L.A. film production drops 1.7% in 2008

January 13, 2009 Regional film production dipped to its lowest level in 15 years by the end of 2008, with blame laid not on the economy or labor uncertainty but on the loss of projects to other locations. FilmLA, which provides film-permit services on location shoots, offered that assessment in issuing yearly data for locations shoots. Film production dropped 8.1% in the fourth quarter -- hitting the lowest level since the group began tracking such activity in 1993 -- and slid 1.7% on the year.

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