For our local film production professionals, the first quarter of 2009 was a tough time to find work on feature films or commercial projects in Los Angeles. As FilmL.A. on April 14, 2009, on-location feature film and commercial production levels experienced drastic year-over-year declines for the period, while television production misleadingly appeared to soar compared to the strike-affected first quarter … Read More
FilmL.A. Preps Communities for Prep
On any given day of the week in Los Angeles, some structure — be it a home, office building or public school — is donning a disguise and going incognito courtesy of local filmmakers. This is “prep” and it’s a time of transformation, when real-life locations become storyboard stand-ins. If you live in the greater Los Angeles area, you’ve seen … Read More
FilmL.A. eNotification Debuts in Hancock Park, Windsor Square
FilmL.A. has expanded its filming eNotification program to cover residents and property owners in Hancock Park and Windsor Square. As a supplement to FilmL.A.’s standard door-to-door notification service, the new program will offer residents in these areas a convenient new way to stay up-to-date about filming in their neighborhoods. eNotification participants opt-in to receive advance Notices of Filming via email. … Read More
FilmL.A. Production Coordinators Set Sights on Film Sites
The March 2008 debut of FilmL.A.’s web-based Online Permit System (OPS), and its subsequent introduction to filmmakers last September, is helping us improve our service to industry customers and area communities. Specifically, the streamlined OPS permit process has enabled us to increase the number of film site visits conducted by FilmL.A. staff. Every week, one of our eight production coordinators … Read More
California Finally Gets Own Filming Incentive
>After years of work by dedicated champions for entertainment industry jobs, California has a film tax incentive. On February 20, 2009, Governor Schwarzenegger signed legislation creating tax credits for qualified film and television productions. The funding allocation is $100 million a year for five years. The state legislature has recognized that the filmed entertainment industry is extremely mobile and that … Read More