The production community in San Diego relies heavily on the San Diego Film Commission for all sorts of services. They are our link to the city, local communities, fire, and police. The staff works hard to keep productions moving and following the rules. Without the SD Film Commission, many more films would feel the need to go “guerrilla,” meaning they won’t necessarily follow the local laws, they won’t interface with the community, and they will add less money to the local economy.
In other words, The Film Commission is A Good Thing.
Now the Commission’s funding is being threatened by the formation of the Tourism Marketing District. In general, I think the TMD is a good thing for the city, but without the Film Commission many jobs will be lost, very few films, television shows or commercials will ever be shot in San Diego and that would be a tremendous economic loss for the city, not to mention the loss of exposure and prestige.
Please contact your city councilperson and let them know that this issue is important and that you want the SD Film Commission to be fully funded!
Read a great UT article about the Film Commission and visit their website here.
BASTARDS!!! I had no idea. I was bumming around in OB last weekend and saw them shooting a pilot. Yeah, we cant have that. Too many things shoot here and its too cool for the city to lose. I wonder if we could get the film makers group mobilzed. Perhaps picketing and protests. Or, maybe, they just need to go on the list!
Hope you’re having a good weekend bossman.