Pictured: Abbi Jacobson as Leslie and Poppy Liu as Sarah from “No Good Deed”. Photo Credit: Saeed Adyani/Netflix This is the second article in a three-part series about hosting filming at your home or business. Through conversations with accomplished Location Professionals and film hosts, we aim to share frank, open advice about the film host experience. Pictured: Location Scout Nancy … Read More
Filming During Spring Break at Public School Districts Partnered with FilmLA
The school districts that FilmLA partners with have informed us of their Spring Break Schedules for 2025. School facilities may still be available for filming and/or parking use during this time, however, requests must be discussed and coordinated with school site administrators prior to the applications being submitted to FilmLA for processing. With limited school staffing during Spring Break, communication … Read More
A Film Location Like No Other: Filming in the LA River
The Los Angeles River is one of the most iconic filming locations in the world. It has been used for everything from huge Hollywood blockbusters to small student films. Some of the most prominent examples include Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991), Drive (2011), The Italian Job (2003), and of course GREASE (1978). All good locations should tell a story, and … Read More
Hidden Gems of Los Angeles: Chinatown in Focus
As we embark on the Lunar New Year of the Wood Snake, which is believed to foster growth, resilience, and self-transformation, FilmLA wanted to share a little history and showcase some of Chinatown’s hidden gems. Downtown Los Angeles’ Chinatown neighborhood is not the first neighborhood to bear that name. Old Chinatown, located at the site of Union Station, had a … Read More
“So… You Want to Blow Something Up and Film It?”
Do you want to film a stunt professional running ablaze down an alley? Are you planning to film a climactic shootout scene in front of a bank that ends with a city bus exploding? Or maybe your film project is a little more subdued and has a birthday party scene where little Julie makes a wish and blows out her … Read More