aggressive campaign that started seven years ago. that's when the state began offering big rebates to filmmakers who would come and hire local workers, buy local products and use local facilities, like the sprawling new sound stages just outside of albuquerque. in addition, the state can help cover salaries for local folks being trained for film jobs. as a result, the number of skilled film workers here has gone from 100 to 3,000. >> it's very high-paying jobs. great benefits. >> construction has really slowed down. this has really been a good way to fill that economic void for jobs. >> this is not an utterly new idea. thomas edison's picture company made the first film here more than a century ago. and in the '20s and '30s, cowboy films rode all over the new mexico range. but what is happening now is much bigger than what was