from: Richard Verrier, LA Times — Many in Hollywood are sympathetic to the goals of Occupy L.A. But the protesters are upstaging one of the industry’s most popular shoot locations. With its distinctive concrete tower and Greco-inspired architecture, City Hall has long been a favorite of location managers as an iconic symbol of Los Angeles and a stand-in for...
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from: Mary Mallory, FilmWorksLA.com — While farming and ranching can often be profitable to land owners, sometimes extra cash is needed. One way to earn money off the land is to promote it as a filming location to film studios. That’s what the Ruess family did with their ranch in the San Fernando Valley near Calabasas and near the Paramount Studio Ranch. H. J....
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from: Richard Verrier, LA Times — The opulent picture palaces and vaudeville halls of Downtown Los Angeles may be monuments to a bygone era, but they are still keeping their ties to Hollywood. Theaters in the historic Broadway District, including The Orpheum, the Palace Theatre and the Los Angeles Theatre, are featured in several current and upcoming movies,...
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from: FilmWorksLA.com — On November 9, FilmL.A. and the Film Works campaign received a PRism Award for best logo and an Award of Excellence for best public education campaign. The PRism Awards is an annual awards ceremony conducted by the L.A. chapter of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA). This year, PRism Awards were given to winners in 59...
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The City of Los Angeles has implemented City-wide holiday filming restrictions to minimize the impact of on-location production to businesses and merchants that rely on holiday sales. As a result, filming activity including lane closures, street closures and street parking will be limited in all commercial/retail areas of the City. Individual filming requests will be...
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from: FilmWorksLA.com — Local media outlets from CBS local 2 to the Los Angeles Times have been heavily reporting the impact that an NBA lockout will have on the local economy and the thousands of people who work in and around the Staples Center during a combined 82 home games for the Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Clippers. If only the media would focus...
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