'Knight' leads offlot L.A. production

"The Dark Dark evening Increases" ongoing to become most likely probably the most active offlot feature in La the other day since the Batpic introduced shoots for your sixth frame back to back -- but overall feature production was far much much softer than average. The Batman follow-up from director-producer Christopher Nolan, from permits as "Magnus Rex," totalled up nine permitted days the other day, according to figures provided Tuesday with the FilmL.A. enabling agency. Locations used through the shoot are the L.A. River, beneath the sixth Street Bridge Dominguez Funnel near El Camino College Grand Avenue downtown Figueroa and 4th Street downtown 830 S. Hill within the Broadway Trade Center and Frank Court Alley between sixth and seventh streets. Warner Bros. has set This summer time 20, 2012, since the release date for Nolan's third Caped Crusader pic. Total feature days permitted the other day were lower 23% at 85 days, or 26 less in comparison to same week this season. Feature activity rose 50% through the 3rd quarter and averaged 160 days every week. Capabilities presently shooting in La include "Argo," "Virtually Heroes," Lords of Salem," "Violeta," "The Vortex" and "531," that have the second-finest volume of permitted days with eight. Total permitted production days rose 13% to 600 the other day. TV shooting leaped 27% to 420 days, with "Raising Hope" most likely probably the most active the other day with 16. Activity rose in dramas, sitcoms and reality. Other TV productions shooting in La include "506," "House," "Shameless," "Fact or Fake," "Got Home Alive," "Joan and Melissa," "Top Gear," "Up With The Evening" and "New Girl." Commercial shooting was up 6% to 95 days, with Arts & Sciences' Google commercial shot accumulating most likely probably the most days at 10. Contact Dork McNary at dork.mcnary@variety.com