Film talk with Marshall Moore, Director Utah Film Commission

July 15, 1:15 PMSalt Lake City Indie Movie ExaminerKrista Smith

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Marshall Moore Photo Utah Governor's Office

Marshall Moore, Director of the Utah Film Commission (UFC) doesn’t like to talk about himself. We sat down in the back of the cubicle filled room at his desk. Immediately, Moore commented on the never ending stacks of paper as he cleared the organized disaster.

Moore was eager to announce the incentive plan for low budget films. When I asked Moore to tell me a little bit about himself, he paused, chuckled then said, “I can chronicle my history, if that’s what you want.”
 

And it’s quite a history. In the early 1990s Moore was working as a location manager in Los Angeles. He began working on the miniseries “The Stand,” based on the novel by Steven King. The show called for a location in Utah, Moore came, he saw and he bought a house.
 

“I went back to LA and worked on one more film then I moved here,” said Moore. Without a job in Utah, Moore planned on working in Los Angeles if he had to while living here. Luckily Moore began working with  a Utah-based company helping filmmakers find locations.
 

Moore worked as a location manager on eight films in two years. The list of Disney films included “The Paper Brigade” and “Wish upon a Star.” In 1996 Moore was offered a job at “Touched by an Angel” as a location manager for the show. Moore stayed through the end of the show in 2003. Next he worked on “Everwood” where he met the previous director of the UFC.
 

In 2004 Moore began working in producer services for the UFC, three years later he was promoted to director. In the two years Moore has been director he has encouraged the UFC to do more than market Utah. He has helped pass legislation that provides filmmakers with incentives for filming here.
 

“Is there anything else you want people to know about you?”
 

“No,” Moore said with a small laugh. He saw the notepad in my hands. “What do you do with all your paper?” Moore asked. Then he quickly explained the ongoing project to organize his files in the small space.