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The Entertainment Industry Development Corp. (EIDC)–a private nonprofit that facilitates on-location film, TV and commercial production in Los Angeles and surrounding areas–has elected Steve Dayan, a business agent with Teamsters, Local 399 (Studio Drivers and Location Managers), to chair its 2005 board of directors. The EIDC also oversees the joint Los Angeles City/County Film Office. The EIDC board consists of members from the industry, labor, the business/civic sector, and residential representatives. Among the industry players on the board are Randy Winograd of SBE Entertainment Group, Culver City, Calif., and Steve Caplan, executive VP of the Association of Independent Commercial Producers…. Director Brandon Dickerson, formerly of bicoastal X-Ray Productions, has returned to kaboom productions, San Francisco, for representation in commercials. He continues to be handled for music videos by X-Ray sister shop, Merge@Crossroads….Cheri Anderson has been named executive producer of the New York office of bicoastal/international Believe Media., a company founded by executive producers Liz Silver and Luke Thornton. Anderson most recently served as a freelance producer. Prior to that, she was director of project development at bicoastal Tool of North America, and a senior producer at TBWA/Chiat/Day….Media Distributors has named former Sony executive Tom Evans as senior VP/managing partner-Eastern operations. He will head the company’s recently launched New York office. A distributor of professional media products for the entertainment industry, including videotape, film stock, recording media and storage and data media products, Media Distributors also maintains operations in Studio City, Calif., Seattle and Las Vegas…..Category:Street Talk
L.A. Location Lensing Declines In 2024 Despite Uptick In 4th Quarter
FilmLA, partner film office for the City and County of Los Angeles and other local jurisdictions, has issued an update regarding regional filming activity. Overall production in Greater Los Angeles increased 6.2 percent from October through December 2024 to 5,860 Shoot Days (SD) according to FilmLA’s latest report. Most production types tracked by FilmLA achieved gains in the fourth quarter, except for reality TV, which instead logged its ninth consecutive quarter of year-over-year decline.
The lift across all remaining categories came too late to rescue 2024 from the combined effects of runaway production, industry contraction and slower-than-hoped-for post- strike recovery. With just 23,480 SD filmed on-location in L.A. in 2024, overall annual production finished the year 5.6 percent below the prior year. That made 2024 the second least productive year observed by FilmLA; only 2020, disrupted by the global COVID-19 pandemic, saw lower levels of filming in area communities.
The continuing decline of reality TV production in Los Angeles was among the most disappointing developments of 2024. Down 45.7 percent for the fourth quarter (to 774 SD), the category also finished the year down 45.9 percent (to 3,905 SD), which placed
it 43.1 percent below its five-year category average.
The two brightest spots in FilmLA’s latest report appeared in the feature film and television drama categories. Feature film production increased 82.4 percent in the fourth quarter to 589 SD, a gain analysts attribute to independent film activity. The
California Film & Television Tax Credit Program also played a part, driving 19.2 percent of quarterly category activity. Overall, annual Feature production was up 18.8 percent in 2024, though the... Read More
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