Hollywood in San Francisco, US/Mexican Border

[Plumber]

Let's say that the U.S. and Mexico get that border arranged in the middle of the San Francisco Bay. Assuming Mexico is more stable than OTL, what would an emerging film industry that's literally on a border town look like? I'd imagine it would result in a lot of cultural diffusion between the U.S. and Mexico. I could see Mexicans working in the U.S. on films, and vice versa... Thoughts?

EDIT: For clarification, it's similar to jycee's Mexican Victory TL: https://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=192773&page=3

 

[Iori]

Their likely would'nt be a film industry in California, rather it would have likely been split between New York and somewhere in Florida.

The whole reason the movie industry moved to Cali was because the state went out of its way to attract them.

 

[Roberto]

I find a split on the SF Bay very unlikely to begin with. The Bay Area is one economic region, it wouldn't make sense for either party to split it straight down the middle like that. If you want "Hollywood" to be on the border, it'd be easier to make it start in San Diego than to change the course of North American history half a century before the film industry was even invented.

 

[Thande]

I find a split on the SF Bay very unlikely to begin with. The Bay Area is one economic region, it wouldn't make sense for either party to split it straight down the middle like that. If you want "Hollywood" to be on the border, it'd be easier to make it start in San Diego than to change the course of North American history half a century before the film industry was even invented.

I believe it is split that way in the "A Mexican 'Victory' Timeline" (I don't remember the author's name, it's one of those ones with an acronym and numbers) though I don't know enough about the specifics to speak of the plausibility.

 

[Plumber]

Their likely would'nt be a film industry in California, rather it would have likely been split between New York and somewhere in Florida.

The whole reason the movie industry moved to Cali was because the state went out of its way to attract them.

No, California is the most naturally diverse state, so you could film any kind of location really for cheap. And the weather is good, too.

My thinking was that filming on a border town would be attractive as well, since a visit to Mexico could avoid any U.S. laws.

What would be the actual effects of the film industry there, though...

I believe it is split that way in the "A Mexican 'Victory' Timeline" (I don't remember the author's name, it's one of those ones with an acronym and numbers) though I don't know enough about the specifics to speak of the plausibility.

Spot on the source.

 

[Iori]

No, California is the most naturally diverse state, so you could film any kind of location really for cheap. And the weather is good, too.

My thinking was that filming on a border town would be attractive as well, since a visit to Mexico could avoid any U.S. laws.

If the border was at San Francisco California would'nt have that much natural diversity though.

And even now California is not the only place that alot of filming is done and alot of the movie industry has locations.

 

[Plumber]

If the border was at San Francisco California would'nt have that much natural diversity though.

And even now California is not the only place that alot of filming is done and alot of the movie industry has locations.

Exactly! Which means the directors will have to go and collaborate with Mexican directors and actors...

Now, no. Originally, it was California.

 

[jycee]

No, California is the most naturally diverse state, so you could film any kind of location really for cheap. And the weather is good, too.

My thinking was that filming on a border town would be attractive as well, since a visit to Mexico could avoid any U.S. laws.

This is actually the two main reasons that the industry moved there. And once the first wave got their California did go out of its way to attract the rest.

If there was no LA, because the US-Mexican border was further north, the industry would still want to move out of New York; the weather is bad, competition was fierce, and the space is limited.

Florida is a good option, but the climate would make it difficult for early film due to the humidity. I would say Central/Southern Texas or Colorado would likely make the most sense.

Also because no spot is as good as LA, there could also be a de-centralized film industry. This alone would be very very interesting, especially if you keep the European industry going strong by averting Nazis and WWII.