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Santa Clarita Is The Fourth Most-Filmed City In California

A recent study discovered that Santa Clarita is featured in tons of films and TV shows, ranking fourth in the state for a number of productions.


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While many movies and TV shows are filmed in studios, over the past 20 years, more than 340,000 were filmed on location, according to GoCompare, a financial services comparison website.

Data from IMDB, compiled by the company, shows that Santa Clarita is the fourth most-filmed city in the state and the 26th most-filmed city in the world.

By compiling data from IMDb’s “filming locations” section, the study placed Santa Clarita just above Burbank, but below San Diego on a list of locations.

Related: Santa Clarita Filming Increases, Generating More Than $30 Million Throughout Community

Below are the most-filmed cities in California:

  1.   Los Angeles: 33,369 movies and TV productions (Pulp Fiction, The Big Lebowski, La La Land)
  2.   San Francisco: 3,398 (Titanic, Ant-Man, The Matrix)
  3.   San Diego: 1,779 (The Lost World: Jurassic Park, Transformers: The Last Knight, Top Gun)
  4.   Santa Clarita: 1,293 (Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, Iron Man, Book Club)
  5.   Burbank: 1,276 (Apollo 13, Argo, Back to the Future)
  6.   Santa Monica: 1,095 (Forrest Gump, Knocked Up, Ocean’s 11)
  7.   Pasadena: 949 (Justice League, Lady Bird, Inception)
  8.   Malibu: 944 (Grease, The Usual Suspects, The Fast and the Furious)
  9.   Long Beach: 868 (Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, Anchorman, Dexter)
  10. Beverly Hills: 691 (Beverly Hills Cop, Clueless, Pretty Woman)

During the fiscal year 2017-2018, the Santa Clarita film office reported 560 film permits and 1,377 film days, which generated an estimated $33.1 million in economic impact to the local community, according to city officials.

“We’re happy that production has remained so steady and Santa Clarita continues to be a top choice for location filming,” Mayor Laurene Weste said.

This is the fifth consecutive fiscal year the Santa Clarita Film Office has recorded more than 500 permits and $30 million or more in estimated economic impact generated from location filming alone, according to city officials.

“We are proud that the film industry plays a big part in our local economy, supporting hundreds of area businesses and providing high-paying jobs to thousands of our local residents,” Weste said. “Being a film-friendly community continues to be a priority for our City Council and we will continue to do everything we can to keep the cameras rolling in ‘Hollywood North’ to ensure our unique and beautiful valley remains a preferred place for production.”

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Lorena was born and raised in the San Fernando Valley. She attended California State University Northridge where she double majored in Journalism and Chicano Studies and minored in Spanish Language Journalism. While at CSUN, she worked for the university's television and radio newscast. Through her journalistic work, she earned membership to Kappa Tau Alpha, a national honor society for selected journalists. Her passion for the community has introduced her to new people, ideas, and issues that have helped shape the person she is today. Lorena’s skills include using cameras as a tool to empower people by informing them and creating change in their communities. Some of her hobbies include reading the news, exploring the outdoors, and being an avid animal lover. To contact Lorena, send your messages to lorena@hometownstation.com.