from: Lynn Elber, Shoot Online — If Netflix’s “House of Cards” and “Arrested Development” on Thursday become the first online contenders to nab top Emmy nominations, it will be a breakthrough moment for shows making a splash without the aid of a TV set. If not, it’s just a matter of time before the inevitable happens. The video...
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The Los Angeles County Fire Department has informed FilmL.A. that August 1, 2013 will bring an increase in hourly fees for on-duty Fire Safety Officers (FSOs). The revised fee schedule for Fire Safety Advisors (FSAs) and Fire Safety Officers (FSOs) is as follows: Fire Safety Advisor (retired) Rate: up to 8 hours $45 an hour Rate: 8 to 12 hours $67.50 an hour Rate:...
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Google has been investing even more in the future of its $1.6B acquisition YouTube, which is ramping up original content and recently launched a raft of paid subscription channels. The company has poured unspecified millions into a revved up 41,000 square foot production studio the size of a hangar in West Los Angeles dubbed YouTube Space LA, reports FT. There, studio...
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from: David Bloom, Deadline.com — Maybe. The country of Laos and the companies working for it sure hope so. Today, on Laos’ behalf, URL registry GoDaddy began auctioning dozens of prime entertainment-themed Internet addresses ending in the newly available .LA suffix. The auction ends July 18. Among the names getting the auction treatment: comics.la,...
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from: Nick Goundry, The Location Guide — Santa Clarita, just north of Los Angeles in California, boosted its location filming days by nearly 20% in the 2012/13 fiscal year. The city recorded 1,069 shoot days and local production spending rose nearly 25% on the previous year. “Santa Clarita is one of Hollywood’s first-choices for location filming, as shown by...
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from: Robert Goldrich, ShootOnline.com — Film commissioners worldwide should pay serious attention to and actively court, facilitate and accommodate content being created and produced for web distribution. That was one of the prime messages imparted during the course of the Association of Film Commissioners International’s (AFCI) Locations Show at the Los...
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