The movie is the romantic tale of Alex Stone, a vampire who craves mortality so he can spend his life with the woman he loves.

Dayton's Masonic Temple set the stage for an opera in Immortally Yours, said Beth Duke, a partner in Red Oak Productions and in the Webster Station Development Group that operates the Cannery.

"My goal is to support any production company that comes to our town," Duke said.

The Dayton/Montgomery County Convention and Visitors Bureau also is making a push to clear the path for more film production business here. The bureau recently established a film sub-committee to act as a resource for production companies.

"We're trying to provide a resource so when they are here, they'll know who they need to go to for permits from the city, to get the equipment they need and things like that," said Jackie Powell, president and chief executive officer of the convention and visitors bureau.

The bureau also recently updated its Web site to tout the city's "urban settings, rural shots and world-renowned aviation sites" as locations for films and commercials.

The Immortally Yours production company will be back in Dayton for two days of filming at the Hook Estate beginning March 30. They also planned to scout Dayton's club scene for another shooting location, Duke said.

Conductor and composer Maestro Edin Dino Zonic, musical director for the Dayton Peace Accords Project and Duke's partner in Red Oak, adds his genius to the film as composer of the soundtrack. He drew on the talents of the Miami Valley Symphony Orchestra and the Stivers Philharmonic Orchestra to perform a selection from Amilcare Ponchielli's opera, La Gioconda for the movie.