Year-to-Date Filming Levels Deflate

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As FilmL.A. last week, on-location filming across all tracked categories declined 24.5 percent in the first half of 2009, compared to the same six-month period in 2008. We recorded 19,015 permitted production days (PPD) between January and June 2009, compared to 25,196 PPD tallied in the previous year.   Struggling under four straight quarters of double-digit losses, Feature film production … Read More

The Focus is on Metro

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Remember that great scene in Speed where the hero and heroine ride the subway car as it launches up out of the tunnel onto Hollywood Blvd?  How about The Italian Job, where Mini Coopers drive down the stairs into a subway station and onto the tracks?  Still yet, did you like that intense scene in Volcano where the lava flows … Read More

Local Television Pilot Production Plummets

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Not long ago, each February found the Los Angeles region abuzz with film production activity. New television pilots, produced in anticipation of May screenings for network television advertisers, joined continuing TV series, feature films and commercial projects in competition for talent, crews, stage space and sought-after locations. But, pilot producers working in L.A. might find that they have their pick … Read More

Third Annual Location Managers Party Largest Yet

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In May, FilmL.A. hosted its annual Location Managers Party, welcoming more than 150 men and women working hard behind the scenes to facilitate on-location production. With the lights of Downtown Los Angeles as the backdrop, FilmL.A. customers, including Location Managers and permit service representatives, gathered at our offices to unwind, have some quality face-to-face time with FilmL.A. staff and talk … Read More