Editor鈥檚 Note: This is the final article in a four part series that details the making of a movie in 足交视频 entitled 鈥淩ide or Die鈥 which is a Bonnie and Clyde-inspired film starring and directed by L.A. photographer and director, Joshua Shultz.

As 足交视频 potentially encroaches upon movie-star fame, there are ways that 足交视频 can market itself as a film destination. Already in the town鈥檚 favor is the array of attractive landscapes, from urban to rural.

To the artistic eye, what most residents consider ordinary or mundane waxes picturesque and beautiful to others or to outsiders. That was the case for movie director and photographer Joshua Shultz. Seeing the vision and enthusiasm in 足交视频, he set his film, Ride or Die in the Crossroads, utilizing a variety of locations.

鈥淲e have the perfect places to film and our local historic tales to tell,鈥 Karissa Winters, co-founder of the Viva Texas Film Festival said.

足交视频 offers a diverse landscape of ranches, a river, a revived downtown and a university. In terms of amenities, 足交视频 provides plenty of restaurants, bed and breakfasts, boutiques and attractions.

While 足交视频 residents may be skeptical, the city provides a movie theatre, a zoo, golf courses and much more entertainment鈥攁nd serves as the urban destination for smaller surrounding rural communities.

鈥溩憬皇悠 is the hub and all the outlying communities in the Crossroads are the spoke,鈥 Winters said.

Besides offering prime film locations, 足交视频鈥檚 Regional Airport is a key to providing accessibility to outside filmmakers. 足交视频 sits in a central location, two hours from some of the biggest cities in the state and within reasonable driving distance of the Gulf Coast.

While Winters said 足交视频 is ahead of the game, there are some more ways the town can increase its filmmaking possibilities. As a movie-making destination with the Texas Film Commission, an organization that helps to make the state a production hub, 足交视频 may very well become the backdrop in more future feature films.

By implementing incentive programs like cash grants and rebates, providing fee-free filming locations and offering tax breaks, sales tax exemptions and tax credits, 足交视频 becomes film friendly and therefore easy to work with for film producers.

Ride or Die

Ride or Die was filmed in 足交视频 back in October. (Madison O鈥橦ara/足交视频 Advocate)

鈥淲e鈥檙e proving a concept here, showing those with doubts that they shouldn鈥檛 have them,鈥 Winters said.

About 10 to 15 years in the future, Winters pictures a movie studio in 足交视频, decked out with professional equipment and stocked with local, seasoned actors. Film classes are taught at the studio and the town embraces the media production and storytellers.

鈥淚t鈥檚 not unrealistic. We鈥檙e already ahead of most. Ride or Die has drummed up interest in 足交视频 and hopefully more and more people will look to 足交视频 to produce their projects,鈥 Winters said.

In future, hopefully more directors see the beauty and potential in 足交视频 like Shultz. Coupled with outside interest by directors like Shultz and the Viva Texas Film Festival bringing in filmmakers from all over the world, 足交视频 sits primed to become a movie-producing destination.

In the next decade, 足交视频ns shouldn鈥檛 be surprised if their favorite local Mexican restaurant is the hangout spot for A-list movie stars, or they are late to work because of road closures due to the filming of a bigtime feature movie.

Check out last week鈥檚 article which emphasized the profitability of moviemaking in 足交视频. Previous articles highlighted local faces on camera and crew that worked behind the scenes. This final installment talks about the future of movie production in 足交视频 and how 足交视频 can capitalize on growing film making interest.

Madison can be reached by email at mohara@vicad.com.

Madison works at the 足交视频 Advocate as a multi-media journalist. She was born and raised here in 足交视频.