As a result of the efficiencies made possible by the advent of our Online Permit System (OPS), our production coordinators have been freed up to conduct periodic set visits of on-location shoots. A new pilot program is being devised to provide our coordinators with even more exposure to the filmmaking process. Under the existing set visit program, one coordinator per … Read More
Port Ends Filming Hiatus: Southwest Marine Re-Opens
One of Los Angeles’ most prolific screen icons has taken a brief hiatus but is ready again for cameras to roll. This aging icon, born in 1917 (or shall we say “berthed” in 1917) has played a role in hundreds of movies and TV productions. We’re not referring to an actor, but rather the Port of Los Angeles’ Southwest Marine … 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
Preventing Problems Through Production Planning
If you’re working on a feature film, television show or commercial, how do you measure on-the-job frustration? Do you measure it in hours wasted scouting locations that can’t be filmed, either because of conflicts with other productions or area filming restrictions? Or, do you measure it in earfuls of grief from community members or your producer, because the activities you meticulously planned … Read More
A Landmark Sign of Cooperation
Filming on-location requires the involvement and approvals of numerous government departments, agencies and private entities. Our job at FilmL.A. is to streamline the permitting process by ensuring good communication between these parties and clear protocols for filming where jurisdictions overlap. A great example of overlapping jurisdictions is the area around the Hollywood Sign in Griffith Park. The famous landmark sign … Read More