Film in the time of corona: L.A. shoots restart
4 years, 6 months ago

Film in the time of corona: L.A. shoots restart

LA Times  

A film crew works on the steps of Los Angeles City Hall as the film “Ocean’s Eight” shoots scenes on the Spring Street steps March 6, 2017. The permits include location shoots for TV shows such as Freeform’s “Love in the Time of Corona.” Three TV soap operas, “The Bold and the Beautiful,” “The Young and the Restless” and “General Hospital,” have resumed production on stages in L.A., the group said. “Since reopening we’ve seen growing interest from filmmakers and the community about how filming can safely and responsibly resume,” FilmLA President Paul Audley said in a statement. “New health orders that apply to permit seekers — which are mandates issued by the County Public Health Department with guidance from industry advisors — need to be taken seriously,” Audley said.

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Hollywood’s weak recovery is hurting jobs. The industry’s middle class is feeling the pain
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Hollywood’s weak recovery is hurting jobs. The industry’s middle class is feeling the pain

LA Times  

This year has been rough for the entertainment industry so far. “I feel like I’m in the worst ‘Twilight Zone’ ever,” Sullivan said, “where I wake up and I’m now 20 years old again writing spec scripts for free in my apartment.” All this raises the question of whether the entertainment industry is simply feeling the pains of the transition …

Almost everyone in Hollywood wants to get back to work. What’s taking so long?
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Almost everyone in Hollywood wants to get back to work. What’s taking so long?

LA Times  

Film and TV production has been slow to return in California in the wake of the Hollywood strikes. Baker has not been employed on a film or TV set since October 2022. pretty keenly aware that we were going through a change in the industry, and there was going to be some consolidation, and I think the strikes had a …

Los Angeles filming activity still remarkably low in immediate wake of strikes
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Los Angeles filming activity still remarkably low in immediate wake of strikes

LA Times  

Director James Cameron is seen filming “Avatar: The Way of Water.” Production levels this winter are not nearly as high as they were a year ago. Film and TV production activity in the Los Angeles area is still remarkably low in the immediate aftermath of the Hollywood writers’ and actors’ strikes, which brought filming to a near standstill during much …

Writers strike fears and studio cutbacks cause filming slowdown in Los Angeles
1 year, 8 months ago

Writers strike fears and studio cutbacks cause filming slowdown in Los Angeles

LA Times  

“Fast X” was among the feature films shot in Los Angeles in first quarter 2023. On-location film production in Greater Los Angeles fell 24% to 7,476 shoot days from the same period last year, according to FilmLA, the nonprofit that handles film permits for the city and county. TV dramas fell 40% to 762 shoot days during the period, with …

Movie, commercial shoots see big drop in Los Angeles as post-pandemic production surge recedes
2 years, 2 months ago

Movie, commercial shoots see big drop in Los Angeles as post-pandemic production surge recedes

LA Times  

Filming on the streets of Los Angeles has slowed after a rush to resume production stalled by the COVID-19 pandemic. “We really do feel like it’s too soon to be able to attribute any of the scaling back we see to a cutback in overall rates of production because TV shows and the seasons are typically scheduled out months in …

Hollywood backlots remained nearly full during the pandemic. Here’s why
2 years, 9 months ago

Hollywood backlots remained nearly full during the pandemic. Here’s why

LA Times  

Aerial rendering of how the Warner Bros. Ranch studio in Burbank will look in 2025 after a $500-million makeover. Hollywood’s soundstages remained nearly fully occupied throughout the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic even as filming halted, highlighting the scarcity of studio space in the region, according to a new report. The average annual soundstage occupancy rate reached 94% in …

Hollywood weighs new production safety measures as Omicron surge hits West Coast
3 years ago

Hollywood weighs new production safety measures as Omicron surge hits West Coast

LA Times  

Elizabeth Debicki as Princess Diana in “The Crown.” The Netflix show is one of the few affected by the new wave of COVID-19 infections in Hollywood this winter. An alliance of Hollywood studios and entertainment industry unions are considering potential changes to current COVID-19 safety protocols for film sets in the wake of the Omicron-driven surge in infections. “We are …

Hollywood is booming despite Delta variant as production surges past pre-pandemic levels
3 years, 5 months ago

Hollywood is booming despite Delta variant as production surges past pre-pandemic levels

LA Times  

Behind the scenes on the set of the CBS show “NCIS: Los Angeles” as cast and crew practice social distancing and COVID safety protocols. Even as a new infectious variant of COVID-19 threatens Californians, the film and television industry recorded 9,791 shoot days in the second quarter of 2021 — up 4,947% from the 194 shoot days for the same …

What COVID-19 rules are necessary in Hollywood right now? That’s still up for debate
3 years, 6 months ago

What COVID-19 rules are necessary in Hollywood right now? That’s still up for debate

LA Times  

Rachel Brosnahan shields herself with an umbrella while playing with a dog in between takes on the set of “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.” It is an example of the precautions productions have taken to limit the spread of COVID-19. An agreement over sick pay, testing, masking and other safety measures lapsed June 30 without a new deal between the Alliance …

L.A. filming gets a big boost as virus threat begins to recede
3 years, 9 months ago

L.A. filming gets a big boost as virus threat begins to recede

LA Times  

Filming in the Los Angeles region saw a huge boost in activity last month, as the threat of the COVID-19 pandemic began to recede and officials allowed productions to restart. “As new COVID-19 case counts diminish and more projects restart production, we are optimistic that the local film economy will soon be back on track,” FilmLA President Paul Audley said …

Unions say commercial shoots in L.A. can resume as pandemic restrictions ease
3 years, 11 months ago

Unions say commercial shoots in L.A. can resume as pandemic restrictions ease

LA Times  

Darlene Dickens-Jeffers, right, senior manager of infection prevention at AltaMed Health Services, gives a Moderna COVID-19 vaccination to former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa. “While commercial and independent production may return to Southern California at this time, the parties maintain that film and television productions must abide by the industry-issued COVID-safety protocols and will continue to monitor and consider orders …

COVID-19 pandemic causes 25-year low in L.A. filming
3 years, 11 months ago

COVID-19 pandemic causes 25-year low in L.A. filming

LA Times  

A boost in production in the fall was not enough to keep 2020 from being one of the worst years for filming in Los Angeles in a generation. During the fourth quarter, production picked up considerably, reaching 7,348 shoot days, but was still down 25% compared with the year-earlier period, the report said. “With production paused for 87 days and …

L.A. health official calls for a longer production pause
3 years, 11 months ago

L.A. health official calls for a longer production pause

LA Times  

Cars line up as Angelenos try to get vaccinated in Inglewood. During Wednesday’s news conference, Ferrer thanked the industry for implementing COVID-19 safety protocols and said if studios had to film, they should avoid high risk situations, where people are not able to wear face coverings and are very close together. Hollywood Inc. COVID surge throws ‘essential’ Hollywood production plans …

COVID surge throws ‘essential’ Hollywood production plans up in the air
4 years ago

COVID surge throws ‘essential’ Hollywood production plans up in the air

LA Times  

As the surge in COVID-19 cases overwhelms L.A. hospitals, producers, film workers and their unions are still grappling with how and when to get back to work after a holiday pause. On Sunday the actors union and a group representing advertisers “strongly encouraged” producers of commercials and independent films to also delay their work as dozens of COVID-19 outbreaks were …

California movie theaters are reopening. Will there be any new films to show?
4 years, 3 months ago

California movie theaters are reopening. Will there be any new films to show?

LA Times  

At the sprawling Irvine Spectrum Center, the 21-screen Regal movie theater didn’t hibernate through the pandemic that has wrecked the movie industry for the last six months. Exhibitors are facing a harsh couple of months ahead as Hollywood studios continue to delay their big films after the disappointing U.S. release of Warner Bros.’s Christopher Nolan movie “Tenet,” which grossed $29 …

Coronavirus wipes out 98% of location shoots in L.A. in second quarter
4 years, 6 months ago

Coronavirus wipes out 98% of location shoots in L.A. in second quarter

LA Times  

Filming for the Netflix movie “The Prom” takes place at the Northridge Fashion Center in the San Fernando Valley. Virtually all location filming stopped during the second quarter when L.A. recorded only 194 shoot days from April through June — just 2% of the 8,632 shoot days recorded during the same period in 2019. Now producers have “a real concern …

Oscars 2021 postponed by two months for COVID-19
4 years, 6 months ago

Oscars 2021 postponed by two months for COVID-19

China Daily  

FILE PHOTO: Oscar statuettes are displayed at the "Meet the Oscars" exhibit in New York February 25, 2010. LOS ANGELES -- The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced Monday that the 93rd Oscars ceremony, scheduled to be held on Feb. 28 in 2021, will move to April 25 "as a result of the global pandemic caused by COVID-19." …

Coronavirus Outbreak: Film, TV production in the US allowed to resume shoot from 12 June, says California officials
4 years, 7 months ago

Coronavirus Outbreak: Film, TV production in the US allowed to resume shoot from 12 June, says California officials

Firstpost  

California officials have approved new guidelines to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus on film and TV sets. Film and TV cameras can start rolling in California as soon as 12 June, state officials said on Friday as they approved new guidelines to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus on sets. A task force of Hollywood studios and …

California says film and TV shoots can start June 12. But big changes are coming
4 years, 7 months ago

California says film and TV shoots can start June 12. But big changes are coming

LA Times  

Gavin Newsom announced that filming in parts of the state could begin as soon as June 12. However, the restart of film, TV and music productions will be subject to the approval of county public health officers where the work will take place, the California Department of Public Health said in a brief statement. “Music, TV and film production may …

Coronavirus Outbreak: Hollywood studios propose frequent testing among other safeguard measures to resume filming
4 years, 7 months ago

Coronavirus Outbreak: Hollywood studios propose frequent testing among other safeguard measures to resume filming

Firstpost  

An entertainment industry task force sent dozens of recommendations to the governors of California and New York, and is awaiting a green light to return to sets. LOS ANGELES | Hollywood studios and labor unions on Monday proposed extensive coronavirus testing and other safeguards to allow actors and crew members to resume movie and TV show production in the United …

Coronavirus Outbreak: Hollywood studios, unions seek expert advice to develop guideline for safe resumption of film, TV shooting
4 years, 7 months ago

Coronavirus Outbreak: Hollywood studios, unions seek expert advice to develop guideline for safe resumption of film, TV shooting

Firstpost  

The coronavirus shutdown has taken a severe financial toll across the film industry, as well as on cities such as Los Angeles that benefit economically from production. The coronavirus pandemic has prompted producers, movie studios and workers’ unions to seek expert advice on how to safely reopen film and TV sets, which shut down worldwide in mid-March. Perry’s 330-acre self-contained …

California ending coronavirus halt on filming; protocols due Monday
4 years, 7 months ago

California ending coronavirus halt on filming; protocols due Monday

LA Times  

California next week will roll out protocols for productions to resume filming in the state, Gov. “It doesn’t mean they will meet the criteria,” Newsom said. The good news is that we are starting to see some light.” 1 / 2 Ava DuVernay addressed how Hollywood should change after the pandemic during a call with Governor Newsom 2 / 2 …

Coronavirus is going to make film shoots more expensive. Here’s how
4 years, 7 months ago

Coronavirus is going to make film shoots more expensive. Here’s how

LA Times  

Hollywood is hoping that film shoots — shuttered more than two months ago because of the coronavirus crisis — will resume as early as mid-June. “It’s going to be a hit, for sure,” said one production executive who was not authorized to speak publicly and requested anonymity. Plans are “obviously a work in progress,” production controller Nour Dardari, who has …

As Coronavirus Hits Hollywood, Movies Find A New Path Forward
4 years, 9 months ago

As Coronavirus Hits Hollywood, Movies Find A New Path Forward

Huff Post  

As the coronavirus ripples through every sector of public life, Hollywood must determine in real time how to deal with a crisis that seems to worsen by the hour. Similarly, Focus Features’ “Never Rarely Sometimes Always” — a quiet Sundance standout about a teenager venturing from rural Pennsylvania to New York City to obtain an abortion — opened March 13, …

Independent movie theaters were already struggling. Coronavirus could leave them decimated
4 years, 9 months ago

Independent movie theaters were already struggling. Coronavirus could leave them decimated

LA Times  

The exterior of the Lumiere Cinema at the Music Hall in Beverly Hills on Dec. 31, 2019. “You knew something was going to come,” Laemmle said, “either economically or from a jurisdictional standpoint, that someone was going to say, ‘Shut it down.’” Laemmle’s Royal in West L.A. on July 15, 2019. “You have people coming in but they’re definitely not …

Hollywood faces new restrictions on filming in L.A. amid coronavirus spread
4 years, 9 months ago

Hollywood faces new restrictions on filming in L.A. amid coronavirus spread

LA Times  

Film crews in Los Angeles are starting to face restrictions on filming in the city that are intended to slow the spread of the coronavirus. While filming continues in some areas, some jurisdictions have opted to limit or suspend filming, said FilmLA, the nonprofit group that handles film permits for the city and L.A. County. “As of Thursday, filming activity …

Location filming in L.A. slows as coronavirus fears spread
4 years, 9 months ago

Location filming in L.A. slows as coronavirus fears spread

LA Times  

Some local film projects are rearranging production plans and unions are stopping face-to-face meetings in Los Angeles as the entertainment industry continues to grapple with the effects of the spreading coronavirus. The union said Walt Disney Television had notified cast and crew of the Chicago-based show “neXT” that a production member had tested positive for the coronavirus. “We are working …

Beijing reopens cinemas amid epidemic
4 years, 10 months ago

Beijing reopens cinemas amid epidemic

China Daily  

There is good news for move fans in Beijing -- cinemas and film studios are allowed resume operation under certain preconditions. Movie theaters must obtain permission from relevant departments and report to the Beijing Film Bureau before resuming work, according to a guideline on work resumption of the entertainment industry issued by the bureau on Thursday. The notice said cinemas …

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