Burbank Unified OKs agreement to bring lights, cameras, action and money to district
When film crews set up cameras at local schools to shoot commercials, movies or television shows, students reap the rewards.
Under a new agreement that the Burbank Unified School Board approved earlier this month, the district stands to earn hundreds of thousands of dollars over the next few years by allowing crews to film projects using local schools as backdrops.
As part of the agreement with Film L.A., which is the company that coordinates the filming, crews will have access to about 20 schools from July 1 through June 30, 2019.
During the most recent school year, filming at local schools brought in $116,000 in revenue, according to David Jaynes, assistant superintendent for Burbank Unified.
Fifteen hours of filming on local campuses will cost crews $2,500, while six hours totals $1,250 in fees, according to the contract, which states that the hourly overtime rate is $55.
The district made $179,000 during the 2014-15 academic year, Jaynes added.
School officials have allowed filming on local campuses since 2006.
As part of the new agreement, 20% of the revenue will support arts programs in Burbank schools, 70% will be distributed to the budgets of schools where filming took place and 10% will go to the facilities department.
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Kelly Corrigan, kelly.corrigan@latimes.com
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