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Report criticises economics of Louisiana location filming incentives
A new report has criticised Louisiana’s filming incentives, calling for payment caps and questioning how much the programme benefits locals. Louisiana is one of the production hubs in the US – along with California and New York – partly as…
Albany targets location filming boost with new video campaign
Albany in central New York State has launched a new video campaign promoting itself as a filming location. The two-minute short film gives a taste of the city’s architecture and focuses on some of its recent high-profile visitors, like Angelina…
Star power and LA crew base bring Vegas TV show to California
A combination of star power and a world-class crew base are responsible for bringing new 60s-set TV show Vegas to Los Angeles. Crews have built a 200-foot set at Santa Clarita Studios in LA County, recreating period Las Vegas. As…
New York expands post-production incentive and eyes state-wide growth
New York State has expanded its post-production incentive and will reward projects doing the work outside New York City. Filmmakers can now access a 30% tax credit on post work done in the city – a 10% increase – and…
Southern California entities partner to promote uniform location filming guidelines
Four separate organisations have partnered to promote uniform location filming guidelines throughout Southern California. The aim is to encourage the region’s 191 cities to adopt guidelines that are all broadly similar to make sure the film permitting process is as…
Prettybird picks LA back lot over location shoot for Sony Xperia spot
Location filming was rejected in favour of Fox Studios’ Los Angeles back lot for a new spot for Sony’s Xperia Ion smart phone. One Block features a man plugging into his Xperia and moving through a series of entertainment genres…
MacGuffin Films shoots base jumper leaping off Swiss mountain for Verizon
A base jumper has been filmed leaping off Switzerland’s Eiger mountain peak in a new spot for web provider Verizon. The jumper is kitted out in a specialised wing suit that fills with air and enables a degree of flight…
Top Gun airport in Burbank re-opens as California filming location
Bob Hope Airport in Burbank, California – used to film scenes for Top Gun in the 80s - has re-opened as a filming location. The facility closed to filming after the 9/11 terrorist attacks as part of its security measures,…
Los Angeles sees location film and ad production rise as drama TV falls
A report from FilmLA shows that commercial and film production increased in Los Angeles in the last quarter, offsetting a double-digit TV decline. Feature location production rose by nearly 10% on the same period in 2011, while the figure for…
California compromises with two more years of state filming incentive
California’s location filming tax credit has been granted a two-year extension to 2015. Filming professionals in the state had been lobbying for a five-year extension and more money to increase the programme’s appeal, but a compromise was needed given the…