![]() ![]() ![]() "Westworld", the science fiction TV series by Time Warner Inc's HBO, was among the productions that were temporarily halted on Tuesday due to nearby wildfires. "This may put some additional time pressure to finish their work before the holiday season." "Everyone is usually rushing to complete production ahead of the holidays," said Sokoloski. Several of the city's major parks were reopened to filming on Friday, and Sokoloski said he expected those to be popular alternatives. has spent this week helping productions find and secure permits for alternate locations such as parks on flat land or neighborhoods that have similar-looking homes. The mountain neighborhoods impacted by the fires are "highly desirable" locations for filming because they often have large houses with distinctive architecture, said Phil Sokoloski, a spokesman for Film L.A., which coordinates film permits for the city of Los Angeles and other governments in the region.įilm L.A. More than 200,000 people have been forced to evacuate Southern California fires which poured smoke into neighborhoods miles away. Movie studios set up in California in part because of great weather and varied scenery, from rugged mountains to manicured mansions. Applications for filming in the Angeles National Forest were also halted this week. The Los Angeles Police Department on Wednesday suspended permitted filming in zones near the fires as well as other areas deemed to be at severe risk of burning. LOS ANGELES, Dec 8 (Reuters) - Wildfires raging across Southern California are taking a toll on the region's iconic film industry, forcing producers of commercials, television shows and even student films to pause or seek alternate shooting locations. ![]()
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