Since then, the number of big budget action flicks has grown, complete with more chase scenes, more street closures, and more crews that residents sometimes describe as threatening or rude. Throw in plenty of commercials and music videos, and some kind of filming is going on in San Francisco almost every day of the year. City officials and those who work in the film industry say they do their best to keep disturbances to a minimum and smooth out problems. We're not trying to minimize that. We try to mitigate that.
Production companies insist they go out of their way to handle residents' complaints.
Bringing a movie to town is no small task. A crew can range from 60 people to more than a hundred, complete with power generators, huge equipment trucks, lights, caterers and trailers for the stars. Parking, always at a premium in the city, goes to the crew. Location scouts will leaflet neighborhoods before a crew moves in, she said, to let residents know what is coming their way. Location people will also go door to door and inform residents of what the production crew will bring.