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1934 - Bouquet Canyon Reservoir, replacement for ill-fated St. Francis Dam & reservoir, begins to fill with water [story]
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Supervisor Mike Antonovich

Supervisor Mike Antonovich

[Supv. Antonovich] – In response to a precipitous drop in regional film production, Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich authored a motion unanimously approved by the Board of Supervisors Tuesday to launch an aggressive effort to halt runaway production. The flight of the multi-billion dollar film and production industry has created an enormous impact on the Los Angeles County economy — increasing unemployment, shrinking local businesses, and weakening fiscal resources.

“The loss of film and television production in Los Angeles County is a direct result of the state’s excessive taxes and job-killing regulations which are devastating our local economy,” said Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich whose motion today will push reforms to make California competitive with other states that have successfully lured away film and television production.

Feature filming in Southern California dropped 50 percent from its peak in 1996 – and television documentaries are down 39 percent from their peak in 2008.  Workers in our region have lost more than $3 billion dollars in entertainment production wages over the last decade.  Most recently, the departure of “The Tonight Show” from Burbank to New York City resulted in the direct loss of 150 jobs – and a severe blow to those employed in ancillary industries including electricians, carpenters, caterers and countless employees that support production.

"NCIS" from CBS shoots in Santa Clarita. Photo: City of Santa Clarita

“NCIS” from CBS shoots in Santa Clarita. Photo: City of Santa Clarita

“In 1997, every big-budget film but one was filmed, at least partially, in Los Angeles County; but in 2013, only two movies with production budgets higher than $100 million were filmed here,” he said.

“California needs to aggressively pursue incentives similar to Georgia, Louisiana, North Carolina — even New York, states that are successfully poaching production away from California by offering generous economic benefits,” he added.

* Georgia – 20-percent tax credit led to a 300-percent increase in its share of top-grossing movies.

* Massachusetts – 25 cents in tax credits for every new dollar spent in the state helped the state rise from 18th place in film production to 11th place in only five years.

* Louisiana – 30-percent tax credit and an additional 5-percent labor tax credit for state residents employed by the motion picture industry helped the state add over 6000 jobs in film production between 2010 and 2012 and quadruple its share of top-grossing movies.

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4 Comments

  1. Sleepy Hollow is filmed here in North Carolina at a fraction of the price. Why would the film industry stay in Cali if the operating cost is so high?

  2. Ed Riley Ed Riley says:

    It’s about F$&)(@? Time!

  3. Ed Riley Ed Riley says:

    Producers are getting 20-30 percent rebates on the total cost of production. The reason is always money! California has not been competitive with the rebates so producers and studios have taken the work out of state and out of the country. When California gets serious and matches the rebates other states offer producers and production will follow the money. I don’t believe the production business will ever be what it was but it will improve with a level playing field.

  4. Ed Riley Ed Riley says:

    Producers are getting 20-30 percent rebates on the total cost of production. The reason is always money! California has not been competitive with the rebates so producers and studios have taken the work out of state and out of the country. When California gets serious and matches the rebates other states offer producers and production will follow the money. I don’t believe the production business will ever be what it was but it will improve with a level playing field.

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