Annotated Bibliography #1-3

Piedmont Park Conservancy. “Piedmont Park Conservancy.” About the Conservancy. N.p., 2012. Web. 4 Feb. 2016.

This source is a mission statement for the piedmont park conservancy. The conservancy helps keep the park green, restores any lacking parts of the park and deals with any expansions that the park may be eligible for. They also organize volunteer events inside the park as well as provide security. This source is somewhat bragging about what the conservancy in order to get viewers to donate to support the cause. Over $1,000,000 has been claimed to have been spent on various projects. This source is important and relevant to my project because the conservancy is the reason that my particular external built environment looks the way it does today. Piedmont Park was a failing park before the project to revitalize it in 1989 was a success. I chose this source because it is the official website of my built environment. Also because they are a non-profit organization that works to save an important part of the city that we live in. There are a couple flaws in the source. It only provides the improvements they have made. It shows nothing negative and nothing from before the 1980s.

Ammons, Jesse et al. “Hollywood Comes To… ATLANTA.” Atlanta 51.5 (2011): 80–4. Print.

This is an article from a magazine in 2011 that talks about the potential and likely move of the Hollywood film industry to Atlanta. The article starts with an illustration by Thomas Burns that takes the Hollywood sign layout and redesigns it to spell out “ATLANTA” with spotlights behind it. Initially it claims that the film industry is in the process of moving to Atlanta and links actors, such as Ryan Reynolds, that are currently or have recently shot films here. It then goes on to explain why the move is taking place. The article cites the “Georgia Entertainment Industry Investment Act that was signed in May of 2008. The act gives a 20% tax credit to productions that spend $500,000 in Georgia and an extra 10% if they add the Made in Georgia tag in the credits.” (Ammons et al.) I chose this source because it explained the reasoning for the shift in the film industry to Georgia. The only issue I have with the source is that it is a little outdated. A lot can happen and has happened in the last 5 years. The proof that movies and tv shows are being shot in Georgia is not as sustained as it would be today.

Georgia Film, Music and Digital Entertainment Office. “Georgia Filmography | TourGeorgiaFilm.com.” Georgia Fimography. N.p., n.d. Web. 9 Feb. 2016.

This website has been designed to be the headquarters of the Georgia film industry. It offers a very long list of what I am assuming to be every movie ever created or filmed in Georgia. The website also offers tours of big movies shot here. The highlighted tours include the Hunger Games tour and The Anchorman 2 tour. It also promotes movies that have been announced or are still currently being filmed. Their mission is to “identify and leverage existing statewide resources, assets and strengths to assist in the retention, expansion, development and growth of Georgia’s film, television and recorded music industries and related entertainment businesses.” (Georgia Film, Music and Digital Entertainment Office) I chose this source because mainly because I was already familiar with what it was. I have seen it on TV which gives it more credibility in my opinion. This source elaborates on the claim that the film industry is moving to Georgia by giving an extreme amount of examples of production that occur in Georgia.