Industry exodus from Los Angeles County
2013
Industry and agency officials claim that there has been a shift in where porn is made, but the long-term effect on the county’s economy has yet to be determined. This potential economic impact is estimated at US$6 billion.
[23] In November 2013,
Diane Duke, executive director of industry trade group
Free Speech Coalition, said, "Fewer people are shooting (adult film) in L.A. County, and some have moved to other areas around California or other states...".
[24] Two months later,
The Verge reported, "in the midst of rampant piracy on top of Measure B, many studios have relocated to
Las Vegas, where filmmaking is cheaper and regulations are more lax."
[17] Then in September 2014, Robert Lang, director of Brookings Mountain West (a collaboration of
UNLV and the
Brookings Institution to study issues facing the
Intermountain West region), was quoted as saying, "Some big part of it will stay (in LA) and production companies will continue to be based there, so it’s not accurate to say that all of that $6 billion translates to Southern Nevada. But what it also gives to Las Vegas is that it’s building technical capacity that undergirds non-pornographic production and media. It adds some competitive advantage in scale to Los Angeles."
[23]
In the months after the measure passed, production companies began seeking shooting locations outside of Los Angeles County.
[25] In the
Ventura County city of
Camarillo, CA, the
city council passed a forty-five-day
moratorium on the issuance of
film permits, including special-event and conditional-use permits, for porn productions due to the increased number of applications.
[26]
A year after the passing of the measure, it was reported that prior to Measure B typically up to 500 permits would be applied for in Los Angeles County with
FilmL.A., the nonprofit that processes permits for motion picture, television and commercial productions. In 2013, applications were received for twenty-four permits.
[27] A spokesman with the county’s Department of Public Health said that eleven health permits were requested by adult-film studios.
2014
One of the industry's largest producers,
Vivid Entertainment, has gone outside Los Angeles County since the law took effect. Co-founder
Steven Hirsch said, "We will not be shooting in L.A. under the current situation, which is too bad," "There’s a uniqueness to L.A. you can’t find anywhere such as backdrops. It’s also impacted us financially because shooting outside the county can become more expensive." Some production moved to
Las Vegas citing a more favorable environment.
[28]Clark County, where Las Vegas is located, does not require health permits and gives out location licenses for a nominal fee; filming permits in Los Angeles County can cost hundreds of dollars.
[28]
In September 2014, the
Las Vegas Sun featured an article about the adult industry's possible relocation from Southern California to Las Vegas.
[23] According to commentary by
AVN magazine's political analyst Mark Kernes, the author of the
Sun article, Andrea Domanick, "manages to make a few good points—and snags some quotes from
Kink.com CEO Peter Acworth".
[29] In the article Acworth is quoted as saying, "Vegas is looking more and more attractive as time goes by... I think that a lot of companies are doing what we’re doing. They’re setting up satellite offices and getting their feet wet with Vegas as a potential place to shoot. The move is happening, but quietly. They don’t want a target on their back."
[23] Acworth had announced several weeks earlier that he was shopping for office/production space in Las Vegas.
[29] The article also mentions the ease of production relative to California by stating that Nevada requires film permits only for specific locations and conditions. It states, "Shooting on private property, frequently the choice of porn producers, requires no permit or notification, and the state has no explicit regulations about condom use."
[23] The article also quotes a technician with knowledge of the mainstream film industry in Southern California and Nevada. Jim Reid of JR Lighting, one of Nevada's largest production rental companies stated, "A lot of people I know in the mainstream industry started out in the adult industry in California. It’s a very good training ground."
[23]
In December, after the ruling of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals regarding the measure, it was announced that applications for permits for pornographic productions has reduced by 95%.[30]
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