For my final project I will be the covering the near 100 year history of Hollywood coming to St Louis to shoot films and television shows and the decline and hopeful rise of these productions coming to Missouri.

OBSERVATION: I am a Mass Communications major focusing in video production, this means I care a lot about how the film industry works and understanding the way it operates. I already had some history of films from the 40s-60s being filmed in St Louis. I was also remembered that Missouri recently passed an incentive involving tax breaks for productions to come here, to help promote more exposure and revenue for the state.

PROBLEM: I want to gain more context as to what caused the decline in productions in St Louis and the rest of Missouri, even when certain stories being told in film take place in the state. I also want to clarify through my research what is being done to promote productions to return to St Louis.

FRAME: I want to conduct research involving the specific timeline of when productions shifted from St Louis and Missouri to other locations. I will take myself through the history of film specifically taking place in the St Louis area and surrounding locations.

PROPOSED TECHNOLOGY: I have two specific pieces of technology in mind. I will be creating a visual timeline to better show the amount of time passed and each specific moment that I feel plays a part in answering my question. I will also use a guide map of North America specifically to show the vast locations that are popular for film productions, specifically in what they cost for a production to shoot there, as that plays a major part in why St Louis has not been involved heavily in any piece of Hollywood.