Production in LA Is Still Down. Maybe Next Quarter?
Television rose 34% from Q1, but reality shows, films and commercials dragged overall shoot days lower, FilmLA said.
- Los Angeles on-location production totaled 4,711 shoot days in the second quarter, representing a nearly 13 percent decline from the same period last year, according to data released Thursday by permitting office FilmLA.
- Television production rose 34 percent with 1,607 shoot days, offsetting declines in feature films, which dropped 20 percent to 443 days, and commercials, which fell 22 percent to 543 days.
- Incentivized projects now comprise a growing share, with 33 percent of feature shoot days receiving tax credits. FilmLA CEO Denise Gutches said "helping to attract these types of productions is an important step" toward restoring jobs.
- Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is "doubling down" on the subsidy program, fighting for an uncapped tax credit. Councilwoman Nithya Raman, her November runoff opponent, argues Bass has not done enough to simplify permitting.
- The FilmLA report confirmed a "new normal"—a smaller industry increasingly dependent on state support. However, the "other" category, which includes student productions and documentaries, climbed 10 percent to 2,118 shoot days.
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TV News CheckL.A. Filming Levels Tumble Despite California Giving Out Hundreds of Millions of Dollars In Incentives
The number of shoot days in the three-month period from April to June fell 12 percent compared to the same period last year.
LA on-location production totaled 4,711 shoot days last quarter, down 13% from a year ago off from Q1 as well, according to a new snapshot by FilmLA.
Los Angeles on-location production for the second quarter totaled 4,711 shoot days, down 13% from the year before and off from 5,121 days in Q1, according to a new snapshot by FilmLA. But television, the biggest driver of overall activity, was a bright spot, rising 34% from Q1 with 1,607 shoot days for the three […]
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