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Film Production, Television Production & Entertainment Industry Insights
This section features articles by Jimmy Swinder, a Los Angeles-based Production Coordinator working across film production, television production, live event production, and entertainment operations. Drawing from experience supporting productions connected to Warner Bros. Discovery, HBO, CBS, NBCUniversal, SoFi Stadium, Hollywood Park, Google, and Meta, these articles explore production coordination, production management, industry trends, live event operations, production logistics, and the realities of working behind the scenes in film and television.
A Production Recovery Plan for California: What the Next Governor Must Do to Bring Hollywood Back
California’s film and television production crisis is no longer just a Hollywood issue. It is a statewide economic, workforce, and small business problem. In this policy-focused essay, Jimmy Swinder examines what the next Governor of California must do to bring Hollywood production back through stronger film tax credits, faster permitting, workforce protection, vendor support, responsible AI policy, and a serious production recovery plan for Los Angeles and California.
California’s Film and Television Tax Credit Expansion in 2026
California’s expanded Film & Television Tax Credit Program 4.0 in 2026 increases annual allocation to approximately $750 million, raises base credits to 35–40 percent, and introduces refundability by election. This detailed producer-facing analysis examines statutory structure, qualified expenditures, uplifts, comparative jurisdictions, and greenlight modeling for film and television productions evaluating California as a primary production location.