Filming up in L.A.

Projects including Christopher Nolan's "The Dark Dark evening Increases," Oliver Stone's "Savages" and many 100 new reality shows aided drive away-lot production inside the third quarter around La up 15.4% inside the same period a year ago. TV production elevated 5.8% while feature production elevated nearly 50%, according to another quarter report provided by enabling agency FilmL.A. The California Film and tv Tax Credit attracted several films to L.A., including "Argo," "Gangster Squad" and "That Is 40." In general, eight photos qualified for your program, creating 12.5% of overall feature production. As FilmL.A. predicted in last quarter's report, the tv drama subcategory saw a 20.3% decrease, driven by losing 10 one-hour drama series. "Sadly, our summer season conjecture of reduced third quarter TV drama production was place-on," mentioned FilmL.A. prexy Paul Audley. "Because the California condition incentive introduced six television dramas to La this quarter, we view the areas capture an abnormally many individuals economically beneficial projects." Output of ads elevated 16.5% this quarter inside the third quarter of 2010. This quarterly increase uses another-quarter decrease in 2011, creating a 3.4% overall increase in category production year-to-date. Overall off-lot production for the other day only elevated 26% inside the same week a year ago, going from 522 to 656 permitted days. Contact Rachel Abrams at Rachel.Abrams@variety.com