Friday, January 30, 2026
Los Angeles' Hold on Hollywood Is Slipping
www.hollywoodreporter.com: There’s not enough work. And especially not enough work to afford to live in Los Angeles. More often than not, it seems, that’s what people hear when the topic turns to Hollywood’s film and TV production in the industry’s home base over the past couple of years.
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I think this trend that less and less media is being filmed in Los Angeles is both a concerning trend, as well as not particularly surprising. I think especially after covid it was realized how certain parts of production, especially management and the planning side could be done virtually that the need for this one place to film most things just isn't as necessary as it used to be. Los Angeles is also just like an absurdly expensive city. like the cost of living in Los Angeles is just not something that most people can sustain and therefore it's really hard to find a lot of the entry-level people who would be willing to work for less money because those people just can't afford to do that work anymore. I also think the targeting of ICE by the Trump Administration has made things even more difficult, as a lot of construction work, janitorial services, and catering services that are staffed by immigrant workers are not currently able to function to the same capacity as they have in the past. I think for Los Angeles to be able to bring back their Monopoly in filming locations, they need to especially look at current cost of living and how that can be improved.
This is something that has really peaked my interest lately. The idea of the famous Hollywood's decline in its movie-making magic is something that I did not think would occur. The idea of the movie industry branching out and finding new locations to film other than Hollywood studio is something that I think could be big for the industry. I like the idea of actually filming within a city rather than in a studio, though there is cases in which a studio is a better option. The exploration of filming in other cities is increasing the entertainment and culture produced around the country. I hope that the issue of the tax on entertainment is removed. The idea of having this tax on the one things that makes and keeps people entertained is wild too me. The idea of the films not having enough work is because of how expensive things have gotten plus the additional tax that is being added. The films simply don’t have the money to employ as many people as they did before.
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