"The creative economy in New York City in 2017 delivered $30 billion of revenue to that city -- $30 billion! I believe that we can do that here because we have such a low cost of living and a high disposable income that we could take a huge chunk out of that $30 billion and bring it to Houston." - WOND3R Co-founder Kerry Chrapliwy.
At the December 4, 2019, Work-In-Progress presented by Lynn Birdwell, the team from the creative agency WOND3R talked about their experience working all around the world and how the cities they worked in build creative economies, how they did it, and why they think it can happen in Houston.
Bird House Productions (BHP) Executive Producer Lynn Birdwell hosted a Work-In-Progress: Production Slate in Development Wednesday night to unveil 20 new film and episodic series projects to be created in Houston through Bird Nest, the development arm of BHP.
Birdwell was joined on stage by creatives and influencers (i.e. directors, writers, producers, artists, and musicians) from Houston and across the nation to present a range of high-level projects, including an art and space project in conjunction with a NASA engineer and a reality TV series focusing on how Houstonians with disabilities overcome challenges and obstacles living in the 4th largest city in the U.S.
Sean "Crash" Maxwell sits down with Bird House Productions Lynn Birdwell and retells the rise of film in Houston and gives a possible explanation to why production left.
Bird Nest, begun this year, is the brainchild of myself with the assistance of writer/director Kalli Carter, to hatch major projects we fell in love with or wanted to create. It is the development division of Bird House Productions founded in 2012 by myself and my husband, Director of Photography Raul Casares.
Bird House Productions Co-owner and Executive Producer Lynn Birdwell discusses why Houston is an ideal city to film a project with Texas Motion Picture Alliance Treasurer Susan Fowler. Susan also highlights how Houston is taking video production education into the high school level so students can graduate with an associate's degree.
Film is the only art form that supports all other art forms. Making quality film and television is a team sport. It’s not just one human engaged in a creative process, there can be hundreds of people engaged in the development and execution of the single creative vision of the film.
Lynn takes five while at the 2019 TXMPA Impact Awards to chat with Houston Film Commissioner Rick Ferguson about the history of film in Houston including how the current film making process (including incentives offered by the City of Houston) contribute to the CREATIVE ECONOMY within The Bayou City.
Worlds are turned upside down for two couples when a partner in each couple undergoes a gender transition. Based on true events, NOW explores losing what you thought you had and gaining something you could never imagine. Produced by Bird House Productions for Houston Grand Opera.
