On December 13th, 2010, FilmL.A. launched “Film Works” — a stakeholder-driven marketing campaign designed to promote filming in Los Angeles. Conceived and supported by a growing coalition of entertainment industry, community and government partners, the Film Works campaign exists to remind Angelenos of the economic and cultural benefits the L.A. region receives from local filming, while highlighting the challenges local … Read More
FilmL.A. Updates Ongoing Television Pilot Production Report
By many anecdotal accounts, 2010 seemed like a decent year for television pilot production in Los Angeles. But what did the actual numbers say? For that, you’ll have to read on. A year after FilmL.A. published its 2005-2009 Television Pilot Production Report, we issued our 2010 Pilot Production Update analyzing the 2009/2010 development cycle. Of the 129 total projects FilmL.A. … Read More
Overall On-Location Filming Increases in First Quarter
As announced earlier this month, overall on-location filming has been springing forward in Los Angeles, with filming across all categories posting an 18 percent gain in the first quarter of 2010. A total of 11,087 permitted production days (PPD) were recorded for the period, compared to the 9,408 we saw in 2009. Reasons behind the increase vary by production category. Commercials … Read More
Local On-Location Filming Flounders in 2009
Earlier this month, FilmL.A. announced that total on-location filming coordinated by FilmL.A. in the Los Angeles region declined 19.4 percent in 2009 compared to 2008, marking a low point for local feature film production and the steepest year-over-year decline we have ever observed. In all, 37,979 permitted production days (PPD) were coordinated in 2009 compared to 47,117 organized in 2008. … Read More
No Campaign, No Gain
Launching a public education campaign to garner community and legislative support for the filmed entertainment industry has long been a goal of industry champions. FilmL.A. Board Chair Pamm Fair, who also serves as Deputy National Executive Director for the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) has made getting such a campaign off the ground a top priority during her tenure. This … Read More