L.A. sees slow start to pilot lensing

With TV pilot shoots pursuing usual, offlot production in La has chilled in contrast for the year-ago period. Weekly overall production slid 17% within the same week a year ago to 523 days, according to figures provided Tuesday with the FilmL.A. enabling agency. TV shoots declined 23% to 309 days, or 3 several weeks under the identical week this past year. "There has been some half-hour single-camera aircraft aircraft pilots begin to pull permits, but we're still waiting for the primary one-hour drama aircraft aircraft pilots to look,In . mentioned FilmL.A. representative Todd Lindgren. "We've learned that numerous are planning a mid-March start." Fox's "Touch" was most likely probably the most active offlot shoot the other day with seven days. Other shows shooting in your town include "Awake," "Ringer," "True Blood stream," "America's Got Talent," "Broken Minds," "Pretty Women Rock," "New Girl," "WorkInch and "Up With The Evening." Features totalled 95 days the other day. "Pointing" was most likely probably the most active film shooting the other day with 18 days. Other films presently shooting offlot in La include "Burt Wonderstone," "Finchley Dreams," "HH Project," "Supremacy" and "Watercolor Postcards." Ads declined in the earlier week's robust activity, when the total was 251 days, to 119 days. A GDF place was most likely probably the most active with 14 days. Contact Dork McNary at dork.mcnary@variety.com