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. The restrictions will remain in effect from November 24, 2014 through January 2, 2015. As a result, filming activity including lane closures, street closures and street parking will be...
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from: Richard Verrier, Los Angeles Times — Hollywood studios are taking another crack at trying to steer consumers to legitimate websites. The studios’ chief lobbying arm, the Motion Picture Assn. of America, has launched another website called wheretowatch.com that provides a “one-stop shop” where users can search for movies and TV shows on...
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from: Nick Goundry, The Location Guide — New Chinese movie Hollywood Adventures has become the largest Chinese-language film to shoot on location in Southern California. The production features three Chinese stars but has a US director and co-stars, and is mostly being crewed by Americans. Hollywood Adventures is coming to the end of a 40-day California shoot and...
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from: FilmLA eNews — NewFilmmakers Los Angeles, a non-profit organization that showcases innovative works by emerging filmmakers, hosted its fourth annual “On Location: The Los Angeles Video Project” event last month. The films screened at the annual event use the City of Los Angeles as inspiration, resulting in a diverse array of projects from new and...
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from: FilmLA eNews — Locking in locations for your next feature film, television show, commercial or web series can be a daunting task. Many a production team has scouted a prime location, only to later discover that there are filming restrictions at that site or that another production already has a permit to film in the vicinity. Early access to information...
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from: Dave McNary, Variety.com — Hollywood Center Studios, one of the oldest lots in California, is making a $50 million bet on continued demand for its soundstages at a time when the state is sweetening its incentive program. “Although film production has largely left L.A., a lot of TV production remains here due to the creative talent that resides in L.A.,”...
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