By Dyana Carmella

With all the drama in the industry, including the proposed strikes from unsatisfied actors over their pay, there is still reason to cheer in Los Angeles, as filming was up 26 percent last quarter, a record high for the period. However, don’t get too excited as this increase is most likely stemming from the production company taking shorter breaks and getting as much work done as possible before the potential strike turns into reality. The studios changed their schedules in order to complete projects by June 30, when the SAG contract expired.

These numbers were released by the Los Angeles permitting authority FilmL.A., who also said that television had the largest increase in filming days. From April to June on-location filming for dramas increased 85 percent, reality series went up 72 percent, pilots were up 24 percent and sitcoms grew 7 percent.

Its numbers like this that provide evidence that people in the industry are working. Lets hope the contract issues between SAG and the Producers get quickly resolved so our industry can remain active.

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