On this week’s episode, I’m joined by Lane Brown of New York magazine to discuss his feature on an increasingly rare phenomenon: the film or TV show shot in Los Angeles. From foreign tax credits to the cost of permits, Los Angeles is getting more expensive to shoot in, meaning that more productions are moving out of Los Angeles altogether. If you enjoyed this episode, make sure to read Lane’s piece. And please, share this with a friend!
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Interesting show, more detail about the business that one generally doesn't get. I 'spose that I could pay more attention to entertainment news, but I don't. From just thinking about it, it isn't surprising that location shooting is so expensive, what with having to lease, move, set up, etc, but it can't be cheap to use a sound stage either because the setting must be recreated from scratch and then thrown away because who's going to use it again? A huge waste of resources.
Unsustainable IMO.
Yes, GA is a right to work state. They can fire you at any time for any reason!
Outlandish subsidies everywhere for video productions. It's like cynical football team owners demanding a new stadium, only it's not just a few teams, it's an entire industry.