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Small-Scale Question Sunday for March 19, 2023

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Some of that has to do with cities that have specialized themselves, either intentionally or out of necessity, in streamlining the permit approval process that legitimate filming companies have to follow. IIRC, New York used to be famously difficult to work with and very little was filmed there for a long time, except guerilla-style.

Want to get a filming permit in L. A.? No problem, contact the department that handles that, fill out the clear application that anticipates your needs, have a decision relatively quickly. Other cities have no process, so prepare to start working individual bureaucrats none of whom want it to be their job.