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Yes, it is true.
You may have heard that EIDC has signed a lease for new office space at Los Angeles Center Studios. We will be moving to the 8th floor of the tower building in late December. While we have enjoyed 10 years in Hollywood, we’re looking forward to our new space in the heart of downtown’s vibrant studio complex. Our new headquarters will be very close to many popular downtown filming locations, as well as our City, County and LAUSD clients. We believe the new space will provide a great opportunity to better serve all of our important stakeholders in a convenient location with easy freeway access and plenty of parking! We will keep you updated about the move in our next Production Alert. |
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Location production in the City of Los Angeles and
unincorporated parts of the County was strong during
September, as overall permitted production days rose
nearly 14% over September 2004, and more than 7%
year-to-date. Television accounted for the largest
share of activity (up 5% during September 2005 vs.
2004, 3.8% year-to-date). While still well below its
1996 peak, feature film production rose significantly
(up 42% during September 2005 v. September 2004,
more than 11% year to date). The results for
commercial production were mixed (down 12% for
September 2005 vs. 2004, but up 4.5% year-to-
date).
While the year-to-date numbers are strong, it is important to keep in mind that the weak U.S. dollar has played a significant role in helping Los Angeles retain local feature film production. But the weak dollar cannot be relied upon for the long term. Furthermore, feature film production still trails its 10- year average by more than 9%, never having recovered from seven straight years of decline from 1996-2003. Fierce competition to host feature film production continues within the U.S. and around the world. Although television production has clearly been a bright spot over the last three years, Los Angeles remains at risk, as other regions elevate their efforts to lure television production jobs and revenue. At least six television series are currently filming in Canada, and another nine in North Carolina, New York and Chicago. Finally, commercials continue to account for a significant share of local on-location production. We’ve worked hard to make sure L.A. retains its status as the dominant commercial production location in the world. But as with film and TV, competition remains a growing concern, as other states and countries up the ante with lucrative incentive programs. |
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Curious to know which feature films and television
shows are shooting in Los Angeles? Between the
streets and stages, there are too many to list –
though here are a few you might have recently seen
working out on location:
Feature Films: • Flags of Our Fathers (DreamWorks Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures) • Fun with Dick and Jane (Sony Pictures) • Mission: Impossible 3 (Paramount Pictures) • Southland Tales (Universal Pictures) • The Fast & The Furious 3 (Universal Pictures) • Waist Deep (Focus Features/NBC Universal) • Chronicles (Warner Bros. Pictures) Television Programs: • 24 (20th Century Fox) • CSI, CSI: New York, CSI: Miami (CBS Productions) • Invasion (Warner Bros. Television) • My Name is Earl (20th Century Fox) • Night Stalker (Touchstone Television) • Numb3rs (Paramount Television) • Rock Star: INXS (Mark Burnett Productions) • Scrubs (Touchstone TV) |
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EIDC’s ongoing relationship with the Los Angeles
Unified School District continues to be a win-win for
the industry and our public schools. During August
alone, EIDC brought 75 production companies to film
on LAUSD property, helping to generate a record level
of production revenue. Congratulations to EIDC
Production Specialists Lorraine Aguilar and Yulizza
Ramirez for facilitating such an impressive volume of
on-campus production.
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Special thanks to Michelle Fleenor in Mayor
Antonio Villaraigosa’s Office for her recent efforts to
help a Warner Bros. production secure permission to
work on Los Angeles Housing Authority property.
Also, special thanks to Department of Transportation staff members Sami Wassef, Marina Chang, and Aage Lee for their consistent, cheerful handling of lane closure requests. |
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This past July, EIDC marked its 10th year as the L.A.
region’s resource for on-location production permits.
Over the past decade, our staff has coordinated
approximately 470,000 permitted production days, on
upwards of 53,000 individual permits. Having
achieved this milestone, we look forward to serving
the industry, local communities and our governmental
clients for the next ten years and beyond.
EIDC’s success is built upon our extraordinary team of employees, including several who have been with us since our inception in 1995. This summer marked a decade of service for team members Mike Bobenko (Sr. Vice President of Operations), Donna Washington (Vice President and Community Liaison), Jodi Strong (Director of Operations), Susan Angrisano (Director of Support Services) and Guadalupe Sanchez (Account Clerk). Many people are unaware of the efforts involved in coordinating the unparalleled volume of production that takes place in the Los Angeles region. EIDC has responded to production increases by boosting our staffing to record levels. Our staff of 64 employees is centered around a team of eight production coordinators, including Tisha Jefferson, Jennifer Morelos, Virginia Quiroz, Ramona Jones, Jason Stowell, Josh Mingo, Keomanee Vilaythong, and Greg Hardin. |
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Los Angeles is the film, television, and commercial
production capital of the world, and we want to keep
it that way. Production brings vital jobs and revenue
to the region, while giving a boost to local tourism.
But while we’re dedicated to supporting local production, we’re also sensitive to the impact on- location shooting can have on our neighborhoods and communities. Careful coordination with a community focus is the way to solve problems before they begin. EIDC staff members go to great lengths before, during, and after production to mitigate any potentially challenging issues. So whether you’re a resident, business owner, member of the industry or representative of local government, we want to hear from you about how we can improve our service. Together, we can strike that delicate balance, while growing the entertainment production industry right here at home. Until next time, Steve MacDonald, President |
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Did you know recent EIDC press coverage is archived
in our online media room?
And here is some other industry press which you may find of interest:
The Entertainment Industry Development Corporation (EIDC) is a private, one-of-a-kind nonprofit corporation working on behalf of film, television, and commercial producers, Los Angeles area residents and local government to sustain Los Angeles' position as the global leader in media production. EIDC is not a government agency, but holds contracts with several cities and other government agencies to facilitate on- location filming. |
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