Even so, on-location shoot-days continue to hold steady at not-so-great pre-pandemic levels.
Can we hold here, or will the pre-Covid downtrend resume?
That is the question everyone is asking.
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Total on-location shoot days for the year were 36,792, which was down from 37,709 in 2021.
FilmLA data does not include production that occurs on certified sound stages or on-location in jurisdictions it doesnt serve.
Fourth-quarter figures show that shoot days for feature films were off 16.
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2% from the fourth quarter of 2021.
Of those 760 shoot days last quarter, 44.6% receivedCaliforniatax incentives.
Feature film production continues to trend away from past highs, the report says.
TV dramas fell 10.7% in the fourth quarter, and TV comedies plunged 33.9%.
(CBS),The Rookie(ABC) andWinning Time(HBO).
Reality TV shows, which dont receive tax incentives, fell 27.2% in the fourth quarter.
Commercials, which also dont get tax credits, were off by 33.7% in the quarter.
The fourth quarter, FilmLA said, brought the year to a lackluster finish.
