LOCAL FILMING DAYS CLIMB BUT RIVALS ARE OFFERING INCENTIVES.Byline: Greg Hernandez Staff Writer Location shooting on movies and television shows in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. was strong in 2004 but the region faces challenges in maintaining such a high level of production activity, the Entertainment Industry Development Corporation said Wednesday. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the EIDC, location production days for 2004 totaled a record 52,707, representing a 19.2 percent increase over 2003. EIDC President Steve MacDonald Steve Macdonald is a filk musician (singer/songwriter) from Michigan, who also appears at Renaissance Faires as "Gallamor the Bard". He served for several years as the Pegasus Award Evangelista, and was responsible for many changes in the award process that led to much greater warned that the robust numbers mask the fact that Los Angeles is facing competitive threats from other cities, states and nations offering increasingly aggressive incentives to lure production. ``The entertainment industry is a huge economic giant in our area and we have to be careful that we do what we need to do in order to retain and attract the jobs and revenue,'' MacDonald said. Production of television shows enjoyed the biggest jump of the four areas measured by the EIDC, which also includes theatrical films, commercials and music videos. Television rose 26.8 percent to 18,257 days, topping the 10-year average with such high-rated dramas as ``CSI CSI Crime Scene Investigator CSI CompuServe, Inc. CSI Commodity Systems, Inc. CSI Commodity Systems Inc. (Boca Raton, FL) CSI Crime Scene Investigation (CBS TV show) CSI Christian Schools International : Crime Scene Investigation Crime scene investigation may refer to:
Reality programs including ``Extreme Makeover: Home Edition'' and the upcoming ``The Contender'' led television categories, accounting for a whopping 47.1 percent of the small-screen total. But after peaking in the summer, reality show activity began to steadily dip. The fall season's biggest hits, ``Housewives'' and ``Lost,'' as well as the current popularity of network dramas in general, could explain the seismic shift since summer, which represented a 32 percent reality-show hike over 2003. Local television production in general has benefited from the networks' reluctance to rely on repeats and a proliferation of new venues at which to shoot. ``The rise in summer production may well become a new trend,'' MacDonald said. ``Shows such as '24' require shooting virtually year-round to produce more than the standard 22 episodes per season.'' The region's share of feature-film production reversed an eight-year decline by reporting an 18.8 percent increase to 8,707 days. Among the features shot locally were ``Collateral'' starring Tom Cruise and Jamie Foxx Jamie Foxx (born December 13, 1967) is an American actor, singer, and stand-up comic. Foxx is possibly best-known for his performance of musician Ray Charles in Ray, and for his collaborations with director Michael Mann. , the Clint Eastwood-directed ``Million Dollar Baby'' and the comedy ``Fat Albert.'' But Jack Kyser, chief economist The Chief Economist is a single position job class having primary responsibility for the development, coordination, and production of economic and financial analysis. It is distinguished from the other economist positions by the broader scope of responsibility encompassing the for the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corp., pointed out Wednesday that of all the studio and independent films currently being shot in the United States, 18 of them are in Los Angeles and five others in other parts of the state, 10 are overseas, while 24 of them are in other U.S. locations. ``So many other states including New Mexico, Louisiana, Florida, New York Florida is the name of some places in the U.S. state of New York:
Last month, some studio executives on a panel sponsored by the Beverly Hills Chamber of Commerce said incentives from other states are becoming increasingly important. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer had sought to film its remake of ``The Amityville Horror'' locally last year but ended up going to Illinois due to a tax break that saved the production $1.2 million. The EIDC's 2004 figures represent the number of days of location shooting in Los Angeles and a handful of other cities, as well as unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County, the Angeles National Forest The Angeles National Forest (ANF) was established by executive order on December 20, 1892 as the San Gabriel Timberland Reserve. It covers over 2,600 km² (650,000 acres) and is located in the San Gabriel Mountains of Los Angeles County, just north of the metropolitan area of Los and more than 800 facilities operated by the Los Angeles Unified School District The Los Angeles Unified School District (the "LAUSD") is the largest (in terms of number of students) public school system in California and the second-largest in the United States. Only the New York City Department of Education has a larger student population. . Greg Hernandez, (818) 713-3758 greg.hernandez(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1 -- color) Camera operator Ryan Green prepares to shoot a scene outside The Bistro Garden restaurant in Studio City for ``40-Year-Old Virgin.'' (2 -- color) Jay Huntoon, left, and other crew members work on a scene while outside The Bistro Garden Restaurant in Studio City. Evan Yee/Staff Photographer |
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