New movie studio makes its mark on Oklahoma City skyline
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Updated: 5:47 PM CDT Apr 7, 2021
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Updated: 5:47 PM CDT Apr 7, 2021
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LEADERS MARKED THE OCCASION. YEAH AN EXCITING DAY NOT ONLY FOR DOWNTOWN OKLAHOMA CITY, BUT REALLY FOR THE ENTIRE FILM INDUSTRY AS A WHOLE AND HERE IT IS RIGHT BEHIND ME THE BRAND NEW PERRY SURF STUDIO SIGN UP OVER WHAT USED TO BE THE OLD COST CONVENTION CENTER AND WE WERE HERE FOR THE CEREMONY WELCOMING THE FILM INDUSTY TO THE HEART OF DOWNTOWN. LET’S ALL CALL THIS PROJECT TO ACTION. AND TRUE HOLLYWOOD FASHION PRAIRIE SURF MEDIA HAS CEMENTED ITSELF IN DOWNTOWN, OKLAHOMA CITY THE BRAND NEW SIGN LETS EVERYONE KNOW A REAL LIFE FILM STUDIO IS NOW ON THE HEART OF THE CITY NOW WE BROUGHT A LITTLE PIECE OF HOLLYWOOD HOME AND WE’RE READY TO SHARE IT WITH EVERYBODY THE STUDIO’S CO-CEOS RACHEL CANNON AND MATT PAYNE ARE BOTH OKLAHOMA NATIVES WHO LEFT THE SOONER STATE TO PURSUE FILM CAREERS IN LOS ANGELES, OKLAHOMA CITY WAS A MUCH DIFFERENT PLACE. MAPS PROJECTS HAD JUST SORT OF STARTED, YOU KNOW, I GREW UP IN A CITY WHERE THERE WASN’T AS MUCH GOING ON AND TO COME HERE AND SEE WHAT WHAT HAS HAPPENED AND HOW THE CITY HAS GROWN TO BE ABLE TO PLAY A ROLE IN IT MEANS EVERYTHING THE STUDIO BOASTS FIVE SOUND STAGES INCLUDING THE LARGEST ONE IN THE MIDWEST AT THE GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY MARY DAVID HOLT SAID THE OLD CONVENTION CENTER TRANSITIONED PERFECTLY. IT’S A FILM STUDIO. WE JUST USED IT FOR SOMETHING ELSE FOR THE LAST 50 YEARS. THE MAYOR SAYS OKC NOW HAS AN OPPORTUNITY. GROW IN A NEW SECTOR OF THE ECONOMY, YOU KNOW WE THOUGHT OF OURSELVES HISTORICALLY, IS THAT PLACE FOR THE FILM INDUSTRY, BUT WHY NOT WITH SEVERAL BIG MOVIES FILMING IN OKLAHOMA RECENTLY PRAIRIE SURF HOPES TO MAKE OKLAHOMA THE PLACE HOLLYWOOD WANTS TO BE REPOR