzer (2007-2008). It contains information for individuals wishing to film in locations in New York State, including New York City. Listings of recent film and television productions shot in New York State (2008), hundreds of images of shooting locations throughout the state (2007), tax credit forms (2007), and information about production resources such as labor unions and financial incentives to use New York State locations are also included.

Researchers should note that owing to the structure of the live site and the limitations of Web archiving technology, some of the information contained within this site could not be captured properly in mid-2008. Moreover, the navigational links that appear on the main page vanish when moused over; however, these links do work properly.

B2104-11: This accretion consists of a copy of the Governor's Office for Motion Picture and Television Development site produced on January 4, 2011, shortly after Governor David A. Paterson (2008-2010) left office. It contains information for individuals wishing to film on location in New York State and New York City. Updated listings of recent film and television productions shot in New York State (2010), hundreds of images of shooting locations throughout the state, tax credit forms (2007), and information about production resources are also included. A frequently asked questions section and the latest news (2010) relating to film and events are also present.

Researchers should note that owing to the structure of the live site and the limitations of Web archiving technology, some of the images contained within this copy may not display properly. In addition, the navigational links that appear on the main page and the tabs at the top under "About Production in New York" and "Production Resources" may vanish when moused over; however, these links do work properly.

B2104-15: This accretion consists of a copy of the Governor's Office for Motion Picture and Television Development Web site produced on March 3, 2015, shortly after Governor Andrew Cuomo (2011- ) completed his first term of office. It contains information for individuals wishing to film on location in New York State and New York City. Contents include press releases (2013-2015), filmmaker testimonials, summary information about tax incentives to use New York State locations, hundreds of images of shooting locations throughout the state, lists of approved soundstages and their pertinent details, and summary information and links to regional film offices.

This accretion also includes a March 11, 2015 copy of the office's Twitter feed, which contains summary information about news and events concerning the New York motion picture industry. Researchers should note that, owing to the structure of the live site and the limitations of Web archiving technology, most of the content contained within this page could not be captured successfully.

The New York State Archives used Web archiving software to copy these Web sites in order to preserve the information they contain.

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