love to do that in the city. give another unique location to producers who d like to be here anyway. reporter: folks in the film industry believe vegas could become hollywood unofficial back lot with beautiful land scapes and the plenty of spots for the celebs to party. we know how important that. jamie: absolutely. the party, especially. but lawmakers in california, this is serious for them. it s a lot of revenue they may lose. what are they going to do about it? billion in dollars. lawmakers and the people here in the industry hate the fact that productions run away to other states. for example, battle l.a. was filmed in los angeles rather lor than los angeles. why? louisiana auvreed tax cut up to 35% for production cost and california only offers 20%. and excludes movies with budgets above $75 million.
celebrities to party and heather, we know that is important, right. heather: they may like to party, good news for las vegas and lawmakers cannot be too happy about that in california. reporter: lawmakers and people in the industry hate the fact productions run away to other states, for example, the movie battle l.a. , it was filmed in louisiana, rather than los angeles. why? well, louisiana tax offers tax credits of up to 25%, for production costs. and california only offers 25% and excludes movies with budgets more than $75 million. so, lawmakers here in the golden state are looking at ways to remain competitive with hopes of keeping the big buck at home. heather. heather: casey steegel reporting live for us from los angeles. gregg: there is a new warning you have to hear about from credit cards, or about credit cards, and the companies that send them to you.
about the problems that california s been facing with businesses pulling out. for the last decade, other states have been trying to court movie and television producers away from california, and now, one of hollywood s neighbors is looking at cashing in. it was one of the year s big blockbusters, the battle l.a. was not filmed in los angeles, it was shot in the other l.a., louisiana. one of many states now offering production, new jersey tax credits if they leave california, saving up to 15% in some cases. we all know the business has changed and unless california changes it s tax incentive program, we re going to probably have to go other places to shoot. nearby nevada is one of only six states that did not offer tax incentives for production, but lawmakers are now working on legislation to change that, to offer film make,a golden nugget to bring them to the silver screen.
hi, casey. shannon, good to see you. for the last decade other states have been offering major tax breaks to lure produbses away from california. well, now one of hollywood s neighbors looking to up the ante and start cashing in. freeze. it was one of the year s big blockbusters but battle l.a. was not filmed in los angeles. it was shot in the other l.a., louisiana. one of many states now offering productions huge tax credits if they leave, california, saving up to 15% in some cases. we all know the business has changed anded unless california changes its tax incentive program we are going to probably have to go other places to shoot. nearby nevada is only one of six states that do not offer tax incentives for productions. but lawmakers are now working on legislation to change that to offer filmmakers a golden nugget to bring them to the
in the messenger, the pentagon set up meetings with military personnel who performs the duties. it s a nonscripted hallway here in the pentagon, but open the door and you begin to see where movie magic gets the once over. they decide if a script has the glimmer of realism orphan that he is looking for. he said yes to transformers: revenge of the fallen. they filmed with marines landing on a beach, and in a destroyer, and various types of aircraft, and transport aircraft. reporter: the pentagon says it helps with movies that show the military in a positive light. coming next to a movie theater near you battle la, a group of