Abstract Over the month of October the number of filming permits issued for public land overseen by the Bureau of Land Management experienced a mild but characteristic drop. While 25 permits were closed compared to only 15 that were authorized, this was actually a positive trend compared to October, 2015. The net total of filming permits in October 2015 dropped…
Category: Trends Review
June 2016 Review
June saw a spike in authorized filming permits on public land. 18 permits were authorized in June, compared to 12 in June of 2015. This is less, though, than the 21 permits that were closed in June. California accounts for over 78% of active permits but also dominates the number of closed permits (10). Nationwide Trends State Trends Authorized Permits…
May 2016 Review
May 2016 experienced a spike in authorized filming permits on federal land compared to May 2015 (70%). This increase was almost exclusively accounted for by the 12 permits authorized in California (5)—all but one of which were located in San Bernardino, California. Similar to April 2016, the majority of closed permits were located in Utah (21) and half of which were in Grand, Utah (7). Nationwide Trends State Trends…
April 2016 Review
Over the month of April 2016, 11 filming permits on Bureau of Land Management administered land were authorized, primarily in California. This is ten more permits authorized than April 2015. Yet, this is less than the 34 permits closed over April—21 of which were in Utah. Seventeen of these closed permits were in Grand, Utah, where the majority of March’s activity also occurred.…
March 2016 Review
March marked a noteworthy uptick in film permits authorized and pending on public land. The 21 authorized is a 250% increase compared to March 2015. Over half of these authorized permits are located in Utah—Grand, Utah in particular. There are an additional 26 pending filming permits, half of which are in Utah. While, permits closed in the same month exceed the number opened, the increase compared to 2015 is less dramatic.