Earlier this month, two committees of the California State Assembly held a joint meeting to discuss the state’s Film & Television Tax Credit Program. Amid widespread agreement that the program merits expansion in the new legislative session, the California Film Commission presented facts about how the program now in effect has benefited the state. Enacted in 2009, California’s film incentive … Read More
L.A. On-Location Filming Levels Recover 9.5 Percent
L.A. area on-location filming increased 9.5 percent in the third quarter compared to the same period last year (11,792 permitted production days — or PPD — in 2013 vs. 10,773 PPD in 2012), according to a report released earlier this month by FilmL.A. Growth in the Features production category (up 19.5 percent to 1,959 PPD) and the Commercials category (up … Read More
Where Comics-Inspired Movies are Made
Think about your favorite comic book characters and comic-inspired films. Take a second and try to remember — where were those films made? If you took the all-too-easy path and guessed Hollywood, you’d only be half right. The truth is that comic-inspired blockbusters are made all over the world, and since 2003, only a handful of these lucrative big-budget projects … Read More
On-Location Production in Los Angeles Increases in Second Quarter
L.A. area on-location filming increased 8.6 percent in the second quarter compared to the same period last year (12,173 PPD in 2013 vs. 11,209 PPD in 2012), according to a report released earlier this month by FilmL.A. However, a new 5-year historical analysis revealed consistent under-performance in key Television subcategories. While on-location television production is driving significant year-over-year gains, historical … Read More
Still Photo Permits Drive Apparent Production Increase in Los Angeles
FilmL.A.’s first quarter production report for 2013 contained an encouraging surprise — a 17.6 percent increase in overall production compared to the same period the previous year. But, as they often can, short-term increases in overall production mask important truths. Year-over-year analyses, while informative, can also diminish awareness of long-term trends. Feature production levels, for example, were up almost 26 … Read More