2015 was the year of television for Los Angeles
Statistics released by Film L.A. indicate that while 2015 was a prosperous year for the number of shooting days for television series filming in Los Angeles, feature films declined compared to 2014.
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Filming at an all time high for Santa Clarita in 2015
The film industry of Santa Clarita received a huge boost in 2015 as a record number of productions flocked to use the Californian city as a filming location. According to the Santa Clarita Film Office, 2015 held a total of 565 film permits and 1,372 location film days, an improvement of 13 and 2 percent over 2014 respectively.
Bruce Lee biopic Birth of the Dragon has begun filming in San Francisco
A biographical film depicting the life of martial artist Bruce Lee has begun filming on location in San Francisco. The shoot began at Lincoln Park Golf Course and is set to move to the SS Jeremiah O'Brien - National Liberty Ship Memorial before concluding in Chinatown.
LMGA rebrands as LMGI and opens nominations for its award ceremony
The Location Managers Guild of America will officially rebrand itself to become the Location Managers Guild International. Alongside this change, the nomination process is now open for the LMGA Awards with January 11th being the final day to submit a piece of work.
New HBO series to film on location in California at the end of January
Big Little Lies, a brand new series commissioned by HBO and an adaptation of the book of the same name will begin filming on location in Monterey, California at the end of January. HBO has frequented the west coast as a filming location in the past, with Mad Men partially being filmed on location at Big Sur which is close to Monterey.
Horror sequel The Conjuring 2 wraps filming in Enfield
The Conjuring 2, the sequel to 2013s hugely successful horror film The Conjuring has finished filming in the London borough of Enfield. Unlike its predecessor, The Conjuring 2 was filmed in both Los Angeles and Enfield while the first film was shot entirely on location in North Carolina.
Fear The Walking Dead season two filming on location in Mexico
The second season of AMC’s popular spinoff series, Fear the Walking Dead has begun filming on location in Baja, Mexico. Production began December 3rd while its origin series, The Walking Dead has entered into its mid-season break and is set to return in 2016.
Filming restrictions to appear in Hollywood this Christmas
In an effort to reduce the amount of people present in Hollywood over the Christmas holiday, filming restrictions will be introduced to deter productions from operating in the area.