Empty stages go back to work
Where they stand
Karen Bass
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Nithya Raman
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Long-idle soundstages owned by major studios pay a vacancy fee, waived when they’re offered at a discount to local and independent productions.
What’s the problem?
Empty stages cost LA jobs. [STAT: stage occupancy in LA, if available.]
The fix
The aim isn’t to punish anyone: studios can avoid the fee entirely by opening idle stages to local, independent and student productions at reduced rates. Fees collected go back into the micro-permit and library equipment programs.
How would it affect me?
If you’re an indie producer
Access to real stages at a price you can afford.
If you work on a crew
More shoot days on stages close to home.
If you run a studio
Idle space earns money instead of costing it.
In plain English
Adopting this means
- A fee on long-idle stages, waived for discounted local use
- Fees reinvested in local production programs
It doesn’t mean
- A fee on stages that are in use
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