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Misc. Resources
Los Angeles Studio Zones
The studio zone is a 30 mile radius used by union film projects to determine per diem rates and driving distances for crew members. The California Film Commission has information on how to accurately determine the boundaries.
LADOT TEAMS
Monitor real-time road closures, parking restrictions, and data from FilmLA and the Los Angeles Department of Transportation.
MyLA311 App
Mobile app with a useful directory of Los Angeles city services and phone numbers. You can also report certain community concerns that are unrelated to filming.
Navigate LA
NavigateLA is a web-based mapping application that delivers maps and reports based on data supplied by various City departments, Los Angeles County, and Thomas Bros. Maps.
Los Angeles Communities Map
This map illustrates the numerous neighborhoods within the Los Angeles city boundaries.
Download the map (.png)
Contract Services
Contract Services administers a variety of programs for the benefit of the motion picture and television industry.
csatf.org
Our Logo
We encourage you to use our logo in the credits of your latest Los Angeles production. For high-resolution logos and branding guidelines, please contact media@filmla.com.
Police Officers Contact List
DISCLAIMER: THE FOLLOWING LISTED PROVIDERS ARE THE ONLY COMPANIES OR RETIRED OFFICERS THAT PROVIDE ACTIVE/RETIRED LOS ANGELES POLICE OFFICERS TO BE USED FOR MOTION PICTURE/TELEVISION LOCATIONS.
| COMPANY | CONTACT | ADDRESS | PHONE NUMBER | CELL NUMBER | E-MAIL ADDRESS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allied Consulting & Security Services | Jesse Puente, President |
(818) 945-7233 | (661) 886-0852 | jesse@alliedprotect.com jpallied@gmail.com |
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| Film Permits Unlimited | Denise Wheeler | 22025 Ventura Blvd. Ste. 101, Woodland Hills, CA 91364 |
(818) 347-9929 | 24 HR: (818) 348-8202 |
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| Film This! | Wade Stevens / Tim Ballou |
214 Main St. #287, El Segundo, CA 90245 |
(213) 763-9000 | ||
| Gibraltar Security Services, Inc. | Gregory J. Harrison | 325 N. Maple Dr., Ste. 5149, Beverly Hills, CA 90210 |
(833) OUR-DUTY 24 HR: (424) 335-7555 |
Info@GibraltarSecurityService.com | |
| Roland Gallardo / Martha Gallardo |
1716 Raymond Ave., Alhambra, CA 91803 |
(626) 705-5065 | |||
| Robert Kalstrom | 23839 Foxwood Court, Valencia, CA 91354 |
(661) 510-8807 | |||
| JP Filming Motors | James & Pat Stout |
19710 Long Branch Way, |
310-404-6881 |
310-800-5411 | |
| L.A. Police Services | Kenneth Snowden | (626) 506-0607 | mrkenn3279@sbcglobal.net | ||
| L.A. Police Services | Tim Crabtree | (661) 618-9070 | timcrabtree26@gmail.com | ||
| Scott Lemons | (562) 244-3492 | ||||
| Metro Protective Services (MPS) | Irving Gonzalez | (562) 284-8631 | motor95@live.com | ||
| Pacific Production Services Inc. (PPS) | Eric Nichols / Chris Agnew / Eddie Esparza |
1481 E 4th St., Los Angeles, CA 90033 |
(323) 260-4777 24 HR: (213) 360-7844 |
(213) 308-9742 | eddie@lafilmpermits.com |
| Police On Locations | Norm Kellems / Deone Kellems |
9706 E Ave. S-8, Littlerock, CA 93543 |
(661) 944-6081 | (818) 317-5108 | |
| T&D Company | Stuart Horowitz (NOTE: Former DOJ, conducts gun safety) |
8001 Langdon Ste. 1, Van Nuys, CA 91406 |
(818) 285-6667 | (818) 402-3791 | |
| Walker Location Services | Jill Stanley-Markow | 32078 Waterside Ln., Westlake Village, CA 91361 |
(818) 706-8022 | 24 HR: (818) 585-1995 |
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| Tony Yancey | 5969 Joshua Trail, Camarillo, CA 93012 |
(805) 797-5363 |
List of Insurance Providers
| COMPANY NAME | ADDRESS | PHONE NUMBER | FAX NUMBER | WEBSITE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abacus Insurance Brokers | 2515 Wilshire Blvd., Santa Monica, CA 90403 | (424) 214-3700 | (424) 214-3701 | Website |
| American Entertainment Insurance Services | 1438 N. Gower St. Bldg. 35, Ste. 15, Hollywood, CA 90028 | (323) 464-5144 (866) 611-3456 |
(323) 464-7348 | Website |
| AON: Albert G. Ruben Insurance Services, Inc. | 15303 Ventura Blvd. Ste. 1200, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403 | (818) 742-1400 (800) 752-9157 |
(847) 953-2480 | Website |
| Athos Insurance Services, LLC | P.O. Box 61102, Pasadena, CA 91116 | (626) 716-9800 | (626) 701-5047 | Website |
| Dewitt Stern of California | 801 N. Brand Blvd. Ste. 650, Glendale, CA 91203 | (818) 623-5400 | (818) 623-5500 | Website |
| Equipment & Production Insurance | 100 N. 1st St., Ste. 301, Burbank, CA 91502 | (818) 295-2266 | Website | |
| Front Row Insurance Brokers | 14156 Magnolia Blvd., Suite 200, Sherman Oaks, CA 91423 | (424) 329-2446 | Website | |
| G Media Insurance Services, Inc. | N/A | (310) 616-3231 | Website | |
| Merriwether & Williams Insurance Services, Inc. | 523 W. 6th St. Ste. 650, Los Angeles, CA 90014 | (213) 258-3000 | (213) 258-3099 | Website |
| MovieInsure.com | 9036 Reseda Blvd. #105, Northridge, CA 91324 | (888) 959-0772 | (818) 293-1702 | Website |
| Reif & Associates LLC | 320 W. 57th St., 5th Floor, New York, NY 10019 | (212) 603-0231 (800) 827-7361 |
(212) 247-0739 | Website |
| RVNA Production Insurance | 10148 Riverside Drive, Toluca Lake, CA 91602 | (800) 364-2433 | (818) 980-1595 | Website |
| State Compensation Insurance Fund (Workers’ Comp Carrier) |
N/A | (888) 782-8338 | Website | |
| Supple-Merrill & Driscoll, Inc. | 550 El Dorado St., Pasadena, CA 91102 | (626) 795-9921 | (626) 577-6656 | Website |
| Taylor & Taylor Associates | 15060 Ventura Blvd. Ste. 210, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403 | (818) 981-9700 | (818) 981-9703 | Website |
| Tom Pickard & Company Inc. | 820 Pacific Coast Hwy., Hermosa Beach, CA 90254 | (310) 379-7788 | (310) 318-9840 | Website |
| Truman Van Dyke | 6767 Forest Lawn Ste. 301, Los Angeles, CA 90068 | (800) 726-3701 | (323) 883-0024 | Website |
DISCLAIMER: This list is provided by FilmLA as a courtesy to its customers. FilmLA neither guarantees its accuracy nor endorses any company listed. FilmLA will not be liable for reliance on any listed company's fitness for any purpose.
Glossary of Key Terms
- Compliance – when a film production company conducts its business on-location in accordance with the conditions of its film permit.
- Enforcement – the use of authority by active, off-duty peace or fire officers to bring about compliance. May include permit suspension, revocation, cancellation and amendment, or the denial of future permit applications.
- Exceptional Activity – specifically defined as on-location film activity that includes the following potentially disruptive activities: aerial activity, gunfire, special effects and pyrotechnics, and activity taking place outside of normal filming hours in residential areas. Normal filming hours in residential areas are 7:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m. Monday through Friday and 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m. weekends.
- Field Services Representative – a FilmLA employee responsible for distributing Notices of Filming (see Notice of Filming) to all residential and business properties within a determined vicinity of upcoming filming activity. As the first point of contact, for community members, FSRs regularly assist them in answering questions about filming activities.
- Filming Survey – (also referred to as Community Survey or erroneously called Signature Survey) a door-to-door survey of residents and businesses in an area in which a production company wishes to film. It is performed in cases of exceptional activity (see Exceptional Activity) by production companies or their representatives using forms supplied by FilmLA Survey responses are used by FilmLA to identify and mitigate issues with filming through the coordination process. The Filming Survey is frequently mistaken by members of the public to be a request for neighborhood approval, which it is not.
- FilmLA Production Coordinator – (also known as Permit Coordinator) a FilmLA employee tasked with obtaining and coordinating approvals from various government departments or agencies for the issuance of a location film permit that balances the requests of the film production company with the needs of the local communities where filming occurs, and interacting with the public and production company to resolve filming issues if/when they occur.
- Filmmakers Code of Professional Responsibility – (also known as Filmmakers Code of Conduct) a document that sets standards of conduct to which production company personnel shall adhere when filming on-location and concurrently informs communities of the level of professionalism they can expect from production companies. It is attached to every permit released by FilmLA.
- Film Commission – in contrast to FilmLA, which is a private, nonprofit service organization, film commissions are publicly-funded government entities focused on promoting a particular region to the film industry in order to reap the economic benefit production brings.
- Location Manager – the individual charged with finding and securing film locations and required permits for a production company wishing to shoot on-location. He/she may also assist in planning the logistics of the shoot and serve as the production’s community and government liaison.
- Monitor – a FilmLA employee assigned to film shoots when special circumstances warrant (e.g., when required under special conditions [see Special Filming Conditions] or when requested by the office of a local elected official or other government department) to interact with the public and production company to resolve filming issues. FilmLA Monitors can encourage compliance (see Compliance) by reminding production companies of their professional obligations and appealing to their good judgment. In response to unmet community needs, the Monitor program was voluntarily created by FilmLA in April 2001.
- Motion Picture Officer – active, off-duty police officers or retired police officers who are issued work permits by the Los Angeles Police Department and employed by production companies to ensure permit compliance (see Compliance) on-location, direct traffic and control crowds.
- Notice of Filming – either a blue 4 1⁄2-inch x 14-inch card or an email distributed to the community to inform community members about upcoming film production. The Notice includes pertinent information such as the permit number, location, date, time and description of filming activity, as well as street/lane closure information and parking restrictions.
- Notification – the act of distributing Notices of Filming to the community affected by a film production within a standard 500-foot radius of a permitted filming location and a 200-foot radius from permitted parking. When exceptional activities occur (see Exceptional Activity), FilmLA notifies within an expanded radius. When possible, notification is performed two days or more before filming begins.
- On-Location – the term used to describe film productions that are shot on public or private property outside of a certified sound stage or studio backlot.
- Permit – an official government-issued document that grants temporary permission to conduct commercial filming and/or still photography on-location.
- Permit Coordination – the process that involves accepting applications to film on- location, identifying and addressing potential community impacts and obtaining required approvals from agencies or departments such as police and fire, transportation, animal regulation and public works in order for a film permit to be issued.
- Permit Issuance – when a local government authority approves a given request for a film permit. FilmLA releases finalized permits to production companies on behalf of its government clients, the issuing authorities.
- Permit Service – a private entity that works for production companies to secure permits from the issuing authorities in the jurisdictions where filming is to occur. Permit services obtain permits through FilmLA when film production occurs in a jurisdiction with which FilmLA contracts. Additionally, a permit service may perform filming surveys and arrange for motion picture officers to be present on-location.
- Permitted Production Day – a single crew's permission to film a single project, at a single location, during any given 24-hour period.
- Posting – refers to the restriction of parking on public streets for film company use through the approval of and posting of signs by the Los Angeles Department of Transportation, or equivalent authority. Posting does not override No-Stopping, No- Parking or red curb zones. A lane closure is necessary for production vehicles to be able to park in these areas.
- Rider - a document that modifies a previously-issued permit to authorize necessary changes to film company permissions in instances such as unforeseen delays or a change in creative direction.
- Special Filming Conditions – (also called Neighborhood Specific Requirements) location-specific terms which are added to the standard terms and conditions generally applicable to filming permits, in cases where a particular local area warrants unique considerations. FilmLA no longer creates Special Filming Conditions but is available to work with neighborhoods in need to help address filming-related concerns.