While the filming of “Pitch Perfect” is bringing publicity and excitement to campus, the University’s brush with Hollywood won’t make a lasting impression on the school’s pocketbook.
Pitch Perfect Productions, LLC is paying the University $22,100 for filming privileges for the movie about a cappella groups, but most of that money does not profit the University directly, according to Ashley Territo, who handles all external film projects for the University as the assistant to the vice chancellor for Finance and Administrative Services.
Pitch Perfect Productions paid $650 to use the Pentagon, Student Union and Quad for five days of shooting, according to the contract. The crew paid $4,500 to film in Swine Palace for seven days.
Pitch Perfect Productions is also paying a campus liaison fee for Territo’s film assistance and a parking fee, as well as Facility Services charges and LSU Police Department security charges.
Territo said the University garners “minimal revenue” from the filming of the movie but makes up for it in publicity and the movie-making experience on campus.
“This isn’t necessarily a money-making venture for us,” she said. “It’s a good movie for the University to be associated with. We’re not playing ourselves, but that’s done.”
In the past, the University has played set for “The Dukes of Hazzard,” “Glory Road,” “Pride” and “The Reaping,” Territo said. A TV movie called “Switch” was also recently filmed in the PMAC, she said.
Baton Rouge is also the filming location for A&E drama series “Breakout Kings,” Reichman said, and several other movies are coming to the city to film, like “King Dog,” “St. Patrick’s Day” and Stephenie Meyer’s “The