Story Map:

Sources:

https://www.riverfronttimes.com/stlouis/30-movies-that-were-filmed-in-st-louis/Slideshow/41732313/41734341

https://www.firstalert4.com/2025/04/14/lights-camera-taxes-bill-aims-attract-bigger-film-productions-show-me-state

How the St. Louis Film Office plans to bring the entertainment industry to the region

https://slate.com/culture/2006/02/why-are-so-many-movies-shot-in-canada.html

https://www.everlyhomestaging.com/blogsandpress/why-atlanta-has-become-hollywoods-favorite-filming-destination

https://www.wrapbook.com/blog/film-tax-breaks#:~:text=1.%20California&text=That%20takes%20us%20down%20to,other%20than%20Hollywood’s%20home%3A%20California.&text=A%20wide%20variety%20of%20productions,projects%20not%20considered%20independent%20movies.

Outline:

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.