The Filming Mesh

By Eric Richardson
Published: Thursday, February 02, 2006, at 12:43PM

DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES — Jan Perry wants DWP to report on the idea of a network of “infrastructural nodes” scattered Downtown for filming uses. The text of the motion, which was seconded by Eric Garcetti, hasn’t made it online yet, but when it does you’ll find it here on the City Clerk’s site. So here’s all I know right now:

(Perry - Garcetti) requesting the Department of Water and Power to report within 60 days on the feasibility of developing a network of “infrastructural nodes” throughout the downtown to provide access to water and power for filming; etc.

And based on just that, I like it. Just the simple step of getting rid of most of the generators these productions have to drag into Downtown all the time would be a great step forward. There’s nothing quite like having the scent of diesel fumes wafting up into your apartment.

That said, it was almost just as tough when craft services set up a barbeque underneath our window. That was bad in a different kind of way, though. I considered my options for something to shoot down and reel in food, but didn’t have the needed items handy.



Comments

1
Tim Quinn writes:

If you complain about any of their behavior the first thing they will offer is access to craft services tables. Try it!

(I am kidding, sort of)

They really need somewhere to park all those vehicles off the street. Getting rid of the generators is a good start.

Jan Perry is OK, almost rational!

# on Feb.02.2006 AT 01:09 PM
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Howie writes:

>That was bad in a different kind of way,

though. I considered my options for something to shoot down and reel in food, but didn’t have the needed items handy.”

LOL!

# on Feb.02.2006 AT 01:40 PM
3
colemonkee writes:

This is a good idea, but there’s a downside to it as well. It’ll take money and jobs away from an industry that’s already suffering from runaway productions. Granted, it only shifts that money presumably back into City coffers, but the City is much more likely to squander or mismanage the funds raised by something like this than the private sector. Just a thought.

# on Feb.02.2006 AT 03:32 PM
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someonewalksinla writes:

mmmmhhhmm … barrrbeeequuuuue

# on Feb.02.2006 AT 04:43 PM
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Kat Hopkins writes:

Speaking of noisy generators, we have one parked under our window as I type…on Friday night/Saturday morning about 12:30 am. Not only is it noisy, but the spotlight has shined directly into our window several times, with the spotlight operator waving when I took pictures. Ahhh…the film industry.

# on Mar.31.2007 AT 12:44 AM

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