From September to November 2009, one major motion picture filmed in Los Angeles and spent $20,210,176. For confidentiality reasons, the name of the film has been withheld. The following is a detailed breakdown of how that money was spent:
| Hotel room days: 213 |
$66,061 |
| Car rental days: 655 |
$45,070 |
| Catering, bakery goods & other food items |
$751,790 |
| Hardware & lumber supplies |
$716,678 |
| Secretarial personnel, equipment (Xerox, phones etc) |
$243,560 |
| Local wardrobe purchased |
$1,374,397 |
| Dry cleaning |
$66,046 |
| Gasoline |
$264,234 |
| Location fees public |
$69,500 |
| Location fees private |
$1,566,405 |
| City, county and other governmental permit fees |
$273,885 |
| Off-duty personnel (police, fire etc) |
$135,749 |
| Local extras hired |
$324,148 |
| Local security hired |
$327,917 |
| Per Diem payments |
$21,049 |
| Local hires (carpenters, electricians etc.) |
$5,848,083 |
| Other rentals |
$3,869,422 |
| Other purchases: |
$4,246,182 |
| GRAND TOTAL SPENT: |
$20,210,176 |
Days on location:
Prep/construction: 90; Shoot: 47; Wrap/strike:40
Overall shoot days at all locations for project: 93
Number of Local Hires:
Cast:43; Crew: 924; Extras (in man/days): 988
Clearly, the economic impact of just a portion of the spending for one major film has a massive impact that ripples throughout the California economy. The next time you see a shoot taking place in your community, please try and remember how much Film Works for California.