tracks production in Tinseltown.The group added in its report late Wednesday that the film industry’s “road to recovery hinges on a planned October restart for scripted television and feature projects of scale.”While smaller-scale productions resumed filming in the LA-area in mid-June, larger shows that require more people on set have been delayed since mid-March under coronavirus-related restrictions.The report showed that advertising also continued to struggle, as the filming of commercials fell 41 percent to 782 shoot days.One bright spot was reality TV, which ticked up 10 percent to 1,159 shoot days.
FilmLA said reality shows were able to rebound because they operate with smaller crews and casts and “have the freedom to easily adjust.