A few weeks ago, we were talking in the newsroom about major TV shows and movies filmed in Long Beach.
Over the past year, we’ve had the “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” sequel, a new Apple TV+ show starring Anya Taylor-Joy and the Dexter prequel “Dexter: Original Sin.”
To find out whether filming is increasing or decreasing, I submitted a public records request to the city for all film permits approved by the Office of Special Events and Filming over the past five years.
I got back 35 pages listing everything from commercials, still photos, TV shows, feature films, student films, and music videos that were approved to shoot in Long Beach starting in August 2020.
As I start to comb through these permits (I requested all projects from Netflix and Apple Studios first), it’s helpful to know what I should be on the lookout for. That’s where you, the dedicated newsletter subscriber, come in.
What do you want to know about these projects or about filming in Long Beach?
Hit reply or send an email to [email protected] to let me know! (Note: I have a separate records request in to see how much the city has collected in film permit fees since the start of 2019. We’ll see what it shows.)
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If you haven’t checked out our video highlighting local artist and educator Cindy Macias, watch it here.
Every Monday night, Macias teaches a class at Place LB, a volunteer-run community print studio in the Wrigley neighborhood.
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