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Tempe Studio Tries To Get Arizona Back On Big Screen

(Photo by Mark Brodie - KJZZ)
Darrin Ramage

Arizona’s film industry is not what it once was, but one Tempe studio is trying to bring some of the lights, camera and media action back to the state.

Sun Studios of Arizona opened last month in what used to be the Collins College building in Tempe. That means it came with equipment and facilities CEO Darrin Ramage didn’t have to buy.

In addition, an old classroom will soon be a co-working space for people in the entertainment industry.

Mark Brodie is a co-host of The Show, KJZZ’s locally produced news magazine. Since starting at KJZZ in 2002, Brodie has been a host, reporter and producer, including several years covering the Arizona Legislature, based at the Capitol.