L.A. sees slow begin to pilot lensing

With TV pilot shoots going after usual, offlot production in La has chilled in comparison towards the year-ago period. Weekly overall production slid 17% in the same week this past year to 523 days, based on figures provided Tuesday through the FilmL.A. enabling agency. TV shoots rejected 23% to 309 days, or 3 months under exactly the same week last year. "We are seeing some half-hour single-camera aircraft pilots start to pull permits, but we are still awaiting the main one-hour drama aircraft pilots to appear,Inch stated FilmL.A. spokesperson Todd Lindgren. "We have learned that lots of are intending a mid-March start." Fox's "Touch" was probably the most active offlot shoot a week ago with 7 days. Other shows shooting in your area include "Awake," "Ringer," "True Bloodstream," "America's Got Talent," "Damaged Minds," "Pretty Women Rock," "New Girl," "WorkInch and "Up Through The Night." Features totalled 95 days a week ago. "Directing" was probably the most active film shooting a week ago with 18 days. Other films presently shooting offlot in La include "Burt Wonderstone," "Finchley Dreams," "HH Project," "Supremacy" and "Watercolor Postcards." Advertisements rejected in the previous week's robust activity, once the total was 251 days, to 119 days. A GDF place was probably the most active with fourteen days. Contact Dork McNary at dork.mcnary@variety.com