Friday, January 15, 2010
Los Angeles Location Production Drops in '09
Backstage: "The industry erosion continues: On-location production in the Los Angeles area slid 13% in the fourth quarter, yielding a 19% plunge in such shoots in 2009."
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I really hope that California is keeping in mind that if more and more productions go out of state, it's a domino effect with our local economy. Not just the film/tv industry is being affected. Everyone working on these productions contribute to the local economy every day. If they don't work on cultivating benefits for staying local, it is going to take California a LOT longer to turn our economic problems around.
Good news for the rest of the country (and the film industry!)! By branching out to other parts of the country and world to shoot, the film industry is spreading the wealth that LA has had for years. Unfortunately for LA, the state of California has been making it less desirable to be in LA because of taxes. No matter what, LA will still be the center of production for the US, but that does not mean that films will be shot there as much. For those of us moving into the industry, this is very important to know so that we can position ourselves to be flexible with our location, and prepared for the movement in the film industry.
I think this is a good wake up call for the those in change of the film regulations in LA. Making it more and more difficult to get through the red tape hasn't effected them until now. As Brian said, the rest of the country is (mostly) more than willing to take the excess films. This is mostly positive for the rest of the country. However, as it continues to spread out it gets less and less possible to have a life separate from work if you are in the industry.
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