I wasn't aware that you needed a permit to shoot a movie or tv show on federal land. Interesting. Thing is...if you've ever been around a movie or tv shoot, you know that it can involve a lot of folks, and possibly even some disruption of normal activities. That's why you have to have permits in cities to film professionally.
The only thing worse, for example, than a professional bass tournament on a lake you were planning to fish is a crew filming one of those fishing shows.
It happened to me...once. I was out on my favorite lake, fishing for northern pike, when about 6 boats zoomed up into the area I was fishing. Camera boats, the fishing show host's boat, a support boat, a boat full of nothing but tackle, a security boat, and some random boats doing what, I don't know.
So, I've been fishing the weed edge in this cove for about an hour, when this bunch of yahoos comes roaring in. One of the boats split off from the group and some guy in it tells me they're shooting the "XXXX XXXXXX" show, and I'm going to have to leave the area.
I explained to him that he was on a public lake, and that I had been there long before he and his bunch of cretins blew in. I further explained how he might perform a seemingly impossible sexual act upon himself.
I left anyhow, because it wasn't going to be much fun fishing that cove, but I was really ticked off.
This is why permits are required in many places. I have no idea whether one was required on that lake.
" . . . some guy in it tells me they're shooting the "XXXX XXXXXX" show, and I'm going to have to leave the area."
You know what, I have fished in tournaments, although I prefer fishing just for fun. However, if somebody in a tournament, or a tournament official, ever comes up to me on a lake and tells me I have to leave, I'll remind him/her that this is a PUBLIC resource, and that the tournament organization is making a profit off of a PUBLIC resource.
I'd tell him he has NO BUSINESS/Authority ordering me off a public resource. Then I'd get the tournament director's name and phone number, report this idiot, and threaten to contact the state wildife agency, local officials, etc. Believe you me, the tournament director will freak!!!!
Then, MineralMan, I think I'd of stayed in that spot just to aggravate the idiot. I'd hold a rock throwing contest or something (not at the anglers, but in the spot they are fishing). Heck, I might even have to go wading, swimming if the weather permits. I've always wanted to be a movie star and this would be a good chance (grin). This guy was WAY out of line, and I can't think of any tournament director that would condon his actions.
On most major reservoirs, where big tournaments are held, there is no permit required (except maybe to launch your boat).