Pacific Production Services, Inc.

07/14/2020

***FILMING STILL WELCOME IN LA***
PPS confirmed with the Mayor’s Office that filming is not affected by the new orders.

PPS Coordinators are currently available to assist with all of your permitting needs.

07/02/2020

We are back in action taking permits and helping you navigate through the new stipulations set forth by each city as they welcome filming!

03/17/2020

Per the Motion Picture/Television Film Permit Enforcement Unit: The City of Los Angeles, Mayors Office on Filming has changed the approval process for filming permits in the City. Film permits will not be approved if they fall under the new filming parameters listed below.

• City Hall Building at 200 N. Main Street is not available for on-location filming.

• City-owned buildings and facilities can only be permitted for on-location filming for productions that have a total number of cast and crew of no more than 50 people.

• On-location filming at all locations, including public rights-of-way, is temporarily restricted to productions with a combined cast & crew of 50 persons or less. Privately-owned locations, if closed to the public (including movie theaters, bars, nightclubs, entertainment venues, gyms and some restaurants) may be used for filming but are subject to this cast/crew limit.

*Item 3 has been updated from 250 Cast and Crew and lowered to 50 Cast and Crew and to include all locations.

03/16/2020

Coronavirus Updates - Los Angeles County WDACS

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors announced that all County buildings and facilities will be closed to the public, effective Monday, March 16th through March 31st, in an effort to stop the spread of coronavirus. LA County Parks is implementing following changes effective as of March 16 through March 31, 2020:
• All LA County Parks buildings and indoor facilities will be closed to the public. This includes indoor facilities such as gymnasiums, aquatics centers, computer labs, multi-purpose instructional rooms, and classrooms at LA County Parks locations.
• All events and rentals at LA County Parks locations will be canceled.
• Parks locations will remain open as outdoor-only facilities during regular hours of dawn to dusk. This includes local parks, regional parks, trails, lakes, and botanic gardens. Limited outdoor restrooms will be available.
• Free snack programs will continue outdoors at LA County Parks locations where it is currently offered. Social distancing will be implemented during distribution.
• The senior lunch program is temporarily suspended.
• All programming at LA County Parks facilities remains temporarily suspended. This includes all recreational activities, senior programs, indoor and outdoor sports leagues, aquatics classes, instructional courses, and group sessions.
• New reservations of facilities at LA County Parks locations remain suspended.

Out of an abundance of caution and in response to guidance from the L.A. County Department of Public Health, we are taking the following actions to maintain services to seniors while protecting their health during the coronavirus outbreak:

03/16/2020

Per the City of Long Beach: At this time we are not moving forward in permitting until after April 30th, 2020.

03/16/2020

Per the City of Santa Clarita: As of Saturday, March 14th, 2020 all non-essential services will be suspended, all City facilities will be closed to the public for fourteen (14) days and all City events are canceled through April.

03/13/2020

Any permits submitted prior to 3/15 that cancelled due to COVID concerns get a one-time exemption to hold for 60 days.

03/13/2020

Per the LAPD Motion Picture/Television Film Permit Enforcement Unit, the City of Los Angeles, Mayors Office on Filming has changed the approval process for filming permits in the City. Film permits will not be approved if they fall under the new filming parameters listed below.

• City Hall Building at 200 N. Main Street is not available for on-location filming.

• City-owned buildings and facilities can only be permitted for on-location filming for productions that have a total number of cast and crew of no more than 50 people.

• On-location filming in the public right-of-way can only be permitted for productions that have a total number of cast and crew of no more than 250 people.

Permit filming at residences and business has not changed at this time. The Los Angeles Police Department, Office of Operations, Film Unit is asking that All Permits submitted not meeting the above criteria be automatically rejected by FilmLA and not sent for approval until further notice.

03/13/2020

COVID-19 – Important Update from FilmLA

COVID-19 – Important Update from FilmLA

The emergence of Coronavirus – also known as COVID-19 – as an international public health concern has prompted governments, employers, schools, labor organizations and families across the globe to …

03/13/2020

FilmLA has advised us that the LAPD and Mayor's office have mandated that there can be NO MORE than 250 people on private property and no more than 50 people on city property, which would include all LA Park and Rec Facilities. As we continue to learn more, we will do our best to keep everyone updated. Continue to stay safe and healthy.

02/13/2020

Pacific Production Services, Inc., FilmLA, and the County of Los Angeles will be CLOSED on Monday, February 17th in observance of Presidents' Day. We will reopen at 9:00 AM on Tuesday, February 18th.

02/13/2020

Please be advised that the 6200 and 6300 blocks of Orion Avenue in Van Nuys will be on respite until March 12, 2020.

02/04/2020

Please be aware that this Thursday February 6th there will be a Justice for Janitors March Downtown Los Angeles. The March will start at 100 South Broadway. It will then go West on 1st St to Grand Ave, then South on Grand to Wilshire, and will proceed West on Wilshire to South Hope St where it will finish. The hours listed for the March are 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM, however closures will begin earlier and end later in the day. Please be advised that FilmLA will have limited filming in this immediate area on Thursday February 6th.

01/14/2020

Please be advised that our office will be open on Monday, January 20th from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM in observance of Martin Luther King Jr Day. Any posting will be following the MONDAY HOLIDAY POSTING DEADLINE.

12/16/2019

COLA Announces California On-Location Awards Winners

Click the link below to view the full list of winners from last night's COLA ceremony.

“Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,” “Dolemite is My Name,” and HBO’s “Ballers” are among the winners of this year’s COLA awards. The COLAs recognize loc…

12/16/2019

Our team had an amazing time at the California On Location Awards last night. Pacific Production Services, Inc. and Pacific Traffic Control Inc. have been proud sponsors of the ceremony for over 20 years. Congratulations to all of the winners and nominees.

12/14/2019

Our team had the honor and privilege of working on quite a few projects that are currently nominated for Golden Globes in 2020. Tune into the ceremony on Sunday, January 5th at 3:00 PST.

35 total Golden Globe nominations for projects made in the Greater Los Angeles region!!! Congratulations to all of the nominees!

Marriage Story
The Kominsky Method
The Morning Show - Apple TV+
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Rocketman
Dolemite Is My Name Netflix Movie - 2019
Unbelievable - Netflix
Barry
Bombshell
The Lion King
Dead to Me Netflix
Booksmart
Ford v Ferrari

12/14/2019

Proud to be part of a team who sponsors the awards that recognize the achievements of Location Professionals.

This Sunday, December 15, we will celebrate and honor excellence in Location Professionals this year at the 25th Annual California On Location Awards.

This event would not be possible without the help of all of our incredible sponsors. We would like to take a moment to thank them from the bottom of our hearts in joining us to continue this important way of recognizing the professional excellence of location managers, scouts, and public employees across the state.

Please keep them in mind for any of your production and business needs throughout the year!

12/12/2019

The team is happy to celebrate the holiday season with our Annual Gift Exchange and Potluck. Ugly Holiday Sweaters were definitely worn today. We are grateful to have such an incredible team to close out this amazing year.

11/26/2019

Please be advised that Pacific Production Services, Inc. will be open Wednesday, November 27th from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM. The office will be CLOSED this Thursday, November 28th AND Friday, November 29th. Our team hopes you have an amazing Thanksgiving holiday.

11/08/2019

Please be advised that Pacific Production Services, Inc. will be open on Monday, November 11th from 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM in honor of Veteran's Day. We will resume regular office hours on Tuesday, November 12th.

06/27/2019

Important Holiday Deadlines: Pacific Production Services, Inc.FilmLA, the City and the County of Los Angeles as well as the other jurisdictions we serve will be closed on Thursday, July 4th in observance of Independence Day. We will re-open on Friday, July 5th at 9 am.

The following are permit deadlines for the City of Los Angeles:

Permits and Posting for Friday July 5th must be submitted to our office by 12pm on Monday, July 1st.

Permits and Posting for Saturday, July 6th through Monday, July 8th, must be submitted to our office by 12pm on Tuesday, July 2nd.

Permits and Posting for Tuesday, July 9th must be submitted to our office by 12 pm on Wednesday, July 3rd.

06/14/2019

The United States Department of Agriculture, U.S. Forest Service and the Angeles National Forest have informed FilmLA that due to staffing constraints, the Forest Service will be unable to meet standard turn-around times for film permits.

Requests to film in the Angeles National Forest will be considered for approval on a case-by-case basis, until further notice. The minimum review period required for the approval of basic permit requests will extend to 10 business days. More complicated requests, including (but not limited to) requests for aerial activity or drone use will require a minimum of 20 business days to review.

FilmLA has pledged its assistance and Forest Service officials would like to reiterate their commitment to meeting the needs of the film industry. Forest Service officials offer their assurance that work is being done to reduce permit application review and approval times in the coming months.

FilmLA will continue to provide updates once they have been made available. If you have questions, please contact FilmLA’s Solution Services team at 213-977-8600 or by emailing [email protected].

06/14/2019

Due to emergency repair construction on PCH in Ventura County, Caltrans will NOT be issuing filming permits involving traffic control (rolling breaks/intermittent traffic control) or the use of turnouts and road shoulders, between the LA / Ventura County Line (MM 0.0) to just NORTH of Sycamore Cove Beach (MM 5.0) until after Sunday, July 14th. Filming which does NOT include traffic control may be permitted during this period. If you have any questions, contact Caltrans Engineers Charles Keeling at 213-897-4647 or Tuan Hua at 213-897-0352.

06/10/2019

Summer is almost upon us! Just a reminder that Pacific Production Services, Inc.will be CLOSED on Thursday, July 4th for the Independence Day Holiday. We WILL be open on Friday, July 5th.

12/18/2018

That’s a wrap! For a second year, the PPS team has partnered with the Salvation Army to adopt a family from our local LA community for the holidays. Over the past week, we have shopped for and wrapped over 50 gifts that will be delivered to the family in time for Christmas. What an incredible gift to be able to give back!

01/19/2018

BROADWAY UPDATE:

Effective 1/26 - 1/28 for Night On Broadway, no filming will be allowed between Temple St., 16th St., Figueroa St. and San Pedro St. Filming outside this area will be reviewed and approved on a case-by-case basis.

01/19/2018

HIGHLAND PARK UPDATE 2:

Effective 1/19/18, the area bounded by Marmion Way, N Ave. 58, N Figueroa St., and N Ave. 56 will be on moratorium. The area will be available for new filming requests from 4/1/18.

01/17/2018

HIGHLAND PARK UPDATE:

We have received word effectively immediately, the stretch of N Figueroa St. between N/S Ave. 56 and N/S Ave. 58 is officially on moratorium through 4/1/18.

10/27/2017

HANCOCK PARK UPDATE:

We have just received word, effective immediately, Hancock Park is on moratorium until 1/1/18 due to frequency issues. This moratorium does not include Windsor Square.

Hancock Park includes anything between Rossmore Ave., Melrose Ave., Wilshire Blvd., and Highland Ave. (including both sides of Rossmore between Melrose and Wilshire).

10/31/2015

Happy Halloween from all of us at PPS!