'Rock'-solid surge

Offlot production in La began starting to warm up the other day with 700 occasions of shooting -- the most effective weekly total of 2012 unquestionably, though still lower 1% versus. 2011. Features and spots acquired ground by 13% and 27%, correspondingly, while TV slid 15%. Overall production in La was lower five days in comparison to similar week a year ago, according to figures provided Tuesday with the FilmL.A. enabling agency. Most likely probably the most active feature filming came from from reshoots of "Rock old range" with 23 days. Production on "Rock," starring Tom Cruise, has incorporated aerial shots in the Hollywood sign, Capitol Records building, the Chateau Marmont, Chinese Theater as well as the Roosevelt Hotel along with shooting inside the Lancaster and North County area -- that's doubling as Oklahoma. Capabilities shooting offlot inside the La area include "Black Forest," "Burt Wonderstone," "Lovelace," "The C Foundation" and "The Hugely.Inch "Private Practice" was most likely probably the most active TV shoot the other day with nine days. "CSI: NY," "Southland," "The Client List," "Touch," "Easy Chinese 2," "Germany's Next Top Model," "Machines of Glory," "QViva The ChosenInch and "Suburgatory" were shooting the other day. Most likely probably the most active commercial shoots the other day, Mercedes and Uggs, were at 10 days each. Contact Dork McNary at dork.mcnary@variety.com