Rob Lowe recounts his recent filming experience in Atlanta, revealing how a lack of experienced crew members affected production. Despite his preference for shooting in Los Angeles, he acknowledges the difficulties filmmakers face there due to an increasing number of productions and a depleted talent pool. The article touches on the broader state of Hollywood, enumerating challenges like strikes, the rise of streaming, and the effects these changes have had on the industry and Los Angeles as a filmmaking hub.
For 25 years, Lowe has starred on one hit network-TV show after another, including The West Wing, Brothers & Sisters, Parks and Recreation, Code Black, and 9-1-1: Lone Star, which wrapped production on its final season last year.
I've been fortunate in that I've had the ability to mandate it. 9-1-1: Lone Star was originally going to shoot in Austin, and I told them that wouldn't work for me.
The state of the business is so bleak now, that even I am willing to consider shooting outside of L.A. because the opportunities here have just gone away.
The past decade has been tough on Hollywood - both the industry and the place. L.A. has endured a parade of black-swan catastrophes that have repeatedly upended its signature business.
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