But while the city was getting ready for the Oscar night, many studios are now choosing to film their movies out of LA, as Tim Muffett reports.
Self-study activity:
Watch the clip and answer the questions below.
1 How many of the films nominated for best picture this year have been filmed in Los Angeles?
2 Why are film companies moving out of LA?
3 How much must a film cost to be considered high budget?
4 How many high budget films were made in LA in 2011?
5 What benefits does Paul Audley expect The Artist to bring to LA?
6 Why has film-making improved in LA recently?
You can read the transcript here.
Key:
1 One, The Artist 2 The cost 3 More than 75 million dollars 4 Two 5 He expects more and more companies are encouraged to film in LA 6 Because of new tax incentives
