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Santa Clarita Filming Continues to Surge

Santa Clarita saw more television and motion pictures filmed in the city last month than any previous November, continuing a trend of television and motion picture production companies turning to the area for shoots. The city’s film office recorded 80 film days and 32 film permits issues for the month, both records for the city. For July through November, film permits also jumped 7 percent from the same 2005 period to 140 permits. The five-month period also saw 387 film days, 30 percent more than last year. The city also issued 7 percent more film permits from July to November than in the same 2005 period The surge in production is expected to generate $10.03 million for the regional economy for the first five months of fiscal year 2006-2007. The largest contributor to the healthy production numbers was television programs, which represented 263 of the filming days. Programs that shot in the city included “Deadwood,” “Big Love” and “The Unit.”

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