'Dark Knight' cheers LA film prod'n

"The Dark Dark evening Increases" ongoing to brighten La film production, since the latest Batpic was most likely probably the most active offlot shoot the other day for your third week back to back -- as well as the fourth week in the last five. The Batman follow-up from director-producer Christopher Nolan -- from permits as "Magnus Rex" -- totalled up 35 permitted days the other day, according to figures provided Tuesday with the FilmL.A. enabling agency. Warner Bros. has set This summer time 20, 2012, since the release date returning installment in Nolan's trilogy, which has done lots of its shooting in Pittsburgh. Total feature days permitted the other day were up 47% to 176. Capabilities presently shooting in La include "Argo," "Benjamin Troubles," "Gus," "Safe House," The L Lounge," "Water & Energy" and "Tag." Feature activity showed up at its peak this year through the final 2 days in June, when permitted days totaled over 200 both days. Due to the lure of incentives outdoors California, feature production is about half the total amount it absolutely was 15 years back, when monitoring began. Total permitted production days rose 16% to 690 the other day as third quarter production ongoing to become well while watching same period this season. TV shooting declined slightly to 325 days, off 12 within the same week a year ago. Sitcoms "Up With The Evening" and "Raising Hope" were most likely probably the most active the other day with 11 days each. Other television productions presently shooting in La include "Prime Suspect," "Work,Inch "Celebrity Wife Swap," "Face Off," "How Can You Look" and "Shahs of Sunset." Commercial shooting was up 39% to 189 days with Picrow's CCI commercial shot accumulating most likely probably the most days at 40. Contact Dork McNary at dork.mcnary@variety.com