Filming in Los Angeles has declined for the first time since the industry got the greenlight to film again amid the pandemic.
According to FilmLA, month-over-month permit volume decreased in November, with application intake dropping nearly 8 percent to 813 permits from 880 permits in October.
Analysts point to the 2020 election, the Thanksgiving holiday and the COVID-19 pandemic as reasons for the slowdown. FilmLA’s daily intake is now averaging around 39 new applications per business day.
Over the last twenty-four weeks since LA County opened back up to on-location filming in June, FilmLA has received approximately 3,552 film permit applications spanning 2,514 unique projects. "The November decrease in production reflects the ongoing.
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