There were few bright spots regarding the health of film production in Los Angeles after FilmLA, which provides on-location film permits in the region, recently released its latest data for 2022 regarding shoots for television, commercials, feature films, and an “other” catch-all category of various production types.
Los Angeles film production between 2021 and 2022. (Sophie Li/The Epoch Times)
In general, 2022 compared to 2021 fared poorly across the board except for the “other” category which includes still photography, student and short films, music and industrial videos, and documentaries, which were up about 23 percent.
Commercial shoots declined the most, down nearly 23 percent, followed by about 10 percent declines for both feature films and television, the latter being the sector’s largest category….