from: Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angles Times — “The Late Late Show” is, as expected, leaving its heart (and production) in Los Angeles–and for that, L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti is thankful. Early on Thursday, CBS revealed the dates of the baton hand-off for its often overlooked “Late Late Show.” Craig Ferguson will step down from his hosting...
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TV Dramas on the Upturn as Projected in the Second Quarter FilmL.A. — the official film office of the City of Los Angeles, the County of Los Angeles and other area jurisdictions — today updated its regional on-location filming report. The report revealed a repeat of the growth trend from Q2 in the Television production category. Regional on-location Television...
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from: Nick Goundry, The Location Guide — Santa Clarita, a city in northern Los Angeles County, has annexed three movie ranches to further reduce the cost of local filming. The city has a series of movie ranches that offer various standing sets within easy reach of the major Hollywood studios. Blue Cloud Movie Ranch, recently used as a stand-in for Afghanistan in...
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from: Carole Horst, Variety.com — While California fights to prevent runaway production, the city of Santa Clarita, 25 miles north of Hollywood, has quietly become a shooting hot spot. “We attribute this to our film-friendly approach and low permit fees,” says Santa Clarita Film Office economic development associate Russell Sypowicz. The area includes more than...
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from: Ted Johnson, Variety.com — Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti predicts that production of three-to-five big budget tentpole pictures — which have all but disappeared to other states and countries offering generous tax breaks — will return each year with the California’s expanded incentive program. Speaking on the SiriusXM show “PopPolitics” this week,...
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Films, television shows, and commercials are created on streets where others live, work and play. As such, balancing the needs of filmmakers, residents and businesses is key to FilmL.A.’s mission. FilmL.A.’s Field Services Representatives (FSRs) provide community stakeholders and production companies with personal, ground level-support before production trucks...
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