All entertainment production in the Greater Los Angeles area fell 5% year-on-year as the third quarter delivered 5,048 shoot days in the weakest quarter of 2024 so far.
Feature film production climbed to 476 shooting days, up 26.6% on the year-ago period, when the Hollywood strikes drastically slowed down production, according to FilmLA’s latest report.
The third quarter number dropped against 704 for the second quarter and 634 for the first quarter.
Scripted television producers logged 758 shoot days across TV drama, TV comedy, and TV pilot categories tracked by FilmLA, which is the partner film office for the City and County of Los Angeles and other local jurisdictions.
Current levels of every category of scripted production tracked by FilmLA trail their adjusted five-year averages on both a per-quarter and year-to-date basis. All categories combined registered 5,048 screen days, compared to 5311 in the previous year. “Instead, we saw a pullback and loss of forward momentum, heading into the fall season that will make or break the year.”
Unscripted production fell 56.3% from 2,166 shoot days in the year-ago period to 946 screening days.
FilmLA has supported the expansion of California’s Film & Television Tax Credit Program, which incentivised several series to shoot their first season in Greater Los Angeles such as
Forever, HighPotential , Matlock, and Orphan.Nearly one-quarter (24.4%) of all Q3 shoot days recorded for TV Dramas (164) came from incentive-linked projects. Audley said that California’s film incentives are a proven job creator and that they provide a net positive return for every dollar allocated. The California Film Commission is a great organization and manager of the program. “But just as our competitors continue innovating, California must do the sam.”
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