Mario Tama/Getty Images Share on Facebook Share on X Share to Flipboard Send an Email Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Print the Article Post a Comment By all appearances, California all but waved the white flag as far as getting features to shoot in the state. There wasn't any one thing that caused the exodus of big-budget films. It was a combination of sky high labor costs, oversubscription to the tax credit program and the allure of bountiful subsidies to shoot elsewhere.