from: Richard Verrier, LA Times – On location shoots in Los Angeles climbed 16% last week, led by a surge in feature film activity, according to the latest data from FilmL.A. Inc., which handles film permits for the city and unincorporated areas of the county. Feature films generated 176 production days, up 47% over the same period a year earlier, and continuing...
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from: Tina Dount, HollywoodReporter.com – President Barack Obama swept through Hollywood on Monday night, snarling traffic and headlining a pair of sold-out fundraisers attended by a broad cross section of the local business community and a sprinkling of entertainment executives and celebrities. The first of the night’s events — at the House of Blues on...
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from: Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times – Paramount Pictures Corp. unveiled plans Tuesday for $700 million in improvements including new sound stages and offices for its storied Hollywood lot.About 1.4 million square feet of development would take place over the next two decades at Paramount’s Melrose Avenue headquarters and some adjacent properties owned by...
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from: FilmWorksLA.com – Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, like many other concerned citizens and public officials, took it upon himself to urge Governor Brown to sign the extension of the California Film & Television Tax Credit in a letter sent to the Governor’s Office earlier this month. To see a copy of the Mayor’s letter, click on the following...
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from: Richard Verrier, LA Times – Several prop houses in Los Angeles County have been killed off in the last decade by the flight of production from Southern California to cheaper locales. But one local prop house has managed to survive by catering to Hollywood’s morbid obsession with death. Vidal Herrera, a former deputy field investigator for the Los Angeles...
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The Los Angeles City Fire Department has asked FilmL.A. to remind the production community of the Fire Department walk-through requirement for filming at area hospitals. The attached letter (see below) outlines how to obtain a walk-through and what Fire Department inspectors are trained to look for on-location. To ensure that your walk-throughs are scheduled on time and...
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