http://firemark.com/2009/12/15/l-a-to-get-a-film-commission-didnt-we-already-have-one/ Theatre, Film, TV & New Media Thu, 17 May 2012 23:30:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://firemark.com/2009/12/15/l-a-to-get-a-film-commission-didnt-we-already-have-one/comment-page-1/#comment-535 Steve H. Tue, 05 Jan 2010 23:44:52 +0000 http://firemark.com/2009/12/15/l-a-to-get-a-film-commission-didnt-we-already-have-one/#comment-535 They're right to follow this path. Los Angeles needs to promote itself. I've tried over the past two years to get the CFA of LA and FilmLA to produce a marketable website, at the very least, to promote LA locations. View New Mexico's website and then look at FilmLA's (although they've fixed it up a bit under pressure.) LA needs to produce a promo reel that shows the wonderful films produced and locations LA has used in the 80's 90's when production was at fever pitch. It needs to get out and knock on studio doors locally, travel to various film festivals around the world and promote itself to foreign film producers, and become, in short, professionally competitive. They’re right to follow this path. Los Angeles needs to promote itself. I’ve tried over the past two years to get the CFA of LA and FilmLA to produce a marketable website, at the very least, to promote LA locations.
View New Mexico’s website and then look at FilmLA’s (although they’ve fixed it up a bit under pressure.)
LA needs to produce a promo reel that shows the wonderful films produced and locations LA has used in the 80′s 90′s when production was at fever pitch. It needs to get out and knock on studio doors locally, travel to various film festivals around the world and promote itself to foreign film producers, and become, in short, professionally competitive.

]]> http://firemark.com/2009/12/15/l-a-to-get-a-film-commission-didnt-we-already-have-one/comment-page-1/#comment-465 Entertainment Law News for 12/17/09 « FIU SELS Thu, 17 Dec 2009 17:25:24 +0000 http://firemark.com/2009/12/15/l-a-to-get-a-film-commission-didnt-we-already-have-one/#comment-465 [...] that would promote the city to the entertainment industry. Entertainment lawyer Gordon Firemark says he’s stunned that the city, historically home to the TV and film industries, doesn’t already have [...] [...] that would promote the city to the entertainment industry. Entertainment lawyer Gordon Firemark says he’s stunned that the city, historically home to the TV and film industries, doesn’t already have [...]

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