Palm Springs Film Network

11/02/2021

Hello everyone. I hope you are doing well. I'm also hoping some of you might be able to help me. Productions are heating up in this region and I'm looking to update my local crew lists. I would love to hear back from y'all as to your status of working in the Coachella Valley / Joshua Tree areas as a local.

A couple of the prime jobs I've been really needing to fill are local PA's (of course) and licensed COVID COMPLIANCE OFFICERS (CCO's). If you can do these or know of anyone who can, that would be great. I know of only one CCO out here that knows his stuff, but I need more for when there are multiple productions going on. It's best if they production experience, but getting some entry level people is a possibility too.

Plus, I just got a local art department set designer / builder out here placed on a job, and I think one or two HMU's placed. But I need to get more locals to get hired, so if you can help me out, that would be beyond great.

Thanks!

03/06/2021

New regulations regarding filming in National Park and Wilderness Areas can be found at here:

Guidance for commercial filming and still photography permits, including when permits are needed, how to apply for permits, fees, and other requirements.

11/27/2020

In Praise of the Open Desert...

Not all great desert film locations need be deep canyons, rock spires or craggy mountains. The open desert has a story to tell and a life of it's own.

These images are just some of the grand vistas that bless the Southern California deserts, and most of these are on private land circumventing the hassles that can sometimes come with obtaining permits from state or federal agencies.

Also, Happy Thanksgiving!

09/27/2020

Howdy everyone. I've got a commercial heading up to the high desert and they may be asking for PA's on one or more of these days... Oct. 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8. The 6th and 7th are the most probable. Anyone who can work locally and has experience is welcome to contact me at (909) 553-6881 (talk or text) or via email at [email protected]. Please do NOT respond via this thread.
Thanks.

06/18/2020

The City of Palm Springs and the County of Riverside, (Deserts, Windfarms, SoCal Mountains, homes, mines like Eagle Mountain, ranches, etc.) are now accepting film permits. For Riverside County permits contact:

Inland Empire Film Services

Dan Taylor
(951) 415-9600
[email protected]

Sheri Davis
(951) 377-7849
[email protected]

iefilmpermits.com

If you want a permit service for the City of Palm Springs, I would also highly recommend Inland Empire Film Services or me.

Visit my site at pslocations.com for photos and info regarding Palm Springs and Riverside County film locations.

06/04/2020

Howdy everyone. I haven't written in a long time but here goes. I hope everyone is OK. It looks like things are just starting to *barely* open back up for filming.

🙂Some good news is that the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers has issued a white paper for Covid-19 Pandemic health and safety guidelines. This should make it easier for jurisdictions to open up the film permitting process (at least I hope so). Here is a link to the paper: https://tinyurl.com/y8jpze75

In addition to the unincorporated areas of San Bernardino County that just reopened (Thank you Dan Taylor and Sheri Davis), here is an updated list (per Dan Taylor) regarding the cities and BLM land that are open for filming in SBCo and some in Riverside County...

CITIES:
Banning
Barstow
Blythe
Chino Hills
Eastvale
Fontana
Hesperia
Lake Elsinore
Menifee
Norco
Rancho Cucamonga
Redlands
Rialto
San Bernardino
Temecula
Upland
Yucca Valley

BLM BARSTOW (starting June 8):
Afton Canyon,Dumont Dunes, El Mirage, Johnson Valley, Lucerne Dry Lake, Mule Canyon, Odessa Canyon, Rasor OHV Area, Sawtooth Canyon, Silurian Dry Lake, Sperry Wash/Amargosa Canyon, and Stoddard Valley.

SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY:
Areas open for filming include Amboy, Angelus Oaks, Arrowbear, Arrowhead Springs, Baker, Baldwin Lake, Baldy Mesa, Bell Mountain, Big Bear City, Big River, Bloomington, Blue Jay, Cadiz, Cajon Junction, Cedar Glen, Cedarpines Park, Cima, Crafton, Crestline, Crestmore, Daggett, Del Rosa, Devore, Earp, El Mirage, Essex, Fawnskin, Flamingo Heights, Forest Falls, Goffs, Green Valley Lake, Havasu Lake, Helendale, Hinkley, Ivanpah, Joshua Tree, Kramer Junction, Kaiser, Lake Arrowhead, Landers, Lenwood, Lockhart, Lucerne Valley, Ludlow, Lytle Creek, Mentone, Morongo Valley, Mt. Baldy, Mountain Home Village, Mountain Pass, Mountain View, Muscoy, Newberry Springs, Nipton, Oak Glen, Oak Hills, Oro Grande, Panorama Heights, Patton, Phelan, Pinion Hills, Pioneertown, Red Mountain, Rice, Rimforest, Rimrock, Running Springs, San Antonio Heights, Seven Oaks, Silver Lakes, Skyforest, Spring Valley Lake, Sugarloaf, Sunfair, Trona, Twin Peaks, Valley of Enchantment, Vidal, West Highland, Wrightwood, Yermo.
And remember, many, if not all of these jurisdictions are on a case by case basis regarding productions of over 10 people (re: expect permitting delays of at least a few days) and will want to see the production's Covid-19 mitigation plan.
That's all I have so far. Thanks everyone for slogging through this.

Stay safe everyone!

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09/20/2018

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