On-location feature film and television production dropped in the fourth quarter in the city and county of Los Angeles and other local jurisdictions, according to figures released by FilmL.A., the nonprofit organization that coordinates the filming. While production was up 4.2 percent for the year overall, with 45,484 permitted production days in 2011 compared to 43,646 permitted days in 2010, the numbers declined in the last quarter. FilmL.A. defines a permitted production day as a single crew’s permission to film a single project at a single defined location during any given 24-hour period. The agency does not track filming on studio back lots or certified soundstages. While it was positive to see gains in overall production days, the growth cannot be taken for granted, FilmL.A. President Paul Audley said. “We must fight to keep and attract more feature films and high-value television series to keep our vendor companies and crews working and our region’s economy afloat,” Audley said in a prepared statement. On-location television production, in particular, did not fare well during 2011. Only in the third quarter did production days show a positive gain. In the fourth quarter, there were 4,320 permitted production days compared to the 4,832 production days in the fourth quarter 2010. FilmL.A. attributed the decrease to television shows moving out of state, including 10 one-hour dramas. Feature film production had been strong in the third quarter and then dropped by 26.4 percent in the fourth quarter. FilmL.A. reported 1,119 permitted production days compared to the 1,520 permitted days in the fourth quarter 2010. Commercial filming finished strong for the year with 7,079 permitted production days, a 4.4 percent increase over the 6,778 production days in 2010.