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Friday, October 12, 2012

L.A. feature film shoots plunge in third quarter...

After two consecutive quarters of growth, feature film shoots on the streets of Los Angeles plunged in the third quarter.

On-location filming fell 21% in the three-month period ending Sept. 30, generating only 1,640 production days compared with the same period a year ago, according to a report from FilmL.A. Inc., the nonprofit group that handles film permits for the city. (One production day represents a crew's permission to film a single location in a 24-hour period.)

The slide in feature activity marks a stark turnaround from the first and second quarters, when film production rose 16% and 9%, respectively. The data apply to film shoots on streets and noncertified sound stages, as opposed to shooting on studio lots.

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Film industry officials attributed the decrease to the ongoing rivalry from other states and foreign countries luring business away from Hollywood and the fact that fewer feature projects qualified for California's film and television tax credit program this year.

So far in 2012, only 22 feature projects have been approved for the state film tax credit, which is allocated in June. The state, which awards $100 million a year via a lottery, approved 40 projects in 2011. State lawmakers recently approved legislation to extend funding for California's film tax credit through mid-2017.

"We applaud the recent two-year extension of California's film incentive program, and support expanding the program to stop the production outflow and attract a more diverse slate of high-value productions,'' FilmL.A. President Paul Audley said in a statement.

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State film tax credits were awarded to several locally produced TV shows, including "Body of Proof" and "Rizzoli and Isles."

Nonetheless, those shows accounted for a tiny share of overall TV location filming in the third quarter. The television category had a weak quarter, slipping 1.4% to 4,245 production days, led by a 20.5% drop in reality TV and a 18.5% decline in TV dramas. Broadcast networks increasingly have been eyeing New York and other states for their new dramas.
On the other hand, sitcoms and and TV webisodes continue to show rapid growth in Los Angeles. Sitcom production jumped 48% in the quarter while TV webisodes surged by 149%, FilmL.A. said.

"The television landscape is changing in Los Angeles, and economically, the sector has taken a turn for the worse,'' Audley said. "Many of the new TV projects we're coordinating permits for have low spending and employment impacts. More needs to be done, policy-wise, to help return sought-after TV drama projects to Los Angeles."

Commercial activity in the L.A. area decreased 5.3% to 1,635 days in the quarter afer posting big gains in the first half of the year.

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Film industry protests $20,000 fee for filming at Grand Avenue Park...

If you want to film at the Grand Avenue Park, it will cost you -- $20,000 a day in a fact.

That's how much county officials plan to charge filmmakers to shoot at the new park, much to the chagrin of local film industry officials.

County officials said they developed the fee based on what other landmark parks around the country charge. But critics in the film industry noted that the fee is well above what Los Angeles County charges at most other local parks for filming, which is typically $450 a day.

Sarah Walsh, director of the Motion Picture Assn. of America, told county supervisors on Tuesday that the fee was prohibitive and would give filmmakers even less incentive to stay in L.A.

"A fee of $20,000 per day for a public location gives filmmakers another reason to choose locations outside of Los Angeles," Walsh told the county Board of Supervisors. "The county can do more to encourage filming and reducing this fee would be a first step."

The message apparently registered. On Tuesday the Board of Supervisors agreed to review all film fees charged at county facilities to ensure that they are reasonable.

"We sometimes continue to be our own worst enemy,'' said county Supervisor Don Knabe, who introduced the motion to review the fees. "I do not believe charging excessive fees should be used to stop filming."

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Why Hollywood Loves Puerto Rico...

Versatile locations, attractive rebates and experience crews have everyone from the "Fast Five" producers to HBO and Showtime headed to the Caribbean hotspot -- it's more than just the rum.

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What do HBO's hit offbeat comedy Eastbound & Down, the Vin Diesel action extravaganza Fast Five and the Leonardo DiCaprio-produced thriller Runner, Runner have in common? Puerto Rico, one of Hollywood's new favorite shooting destinations. With about 70 percent of foreign shoots there employing the region as a convincing stand-in for other locations, the commonwealth has thrived lately thanks to a host of factors. Here are five reasons why Hollywood is increasingly heading to the "Island of Enchantment" for offshore shoots.

1. MORE BANG FOR YOUR BUCK

Puerto Rico boasts one of the most robust film incentive programs in all of Latin America and the Caribbean. In a nutshell, the region offers a 20 percent tax credit on payments made to above-the-line nonresidents, including producers, directors, writers and talent. Sweetening the deal is a 40 percent rebate on payments made to Puerto Rican residents for below-the-line services.
Since 2011, some 30 foreign productions in TV and film and advertising have reaped the benefits of the tax breaks, including Johnny Depp's The Rum Diary, which spent $20 million on location in Puerto Rico and received an $8 million credit in return (a good thing considering its tepid $13 million domestic box office).

2. NO FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATE

As a U.S. territory, Puerto Rico is in the unique position of being able to offer many conveniences of the mainland.

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Case in point: Puerto Rico uses the U.S. dollar as its currency, and its banking system operates under the same stateside protections. What's more, Puerto Rico abides by the same labor laws, and U.S. citizens need no passport to get there.

Says executive producer James Holt, who shot 2009's The Men Who Stare at Goats in Puerto Rico, "People don't necessarily register that this is a U.S. territory. It doesn't present the same headaches as filming in a foreign country."

3. LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION

As Puerto Rico's tax credits draw more productions, it's becoming more common for the region to double for other locations. Settings in and around the capital of San Juan were depicted as Rio de Janeiro in the action flick Fast Five. And for the current filming of the gambling drama Runner, Runner, starring Ben Affleck, Puerto Rico substitutes for Costa Rica.
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Puerto Rico consists of a main island surrounded by a cluster of smaller ones. As one might expect, Puerto Rico appeals to tourists thanks to a number of stunning locations, but what it offers filmmakers is diversity: from lush mountains and white-sand beaches to colonial-era architecture and modern, urban settings.

Puerto Rico also benefits from its proximity to the U.S. With Miami just 2½ hours away by plane (a $450 flight), producers get to reap the benefits of rebates while saving money on travel.

4. EXPERIENCED, ENGLISH- SPEAKING CREWS

Puerto Rico has hosted about 90 foreign shoots since 1999, and local crews have become skilled at servicing a range of productions, including such effects-laden tentpoles as Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, action vehicles like the James Bond film GoldenEye and TV series such as the Showtime dramedy The Big C.
"We traveled in with our department heads and most of our camera crew but then staffed the remainder of crew locally," says Laura Benson, production manager on The Big C. "They were extremely helpful and hardworking."
Another benefit: English is an official language in Puerto Rico.
The only drawback, Benson notes, was that the location has become so popular that two other productions were filming at the same time as The Big C, making it a challenge to round up a crew.

5. A SAFE SHOOTING ENVIRONMENT
What Puerto Rico lacks in soundstages and full-service facilities, it makes up for in safety. Rival location Mexico offers the whole enchilada when it comes to industry infrastructure, but its ongoing drug war has spooked some producers.

The higher-ups at HBO were taking no chances on season two of Eastbound & Down. When the comedy's setting moved from North Carolina to a fictional Mexican town, producers opted to shoot in Puerto Rico because of security concerns about filming south of the border.
Puerto Rico also offers peace of mind in the form of free hurricane insurance coverage. According to Puerto Rico film commissioner Mariella Perez, the government will pay a premium for hurricane insurance when producers want to shoot during hurricane season. Since the studios usually have umbrella coverage, the insurance is geared toward independent productions. Says Perez: "They're the ones that really need an extra push."

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On Location: Another busy week for feature filming in L.A....

Feature film activity in Los Angeles continued to grow at a brisk pace, with on-location shoots for movies once again posting double-digit increases.

Filming for features generated 189 production days for the week ended Sunday, up 66% from the same time a year earlier, according to recently-released data from FilmL.A. Inc., which handles permits for film shoots on streets and noncertified soundstages in the city and unincorporated areas of the county.

Feature film activity was virtually flat in the first half of this year but has steadily grown in recent months. The category is up about 60% so far in the third quarter compared with a year earlier, according to FilmL.A. data.

The surge in feature filming last week led to an overall 6% increase in production days across all categories.

Projects fueling the increase range from obscure independent features to star-packed studio movies including "The Dark Knight Rises," the upcoming Batman sequel that recently moved production from Pittsburgh; "Savages," an Oliver Stone directed movie starring John Travolta about pot growers who battle the Mexican mafia; and "End of Watch," a crime drama starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Michael Pena and Anna Kendrick.

Activity is expected to remain strong as two other high-profile movies get underway: "Argo," about the Iranian hostage crisis, starring and directed by Ben Affleck; and "The Gangster Squad," a star-packed period drama with Sean Penn, Josh Brolin and Emma Stone about the Los Angeles Police Department's anti-mafia unit in the 1940s and 1950s.

Both films received approval for state film tax credits under a program whose future is being debated in Sacramento. The state Senate is expected to vote next week on a bill to extend the credits beyond 2012, though it's unclear whether the final bill would extend the $100 million in annual funding for five years or just one.

In other sectors, television production, which has been nearly flat so far this quarter, generated 337 production days last week, down 11% from a year earlier. Filming for commercials accounted for 139 production days, up 4%.

This week's scheduled film shoots include those for the Judd Apatow comedy "This is Forty," which will film downtown; "Savages," which will be in Studio City; and the CBS TV show "The Mentalist," which is taking its crew to Palmdale.

Meanwhile, the reality TV series "Pit Bulls and Parolees" will set up in Castaic, in northern L.A. County.

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Friday, October 12, 2012

L.A. feature film shoots plunge in third quarter...

Film industry protests $20,000 fee for filming at Grand Avenue Park...

Saturday, September 8, 2012

Why Hollywood Loves Puerto Rico...

Thursday, September 1, 2011

On Location: Another busy week for feature filming in L.A....