Pittsburgh, the East Coast Hollywood

Movies Made In the Steel City

By: Sherri Granato

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

The city of Pittsburgh is starting to resemble "Tinseltown" in that it is now the home-base to hundreds of acclaimed movies that have been filmed right here in the "Steel City,"and along with that comes the thousands of movie stars that have temporarily made the 'Burgh' their home in order to make those big screen masterpieces come to life. The Steel City welcomes celebrities, movie producers, actors, directors, extras, cameramen, light and sound technicians, and anyone else who enjoys stories recorded by camera to enjoy all that Pittsburgh has to offer. The "steel city" is fastly becoming the "east coast" Hollywood. The benefits of filming in Pittsburgh are insurmountable. They include a host of skilled labor unions, a hefty film tax credit and support from local businesses. Pittsburghers are excited about the prospect of having more and more movie stars on site which brings a boom to the economy along with a mass amount of job openings that includes the need for crew members, photographers, writers, musicians, dancers, security, and extras.