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L.A. Film Productions Post Strong First Quarter, Up 40% From 2021

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Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorFilmLA has reported a strong first quarter as on-location film production in the LA region recorded 9,832 shoot days.

The last time filming numbers were that high was in 2016, which reported 9,725 shoot days.“The potential for another COVID-related cutback had us eyeing the first quarter with concern,” recalled FilmLA President Paul Audley. “But with strong protective protocols in place, the industry was in a good position to weather the post-holiday Omicron surge.”Filming activity in the first quarter of 2022 increased by 40.2 percent over the same period in 2021.

Though the pace of production slowed somewhat compared to the fourth quarter of 2021, industry output was much higher in early 2022 than it was in the prior year, when the spread of the Delta variant led to a voluntary filming hiatus that slowed production to just 7,011 shoot days.

The television category also saw an increase, up 18.7 percent over the same period last year to 4,470 shoot days, especially the drama and reality categories.Episodic dramas were down 12.3 percent year-over-year compared to 2021 (1,279 vs.

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