from: FilmWorksLA.com —
From September to November 2009, one major motion picture filmed in Los Angeles and spent $20,210,176. For confidentiality reasons, the name of the film has been withheld. The following is a detailed breakdown of how that money was spent:
| Hotel room days: 213 | $66,061 |
| Car rental days: 655 | $45,070 |
| Catering, bakery goods & other food items | $751,790 |
| Hardware & lumber supplies | $716,678 |
| Secretarial personnel, equipment (Xerox, phones etc) | $243,560 |
| Local wardrobe purchased | $1,374,397 |
| Dry cleaning | $66,046 |
| Gasoline | $264,234 |
| Location fees public | $69,500 |
| Location fees private | $1,566,405 |
| City, county and other governmental permit fees | $273,885 |
| Off-duty personnel (police, fire etc) | $135,749 |
| Local extras hired | $324,148 |
| Local security hired | $327,917 |
| Per Diem payments | $21,049 |
| Local hires (carpenters, electricians etc.) | $5,848,083 |
| Other rentals | $3,869,422 |
| Other purchases: | $4,246,182 |
| GRAND TOTAL SPENT: | $20,210,176 |
Days on location:
Prep/construction: 90; Shoot: 47; Wrap/strike:40
Overall shoot days at all locations for project: 93
Number of Local Hires:
Cast:43; Crew: 924; Extras (in man/days): 988
Clearly, the economic impact of just a portion of the spending for one major film has a massive impact that ripples throughout the California economy. The next time you see a shoot taking place in your community, please try and remember how much Film Works for California.
