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The decline in Los Angeles in shooting days for films and television has been a matter of discussion amidst the increasing demand being faced by other states and countries as home to popular film sets. Once known as the capital of the film industry in the U.S., Los Angeles has lost its cinema shoots to various other states in the U.S, and Ben Affleck is weighing in on the reason why.
Talking to AP on the red carpet while promoting Accountant 2, the actor voiced his opinions on why LA is slowly losing its film prospects and why filmmakers are leaning towards other locations.
Talking about how California is slowly being left behind, the director said,
“They came to take this industry for granted a little bit.”
He then elaborated on why other places are being chosen over LA, as he adds,
"Other places will have like better exchange rates or tax rebate deals that are meant to lure this industry there because they understand how stimulative it is for their economies."
He further adds,
"The current governor, I think doubled the tax re-rate amount in bulk available, but the percentage that you get back in terms of the actual budget doesn't compete with places like England, which is why you see a lot of these big huge movies shoot in the UK. Or even you know, I mean, there've been New Mexico and Louisiana and Texas and Massachusetts and New Jersey a lot."
More details on LA's decline in film shootings
According to a report by Hollywood Reporter, LA has seen a decline in film shootings over 22 percent to 5,295 shoot days over that period.
The most concerning is the ongoing decline in TV show production, which has long been a staple and anchor of L.A. production. Filming for the category is down over 50% from the five-year average and an estimated 30% from the same period last year. Last quarter, there were only 13 TV pilots shot in Los Angeles, which is the most less that LA has ever seen, except for the pandemic period.
California senators have suggested allowing TV shows with two or more episodes of at least 20 minutes to be eligible for subsidies, to keep up with other regions that are expanding the kinds of productions that can receive subsidies. Under the bill's amendments, comedies, animated movies, series or shorts, and "large-scale competition" shows—with the exception of reality, documentary, and game or talk shows—may also receive credit.
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In contrast to what many may think, the LA wildfires had next to no impact on these numbers in decline. Although around 545 filming locations are off limits because of the fires, the decline has not been attributed to the incident.
Ben Affleck's statement gives reasoning to these crunch in numbers, and how LA has to work on it's policies to continue hosting major films.
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