Oz Magazine April/May 2011

film & tv • print • new media • lifestyle

april/may 2011

STUDIO BOSSES, p. 14 LOCAL PHOTOGRAPHERS, p. 23 WINE COUNTRY, p. 34

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IN T HIS IS S UE

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FE AT UR E S Cover Story - Georgia’s Studio Bosses

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Local Industry Recommended Photographers

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Dream It, Produce It, Air It - People TV

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C O LU M N S Ozcetera

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Voices - Enjoying Your Atlanta Production Trip

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Bring Your Camera - North Georgia’s Wine Country p. 34 Per Diem - Virginia Highland

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How I Got into the Business

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Oz Scene

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Let Me Give You My Card

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Unconventional Art - Tattoos

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O Z M A G A Z I N E S TA F F

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C O N T R I B U TO R S Tim McCabe is former music editor for Beat Magazine and a member of Atlanta’s film and music community. He is an officer of GPP (the Georgia Production Partnership), and was co-chairman and wine consultant for the GPP fundraiser, The Challenge, this past year. p. 34

Patrick Scullin is chief creative officer/founding partner of Ames Scullin O’Haire (http:// www.asoy.com), a 14 year old marketing services firm working with clients: Food Lion, Mitsubishi, The Georgia Aquarium, etc. Previous work includes award-winning campaigns for Hal Riney & Partners, The Richards Group and the infamous Swedish Bikini Team campaign for Old Milwaukee Beer in 1991. Scullin served as President of The Atlanta Ad Club for 3 years and received The 2007 Silver Medal Award in recognition of his outstanding contributions to the business community. See Scullin’s blog, The Lint Screen at: http://www.thelintscreen.com. p. 33 Bobby Hickman is a freelance journalist who writes mostly about business and travel.

He is also a copywriter and former president of The Freelance Forum. Bobby is currently ghostwriting the autobiography of a Celtic shaman in North Carolina. He is also developing a book on great Southern honky tonks, enabling him to hang out at bars and claim his drink tab as a business deduction. blhickman@bellsouth.net. p. 14

Dana Barnes is a freelance writer and editor. Dana’s work has appeared in the Boston, Phoenix and Mayborn magazine, on Public Radio International, and in numerous in-house corporate publications. She holds a journalism degree from the University of Georgia. danabarnes@gmail.com p. 14

Andy Peters is a staff writer at the Atlanta Business Chronicle, where he covers banking and finance. p. 36

Driven by a passion for artistic innovation, Artistic Image has created an award winning conceptual design, production, VFX and editorial company. AI delivers captivating media content with dynamic style that exceeds clients’ expectations. Creative Director and co/ owner of Artistic Image, Ed Dye, has been experimenting with the combination of 80’s American iconic graphics, Japanese anime, 3D and flat graphic art. Transforming these elements into a living montage and placing the art unnaturally large into a natural landscape. Attacking nature with the unnatural.

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Karla-Gaye Chambers

Karla-Gaye Chambers takes on the new role of senior project manager at Kilgannon, Inc. Chambers previously served as an account executive at the agency and won two awards as part of the Kilgannon team, including: Atlanta Ad Club’s Gold Award in the video design category and the International Association of Business Communicators Gold Flame award in the internal communications category.

Chambers will now oversee the agency workflow process, ensuring client campaigns are completed as efficiently and cost effectively as possible.

JC RICHARDSON JOINS MAGICK

Bill Murray on the set of “Get Low.”

JC Richardson

Sound designer JC Richardson joined the team at Magick Lantern Studios and will lead the new, expanded audio department. Richardson brings a wealth of experience to Magick including his work on the hit FX series, “ARCHER.” Other clients who rely on Richardson to bring magic to their soundtracks include TCM, CNN, FOX, Home Depot, Verizon, The Weather Channel, BBC UK, Adult Swim, Cartoon Network, and Nickelodeon.

Richardson’s new home is Magick’s Audio Studio A, a newly expanded surround sound-mixing studio with state-of-the-art gear including the Avid D-Control ICON controller. Richardson says, “I am thrilled to join the folks at Magick, and I look forward to working with clients in this great new studio!”

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Robert Duvall on the set of “Get Low.”

“Get Low” received two 2011 Independent Spirit Awards nominations, taking home the award for “Best First Feature.” Academy award-winning director, Aaron Schneider, shot most of the film in Crawfordville, GA., known for it’s small town charm. This film features actors Robert Duvall, Bill Murray and Sissy Spacek, and tells the story of a hostile Tennessee hermit that plans his own funeral.

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INTRODUCING BIG TABLE AGENCY

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Big Table Agency has launched. Long time friends and business associates, BA Albert, Kevin McKelvey and Troy King believe in one great advertising truth: Everyone deserves stellar creative and five-star customer service, and you don’t need a big agency to get it. Big Table is about big ideas, close collaboration and working with people you would want to go to dinner with. The agency offers the full spectrum of creative services, everything from strategy and branding to the day-to-day stuff. Their current clients include Grady Hospital, Carr Workplaces, Georgia Pacific, Cox Communications and Alere Health.

MOUNTAIN VIEW GROUP PRODUCES FOR YPARTNERSHIP

The Red Couch

YPARTNERSHIP, America’s expert in travel, leisure, and entertainment marketing, recently tapped Atlanta- and New York-based Mountain View Group to produce television and web spot campaigns for two of their clients.

“The Red Couch Chronicles” promotes tourism for St. Augustine, St. John’s County and Ponte Vedra, FL. These light-hearted spots use a connecting thread (the red couch) to show-off the Florida destination’s diverse attractions. The quick-paced spots feature actors picking up the end bits of dialogue, which brings the audience to the next featured local highlight. The commercials are featured prominently in a web marketing campaign that includes Florida tourism sites, Hulu, and social media sites to attract vacationers to Florida’s historic coast.

Partner/principal, Stephen Pruitt, and creative director, Tom Gliserman, led the Mountain View team. The YPARTNERSHIP creative team was spearheaded by Rob DeLuke, agency executive creative director. The agency team also included Mark Sunderland (copywriter and music), Pam Fernandez (producer), and Janet Ray (account supervisor).

“We’ve worked on four campaigns with YPARTNERSHIP,” said Executive Producer, Stephen Pruitt. “They always bring great creative to the table and we’ve built a strong relationship producing the work together. It’s about a creative trust, and that yields smooth process and great results for their clients. “ For Indiana Live!, a veritable army of cast and crew descended on the entertainment complex to feature its top-notch food, sizzling entertainment, and winning casino. Mountain View Group produced three :30 second spots, each one following a different character as he or she dances, dines, and wins during “a night at the casino.”

Pruitt and Gliserman teamed up again on the production side, assisted by a talented creative and technical crew. Leading the YPARTNERSHIP team was executive creative director Rob DeLuke, creative director Mark Sunderland, and account executives Summer Wright and Kathy Fordham. www.ozmagazine.com OZ MAGAZINE

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CETERA KLEIBER AND ASSOCIATES

Eleni Snider, Assistant Account Executive

Jordan Barkin, Head of Furniture and Home Fashion Division

REALM ADVERTISING IS SOLID To mark the first anniversary of SunTrust Bank’s “Live Solid. Bank Solid.” brand, Realm Advertising created an anthem piece, The Book of Solid, to inspire employees and nurture a sense of pride and accomplishment. The Book of Solid effort was used to capture the intensity of the recent financial turmoil and depict SunTrust’s ability to weather this storm, placing the bank in a stronger position with consumers. The book is a record of the birth of the bank’s one-team, client-first philosophy that has become their hallmark and will form the basis for writing the next chapter in SunTrust’s history.

The Book of Solid

A GOOD YEAR FOR ECG PRODUCTIONS Caroline Cayce, Search and Social Media Specialist

The number three is proving lucky with Atlanta-based marketing agency Kleber & Associates (K&A). With more than 23 years of experience in home and building products, K&A signed three accounts and hired three employees within three months, launching a new division to bring its home-related focus full-circle.

LG Hausys, the materials and surfaces division of LG brand, named K&A as its agency of record. Also joining K&A’s roster of clients are Basco Shower Enclosures and WoodTrac by Sauder. K&A was selected to represent all three brands through public relations, social media, and integrated marketing. To support these initiatives, K&A President Steve Kleber selected Jordan Barkin to head its new furniture and home fashion division. Caroline Cayce now serves as search and social media specialist, while Eleni Snider provides support to the agency’s public relations team as assistant account executive.

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Crew on the set of “Workout Kid.”

NERF BLASTER Hasbro partnered with Indigo Studios for a graphic refresh on the Nerf brand. Indigo’s CEO, Marc Rochon, sidestepped the logistics of not having blaster prototypes to photograph by creating the blasters using computer-aided design data supplied by Hasbro engineers. His team combined the CGI with the live action shot in studio, producing an extensive digital library of all Hasbro Nerf blasters including the N-strike series, Super Soaker, Transformers and the soon to be released Vortex.

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2011 is off to a roaring start for ECG Productions. Two feature films, “Quarterlife Ben” and “Free Bird” are nearing the end of post-production.

There are ongoing 3D animation projects for Verizon Wireless and numerous marketing and commercial projects for companies like Spanx and Coca-Cola. ECG also produced four short documentary films for the Georgia Golf Hall of Fame’s 2011 induction ceremony, held at the prestigious Atlanta Athletic Club. Most recently, the ECG team was in the studio shooting the first two segments in a series of “Workout Kid,” workout videos featuring 10 year-old fitness phenomenon, CJ Senter.

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New Creative Director, Jeffrey Boortz

Jeffrey Boortz joins RIOT as the creative director. Previously, Boortz had a twoyear stint as Professor of Motion Media Design and one year as Department Chair of Broadcast Design and Motion Graphics at Savannah College of Art and Design. He is an award-winning creative director, brand strategist and designer with more than 20 years of experience creating compelling, on-air brand expressions for consumer brands, content producers, television networks and distributors across the globe.

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JEFFREY BOORTZ JOINS RIOT ATLANTA

The Georgia Productions Partnership (GPP) announced on March 24th, 2011 that production companies will continue to enjoy a tax credit for filming in Georgia. Under the Georgia Entertainment Industry Investment Act and Entertainment Production Sales and Use Tax Exemption, TV programs, feature films, commercials, and “next generation” productions will continue to enjoy financial incentives to work in the state. We think that’s just peachy.

73 NEW CAMERA READY COUNTIES

ARKETI GROUP VOLUNTEERS

Mike Neumeir

Arketi Group principal, Mike Neumeier was appointed to the MIT Enterprise Forum® of Atlanta Executive Committee. The MIT Enterprise Forum of Atlanta is a volunteer, non-profit organization whose mission is to provide educational programs and services that promote and strengthen innovation and entrepreneurship at the intersection of business and technology in the Southeast. Forum programs highlight cuttingedge business, technology and marketplace issues as well as providing networking opportunities for new and seasoned entrepreneurs.

Neumeier will serve as the group’s marketing chair for 2011 and as a member of the Atlanta Executive Committee.

In March, the rotunda of the Georgia State Capitol’s south wing was bustling with excitement as the Georgia Department of Economic Development’s (GDEcD) Georgia Film, Music and Digital Entertainment Office (FMDE) unveiled seventy-three new Georgia counties bearing the Camera Ready Community designation.

These counties join a group of sixteen counties that received the Camera Ready designation in October 2010.

The state established this program to provide film and television production companies the resources and information they require in an efficient and effective manner at the local county level.

Governor Nathan Deal was at the event and announced that in 2010 the economic impact of film and television production represented more than $759.4 million in investment to Georgia; with more than 335 productions shot. Additionally between fiscal years 2007 and 2010 production activity increased 440 percent representing $1.4 billion. Governor Deal also came out in support of continuing the entertainment production tax incentives that has lead to this steep increase in Georgia production.

Discover Atlanta’s premier source for creative and marketing talent.

Georgia’s Camera Ready Community Program is a testament to the efforts of the Georgia Production Partnership (GPP), a not-forprofit organization that founded the initial Camera Ready program, originally called Fast Forward.

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DIXIE ULTRA CHOOSES T.P DESIGN T.P Design, based in Stone Mountain, GA, currently has over 10 different paper plate, cup and napkin designs that have been, or are in the process of being produced for Georgia Pacific’s Dixie or Vanity Fair® brands. Georgia-Pacific initially approached the team to participate in a pool to update its national Dixie® Ultra® plate.

The team put together mood boards with color forecasts and design and illustration influences that excited them. They submitted 12 different plate concepts using traditional illustration, computer generated illustration and a combination of the two. After market research testing, Georgia-Pacific chose T.P Design’s “Nouveau Wildflowers” to be the national Dixie® Ultra® plate design out of the more than 40 submissions.

©2011 Dixie Consumer Products LLC. All rights reserved.

POGO AROUND TOWN Turner Entertainment Network’s Sponsor Shop enlisted director, Ryan Smith with Pogo Pictures, to shoot real people interviews that profiled viewers of the networks TBS, TNT & TruTV. Casting involved over 40 talent shots in 8 locations throughout Atlanta over 3 shoot days.

Also with Pogo Pictures, Director/DP, Steve Colby, wrapped a 4-day shoot for Equifax with Atlanta agency, Bennett Kuhn Varner. The spots featured financial guru and author David Bach traveling the country showing people how to take control of their credit. While shot entirely throughout Georgia, locations were representative of the entire country.

Screen grab from the Turner shoot by director, Ryan Smith

Colby also completed a shoot for Gannett with Atlanta agency Scout Marketing. For the shoot Colby utilized a state of the art Steadicam rig called MK-V AR (Alien Revolution). The system utilizes a jib arm attached to a traditional Steadicam, while also having a third axis “roll cage.” This allowed the camera the flexibility to rotate, track, and move from high to low mode simultaneously. Steve Colby is currently in preproduction with Crawford Media Services for a third series of spots for furniture company, Havertys to begin airing this spring.

RIVAL INDUSTRIES AWARD WINNING VIRTUAL HOME Rival Industries touch screen interactive software, “Virtual Home,” received top prize in the 2010 Samsung Inaugural “Race to Innovation” competition. Another of Rival’s entries, “Mobile Games Market” a digital assets vending system, was also selected as a finalist with both applications showcased by Samsung at the 2010 Digital Signage Expo.

“Race to Innovation” was created to address challenges and foster development in the growing interactive digital signage industry.

The winning application, “Virtual Home” presents an immersive, game-like environment where consumers can explore a 3D home in real time. Through this experience, users discover how various products and services can enrich their lifestyle and make informed purchase decisions along the way. Using an intuitive navigation system, the user is free to interact with anything in the “Virtual Home”, yet is always directed toward relevant information within the product showcase.

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In 2010, two major film and television studios announced they were coming to Georgia. EUE/Screen Gems is developing a studio and backlot in the Lakewood area of Atlanta, and Raleigh Studios landed in Senoia. Existing facilities have also grown. Meddin Studios in Savannah shows that the economic impact of the production industry is statewide.

Credit for this economic impact goes to the state’s 2008 economic incentive act, which provides a 30% tax credit to entertainment companies. According to the Georgia Department of Economic Development, the economic impact of production activity jumped 440% from fiscal 2007 to fiscal 2010, totaling $1.4 billion and creating 25,000 jobs. In fiscal 2010, Georgia was home to 13 feature films, 18 independent movies, 63 television shows and 192 commercials.

However, ask studio executives why they chose Georgia, and economic advantages are only part of the story.

Other advantages include frequent flights from Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport to points across the country and the world; a strong facilities infrastructure; abundant talent; and a variety of urban, rural, mountain and ocean settings for shooting. The result is a thriving and growing production industry where each player offers clients unique advantages.

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Kris Bagwell, Executive Vice President

EUE/Screen Gems

The biggest industry buzz over the past year has been EUE/Screen Gems’ 50year lease with the city of Atlanta to develop a studio complex at the former Lakewood Fairgrounds site. EUE/Screen Gems just opened a fifth sound stage at the Atlanta studio, a state-of-the-art facility including a 37,500-square-foot stage.

Kris Bagwell, executive vice president of EUE/Screen Gems Atlanta, is keenly aware of historic Lakewood’s past. He points to a vast collection of photos showing where the land has been – from fairground to NASCAR racetrack to antique market to film set for Smokey and the Bandit. But with its renovation as a production services facility, Lakewood’s future could outshine its past.

“We’re not making our own movies here,” Bagwell says. As a services and facilities company, their focus in on their clients’ work.

The Atlanta facility provides lighting and grip services as well as studio space.

EUE/Screen Gems has 10 stages in Wilmington, North Carolina. When the company decided to expand, they focused on Georgia. Bagwell says the tax incentives were part of the draw, plus the proximity to the existing operation in North Carolina.

“Wilmington has the ocean,” he notes, while Atlanta offers “real downtown locations and urban locations.” The combination allows the company to offer a complete package to clients.

Bagwell says Lakewood was among the first properties considered, and after visiting at least 15 other potential sites around the metro area, the company came back to Lakewood. With downtown Atlanta and Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport only a few miles away, the Atlanta studio provides a convenient location on 35 acres of “wide-open campus. We’ve got great back lot potential for people to shoot on the lot. Our aim is to make this a first-rate facility to make entertainment in -- whether it’s television, film, digital for games, or commercials.”

EUE/Screen Gems also felt “Georgia was missing out on a lot of productions that needed to shoot not just on location but indoors as well,” Bagwell adds. “We felt like that was the niche in this market we could fill really well.”

EUE Screen Gems / Sound Stages and Amenities

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Mill/paint/plaster shop • production offices • lighting and grip • wardrobe and dressing rooms More information: www.screengemsstudios.com/atl/

Kris Bagwell, Executive Vice President, EUE/Screen Gems Atlanta 175 Lakewood Way, ATLANTA, GA 30342, 404-333-6506 www.ozonline.tv OZ MAGAZINE

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Scott Tigchelaar, President

Raleigh Studios

Raleigh Studios Atlanta began managing the former Riverwood Studios in the summer of 2009.

The Riverwood complex began in 1989 in Senoia. Scott Tigchelaar, president of Raleigh Studios Atlanta, says the complex offers four sound stages on 120 acres. “We have been given permission by the county to build 10 more sound stages,” he notes, with plans to add new facilities as the business grows. Raleigh is also adding a live/work backlot to the existing infrastructure, which provides both facilities and production service companies.

Raleigh is the largest studio owner and manager in the world. Tigchelaar says, “There’s a certain level of service and consistency with that service that production companies from Hollywood expect from Raleigh at its locations globally.”

And what brought Raleigh to Senoia? “Georgia is unique outside of Hollywood, having a lot of infrastructure for the entertainment industry.” Tigchelaar explains. There is also a great deal of production in the state. “So it’s a place that Raleigh wanted to be and we (Riverwood) were thrilled to join forces with them.” With the combination, he adds, “There is a lot more one-stop shopping here than there ever was when it was Riverwood.”

Tigchelaar said the company has “bought up most of the historic district of the small town that’s adjacent to our studio.” That area has been used as a location and a backlot for 20 years for more than two dozen film and TV projects, ranging from Fried Green Tomatoes to the remake of Footloose. He notes the area is “like a backlot at Universal but it doesn’t cost the productions anything because it’s a real town with real buildings and real businesses and everything else. It’s just well laid-out for filming.”

Raleigh Studios / Sound Stages and Amenities

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Sq. Ft. Cyc 18,000

7500 140’ x 24’ permanent hard covered 7500 15,000

All stages have a 30’ clear span.

Backlot town • production offices • screening room • wardrobe and make-up rooms • construction mill (10,000 sq.ft) • 140-line phone system More information: www.raleighstudiosatlanta.com

Scott Tigchelaar, President scott@raleighstudiosatlanta.com 600 Chesltehurst Rd. Senoia, GA 30276 770-599-4000

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Craig Heyl, Senior Vice President

Turner Studios

A bustling full-service broadcast facility in midtown Atlanta, Turner Studios houses six studios in more than 300,000 square feet of production space.

While some 75 percent of the studio bookings are Turner Entertainment Network-related productions, the space is available to select outside clients as well. According to Senior Vice President Craig Heyl, many people outside the Turner/Time-Warner family may not realize that “this huge facility exists in the heart of Atlanta.”

Although Turner Studios does film and commercial work, it specializes in television. Heyl says, “We really look at Turner’s facilities as true complete television studios,” with cameras, control rooms and production support rooms as part of the “permanent infrastructure within our facility.” This specialized infrastructure and expertise conform well to LA-style productions.” It just happens that here at Turner, that’s the kind of work we do,” he explains. “It’s easy for us to integrate and develop a workflow here in Atlanta that is a mirror or a reflection Turner Studios / Sound Stages and Amenities of what they do in Los Angeles.”

Sq. Ft. Lighting Grid Seamless Soft Cyc Walls

He adds that clients come to Turner Studios Studio J 6,440 22’ high 4’ x 4’ Two 20’ x 130’ because they need a complete television studio with Studio B 5,742 20’ high 4’ x 4’ Two 18’ x 130’ Studio C

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Two 18’ x 130’ its technology and production support. “They typically Studio D 10,000 22’ high 4’ x 4’ Two 20’ x 130’ want to stay for all aspects of production,” Heyl conStudio F 4,800 20’ high 4’ x 4’ Two 18’ x 130’ Studio V 1200 16’ high 4’ x 4’ tinues, such as up-front design, show opens, main title sequences, credits, post-production and original music Make-up and wardrobe rooms • green rooms • conference rooms • composing. For clients seeking “a complete package,” production offices • viewing rooms • canteen More information: www.turnerstudios.com he adds, “We are one of the few facilities in the United States of this size and scope who can offer that to clients in this capacity.”

Studio Contact: Steve Mensch - Director of Strategic Production Partnerships and Studio Operations steve.mensch@turner.com • Office 404-885-4734 Mark Woffard, General Manager

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Production Consultants and Equipment (PC&E) on the west side of Atlanta hosts mainly commercial work, although their sound stages are also used for documentaries and feature-related products. The PC&E complex is also popular among clients doing camera tests.

PC&E has two sound stages on Defoor Hills Road and a third turnkey stage on Briarwood Road, as well as other products and services that provide a “one-stop” production source for clients. Mark Wofford, general manager, says PC&E has “lighting and grip rental, camera rental, and sales and expendables under one roof.” He continues, “It’s all geared toward making it comfortable for our customers as well as our customers’ customers.” PC&E even has an on-site store “for that last-minute gel or diffusion purchase.”

One feature that makes PC&E unique is the two sound stages together at the main location, along with equipment rentals and product sales. “It makes it really attractive when people are shooting, and a shot changes suddenly, they can come next door and get lighting,” Wofford explains. “It’s easy for people to make changes. It’s all here.” Another factor that makes PC&E different is that everything is offered by the same company, Wofford adds. “It’s not like we have our space here and lease space to another company that provides camera. We’re all part of the same business.”

Business is “crazy busy” right now in the Atlanta area, Wofford says, with crew members staying busy on a constant flow of projects. He notes that Georgia has always had a good entertainment industry base, but because of the economic incentives, “Hollywood has rediscovered Atlanta again.”

Georgia has historically had “good crew members, good local PC& E Sound Stages and Amenities support, great locations, a great airport and a variety of locations

Sq. Ft. Lighting Grid Cyc Walls Stage 1 9,100 21’ to grid 60’ x 80’ across the state,” Wofford says. But with the incentives, “All those Stage 2 5,600 21’ to grid 50’ x 30’ things now make a lot more sense” to productions concerned about Turnkey Stage 1,600 13’ to grid 55 linear feet curved

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Conference room • make-up • producers’ offices • wardrobe • in-house video More information: www.pce-atlanta.com Mark Wofford - General Manger, Production Consultants & Equipment 2235 DeFoor Hills Road NW Atlanta, Ga 30318 404-609-9001 www.ozonline.tv OZ MAGAZINE

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Jon Foster, Principal

Meddin Studios

Located in a 22,000 square foot converted meat-packing plant near downtown Savannah, Meddin Studios is an all-digital production and post-production house with three sound stages, four edit suites and production offices.

Opened in January 2010, Meddin has already hosted several features with more slated for production this year: Savannah, a historical drama; Drummer, a biopic of the late Beach Boys’ drummer Dennis Wilson; and a film about New York punk club CBGBs. Corporate shoots include a Paula Deen/Philadelphia Cream Cheese social media campaign with a full kitchen set in one of their stages.

Meddin principal Jon Foster says that the Savannah area offers more than sweeping views of the South. For example, Tybee Island (located about 20 minutes from downtown Savannah) “looks like Malibu did 30 years ago,” which was a draw for Drummer. He says of the back alleys and other features of downtown Savannah — “when you put a camera on it— it can look like anywhere else.”

Meddin Studios is an “all-digital house,” Foster says, which provides such advantages as “cost savings and flexibility.” He describes Meddin as a “creative company that helps other creative people accomplish their vision: film, video, photo or any other creative media.”

Jon Foster, Principle / Technical Director j.foster@meddinstudios.com Meddin Studios / Sound Stages and Amenities 2315 Louisville Rd. Savannah, GA 31415

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Grid Cyc 912-944-6111 Soundstage 1 1700 17’6” to the grid Soundstage 2 2600 12’6” to the grid Soundstage 3 4000 12’6” to the grid

Wireless video distribution system • security system private entrance • craft services

Bill VanDerKloot, Principal

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More information: www.meddinstudios.com

Magick Lantern

Located in the Old Fourth Ward area in downtown Atlanta, Magick Lantern offers “start-to-finish production capabilities” at its 22,000-square-foot facility, according to William VanDerKloot, the company’s principal.

VanDerKloot says clients primarily use the 50-foot-by-50-foot sound stage for commercial and corporate shoots and green screen work. About a third of Magick Lantern’s clients are broadcast networks, another third are advertising agencies and the balance is corporate and institution work. “One significant thing about the stage is that it was built from the ground up as a sound stage in 1997,” he noted. The facility is not a converted warehouse, but was “built with sound designers and sound engineers to be a sound stage.” The main attraction for clients is the built-in hard cyc wall for special effects and green screen applications, VanDerKloot notes. “Although we’ve had sets built there, most people use the hard cyc because it’s the specialty of the stage.”

One thing that makes Magick Lantern unique is that clients can simply rent the studio, or they can take advantage of the fully integrated full service post-production facility.

“We can do as little or as much as a client needs,” he adds.

VanDerKloot says he believes the Atlanta entertainment industry is well positioned for further growth as a production center. He believes the long-term impact of Georgia’s entertainment tax incentives will not be productions that shoot in the area and leave. “The legacy is going to be the infrastructure being built, as you see with Screen Gems at Lakewood and other large facilities,” he adds.

Bill VanDerKloot bv@magicklantern.com 750 Ralph McGill Boulevard, NE Atlanta, GA 30312 404-688-3348

Magick Lantern / Sound Stage and Amenities

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Sq. Ft. 2,250’

Green room with make-up area • producer’s office • canteen craft service area • private entrance and parking More information: www.magicklantern.com

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Lighting Grid 18’ to grid

Hard Cyc Walls 45’ x 50’

Lance Holland, Managing Partner

Encyclomedia

Encyclomedia is located in eclectic Candler Park, with nearby boutiques, restaurants, and Victorian-era and craftsman-style houses. The video production company has a 2,000-square-foot soundstage in a 10,000-square-foot building that houses 14 other companies, creating a hub of related enterprises that regularly collaborate on projects. (And they might even play pool in the studio’s common space.) “It’s a mom and pop atmosphere,” says Lance Holland, managing partner. “It’s not quite as corporate as some of the other stages might be.”

Candler Park has “kept its character” and offers a Encyclomedia / Sound Stage and Amenities “neighborhood feel,” he continues.

Sq. Ft. Lighting Grid Cyc Walls Stage 1 2,000 15’ grid 35’ x 25’ corner

According to Holland, Encyclomedia focuses on the corporate

Conference room • drive-in entrance • client lounge • pool table • Wi-Fi industrial market with clients like Home Depot and the CDC, creating a More information: www.encyclomedia.net piece for the latter that simulates a terrorist attack. He says the company is producing an interesting :30 spot for a golf course at a resort in Mississippi. The company will shoot for two days with professional golfer John Daly on location at the resort. “Then we will come back and shoot a variety of animals that appear on the golf course on our green screen.”

Lance Holland 1526 Dekalb Avenue Atlanta, GA 30307 404-527-3600 Greg Jennings, Vice President

Encompass Digital Media

Connectivity and versatility are the keys at Encompass Digital Media, which provides content origination and network distribution services to corporate and broadcast clients. The 26-acre campus north of downtown has two buildings spanning 110,000 square feet, and features access to major fiber connectivity rings and satellites. The Atlanta operation began in 1981 as Crawford Communications, and was acquired in 2008 by Broadcast Facilities and rebranded as Encompass Digital Media.

Encompass serves a good mix of national broadcasters and corporate clients who use its studios for both internal communications and product placement presentations, according to Greg Jennings, vice president, transportable and production services. Corporate clients include the American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) and Educational Concepts Group, which produces a webcast for Cancer Talk Live. Jennings says about 70 percent of its clients are broadcasters, while the balance are corporate entities. He notes a number of large corporations are based in the Atlanta area, and “we do a lot of work with them as well.”

The company’s insert studio is 30 feet by 30 feet, although “when you take into account the hard cyc, there is about 25 x 25 of actual working space,” Jennings says. He adds there is a small “live shot” room close to the insert studio that can be used in conjunction with the studio, or on its own for clients who only need “that one head shot kind of scenario. It’s a little more cost-effective and it doesn’t require as much manpower to operate.”

Greg Jennings 3845 Pleasantdale Road Atlanta, GA 30340 404-876-7149

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Lighting Grid 12.6’ high 4’ centers

Make-up and green rooms • fiber connectivity • satellite uplink trucks More information: www.encompass-m.com

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Ambient Plus Studio

There’s a little bit of SoHo just south of downtown Atlanta. Ambient Plus Studio attracts musicians, photographers, and corporate clients in search of natural light and the industrial aesthetic of this 100 year-old warehouse space, a renovated former textile mill that hosted its first studio client in 2007.

The studio has 9,000 square feet of shooting area, a cyc wall, a stairwell, roof access, and an elevator shaft with a skylight. “Music videos love this place,” says Operations Manager Jason Ivany.

He adds, “We have 147 feet of western exposure, which means afternoon and evening, we get the sunsets.” Just before sunset, he says, the studio fills with horizontal light like “an industrial cathedral – it’s so bright and radiant.”

Ivany describes the studio as “bare bones” -- as more of a location than a sound stage. Shoots have included Ciara’s “Never Ever” music video, a UPS commercial, and intros and outros for CNN’s “Black in America” series. The studio “has that spacious feel, you can move freely, you can shift your set around in ways that are not possible in the more constricting studios.” “What we lack in features, we offer in flexibility.”

Jason Ivany 585 Wells Street SW Unit A Ambient Studios / Stage Atlanta, GA 30312

Sq. Ft. Cyc Walls Floors Stage 1 10,500 28’ x 14’ Hardwood 678-923-8020

More information: www.ambientplusstudio.com

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CRAIG MILLER, EXECUTIVE PRODUCER “Some skills you have to be born with, the rest is about how well you study and learn your craft. Philip Wages was born with an incredible eye for lighting and composition. Each frame he shoots is intuitively true and genuine. Philip’s work stands out as dynamic and original, and he gets better at his craft everyday.”

PHILIP WAGES, PHOTOGRAPHER WWW.PHILIPWAGES.COM • 404.550.8751

BRETT COMPTON, CREATIVE DIRECTOR John started his career working in post and still does his own digital compositing and retouching today. This is a tremendous advantage working with a turn key guy when shooting an image that you know is going to need significant post work. Nothing is lost in translation from photographer to retoucher. So the product is excellent every time.

And John’s work ethic and attitude make him a pleasure to work with.

JOHN FULTON, PHOTOGRAPHER

WWW.JOHNFULTONPHOTOGRAPHY.COM • 805.637.1043

SCOTT NELSON, CREATIVE DIRECTOR Jason is THE MAN for gritty action, documentary or interesting portraits.

He works amazingly well with people. Whether it’s a tough Marine or a cool Fred Couples.

JASON MARIS, PHOTOGRAPHER WWW.JASONMARIS.COM • 404.378.9795

SUSAN SIRACUSA - CREATIVE DIRECTOR Chad Hess weaves captivating stories with his camera. His range of skill is perfect for editorial, advertising or fine art. His keen awareness and meticulous eye for detail serve him well. He elevates the mundane to dreamlike beauty and artfully captures a moment.

Clients: Sony/BMG, Jive Records, Atlanta Magazine, Maverick UK.

CHAD HESS, PHOTOGRAPHER WWW.CHADHESS.COM • 404.849.9506

RYAN MIKESELL, ASSOCIATE CREATIVE DIRECTOR

“Call Greg and he will make your work better.

That’s what he does in big ways and small.”

GREGORY MILLER, PHOTOGRAPHER WWW.GREGORYMILLERPHOTOGRAPHY.COM • 919.772.1262

RON HUEY, SVP/EXECUTIVE CREATIVE DIRECTOR Heath is an incredible talent. He has come a long way in a very short time.

Over the last couple of years, his portfolio has gained great depth and breadth. His work can be smart and simple or raw with a ton of emotion.

On top of his talent, he’s an incredibly nice, approachable guy. No prima donnas here.

HEATH PATTERSON, PHOTOGRAPHER WWW.HEATHPATTERSON.COM • 404.861.3692

BA ALBERT, CREATIVE DIRECTOR Skylar Reeves is not only a gifted, driven professional, she has the extra bonus of being highly personable. Her work is inspired, somewhat by her strong family ties, as well as her offbeat since of fun. (She has been known to bring mimosas to a shoot for a child model’s stressed out stage mom).

SKYLAR REEVES, PHOTOGRAPHER WWW.SKYLARREEVES.COM • SKYLAR@SKYLARREEVES.COM

BRETT COMPTON, VP/CREATIVE DIRECTOR Jonathan Harper—Jon brings an exceptional sense of partnership to every project. He’s a versatile guy who can shoot anything from landscape to fashion to architecture to food. Some clients need this wide range of shooting, verses just one particular style. Jon is a nimble, hard working and genuine photographer to collaborate with when you need a flexible shooter.

JOHN HARPER, PHOTOGRAPHER WWW.JONATHANHARPER.NET • 404.593.7899

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Enjoying your Atlanta Production Trip by: patrick scullin If there’s one universal truth in Production Land it is this: you want a road trip.

It doesn’t matter if you live in New York, Chicago, Paris, L.A., San Francisco, Rio de Janeiro, Dallas, or Akron, if you live there, you want to get away from there on production to live it up on an expense account and enjoy luxuries like TVs by the toilet, mints on pillows, small bars of sweet smelling soap and bar karaoke machines that don’t remember how much you drank or how badly you sang.

But sometimes production budgets are tight and travel is out of the question. So you have to shoot in your hometown–– living in your own crappy home with its big honking bars of soap and stupid loved ones and such.

Well, if you live in Atlanta, it’s not so bad. We have some terrific production houses and directors, great post houses, photographers, animation and music companies. The people are nice, collaborative, eager to do great things and will give their all. You’ll find everything you need to do slick production work in Atlanta, except the out of town hangovers and added travel costs.

Your expense account can still give you access to many wonderful restaurants for client entertaining. We have Bone’s, one of the greatest steakhouses in America, if not the world. It’s dark, clubby and smells like a beef bordello, in a good way. If you’re a carnivore, this is your heavenly reward. The drinks are stiff as an $800/hr attorney’s starched white shirt.

The food is exquisite, perfectly prepared aged beef, fresh lobsters and seafood and generous vegetable sides for sharing (don’t miss the hash browns or creamed spinach), plus a wine list so extensive that it comes on its very own iPad. The service is exemplary; attentive without smothering. Clean your plate? Congrats, go for the desert. Screw the diet; you left that behind at the door. Indulge–– you’re on production, baby. Bone’s transports you out of ATL, out of modern life and into caveman time. Loosen the loincloth and have at it.

Want Italian? Go down the street and around the corner to Antica Postica on Pharr Road for some of the best Italian grub anywhere. Indulge with pastas, seafood, veal, roasted chicken, and one of the all-time great steaks in our universe (sorry, Bone’s): the Piedmont ribeye served on a bed of arugula. The steak’s marinated 24-hours in Tuscan olive oil, simply spiced, grilled perfectly, sliced and laid out seductively on a bed of arugula. Why, it almost looks healthy (make no mistake–– it’s beef porn).

Want elegance? Aria is just down the road. Classic fare, superb presentation, wonderful service. Eat like one of the swells.

On a tight budget? No worries. You’ve got plenty of choices, in addition to all the ones featured in the Virginia Highland section of this edition of Oz. For burgers there’s Vortex, Bacado, Five Guys. For pie: Verazano’s Pizzeria, Fritti, Antica Neopolitano, and the ever-reliable Mellow Mushroom. Mexican? Tacqueria del Sol, Bone Garden Cantina and Uncle Julio’s. For southern fare, Colonnade and Mary Mac’s. It’s all good.

I’ve just scratched the surface. Atlanta is a restaurant town. Eat your way across it, like Sherman setting fire.

After a long day of production, treat yourself to some drinks at a good watering hole. I lean toward the dives, so I’m a fan of places like The Downwind at DeKalb-Peachtree Airport. Sit on the enclosed deck, watch planes come and go. It’s an airport bar you won’t mind spending time in.

If you’ve never done it, check out Johnny’s Hideaway. Like the Clermont Lounge, this joint is legendary. Johnny’s is dark and rumored to have hosted more affairs than a New Jersey banquet hall. The place looks like it was decorated by Quentin Tarantino and is populated with characters from a Charles Bukowski novel. Given its sordid past, you might not want to touch the Naugahyde too much. Start a conversation with a cougar or slick comb-over, fasten your seat belt and enjoy the ride.

Check out Six Feet Under on Memorial Drive. The place is fine, the food O.K., but the real attraction is the deck where you can sit and drink while you look out at my favorite Atlanta attraction: Oakland Cemetery. Drinks, gravesites, mausoleums and a view of downtown–– now that’s entertainment.

Want another great view? Have drinks on the rooftop of The Glenn Hotel on Marietta Street. You can see downtown Atlanta from here!

Look, there’s lots of great bars in Atlanta, and I’m sure you have your favorites–– but since you’re on production, I suggest you check out some places you’ve never been. Pretend you’re an out-of-towner, explore and get to know the locals. There’s a lot of nice people in these parts.

If you treat your in-town production with the sensibilities of an out-of-town experience, you’ll have a much better time, and your production budget will thank you. www.ozonline.tv OZ MAGAZINE

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By Tim McCabe

. . . North Georgia’s Vineyards and Wineries Have Come of Age

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Have you been a bit squeamish about trying “Wines Made in Georgia?” Well, don’t be! The soil, or terroir as the French call it (pronounced “terr-wah”), has spurred the growth of another major industry in Georgia: Winemaking. And the centers of these industries are mild climate towns such as Dahlonega, Helen, and even Tiger, a tiny hamlet that in the past was best know for “The Bulldog Shop At the Four Way Stop.”

If you’d like to sample some of these wonderful wines, you could certainly ask for them at your favorite package store. Many now have sections featuring Georgia’s finest. But, if you really enjoy wine and food, the best way to savor the process is to take a day or two and immerse yourself in the countryside, the ambiance, and the chance to meet the vineyard owners, grape farmers and vintners themselves.

Where should you start? Head toward Dahlonega, just up Georgia Highway 400. Once you get close, you’ll start seeing the “Wine Road” signs. That usually starts the salivation process. It also poses your first dilemma – which way to go? Let’s see, are you hungry or ready for some samples?

Okay, let’s drink!

There are three top vineyards/wineries within a stones throw of each other. They are Blackstock, Frogtown, and Three Sisters. These are among the oldest and most established vineyards. Pull up, get out and head for the tasting rooms. Some provide samples free of cost while others have a nominal charge depending upon how many wines you wish to try. Reds, whites, and everything in between are there for you sample. You’ll be amazed at the variety of products these ingenuous winemakers have devised. And, they’ll be more than glad to send some bottles home with you – as many as you like. Ask about discounts for quantity purchases. The savings add up, maybe even getting you an extra bottle, complements of the house.

If you chose the “I’m really hungry” option, you might consider heading toward Montaluce. They serve excellent wines. Their Chardonnay was voted “best” over one of Napa Valley’s finest at the Georgia Production Partnership’s Wine Challenge last September. And, their lunches are truly delicious. They’re served in Montaluce’s beautiful Italian

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styled villa overlooking the vineyards. If you’re in Dahlonega on a Sunday, make reservations at Wolf Mountain Winery for their fabulous Sunday buffet. It’s definitely Ritz-Carlton styled (except for the price), complete with live entertainment. You can sample the wines, including the only Georgia Sparkling wine made in the “Methode Champenoise” process, and then enjoy the food while overlooking the spectacular Wolf Mountain vineyards with incredible views of the mountainside.

Another wine destination is the Helen/Clayton route. Helen, of course, offers you the only Bavarian styled village in the state and is more famous for its Oktoberfest than it’s wineries. But, as you reach the city limits, Habersham Winery is there to greet you with free samples of their vast array of wine selections. Habersham’s Creekstone Chambourcin rivals many European dessert wines. After savoring the flavors of Habersham, head back toward the Indian Mounds, following the signs to Sautee-Nacoochee. About two miles down the road you’ll find the tasting room for Yonah Mountain Winery, one of Georgia’s newest and most talked about wine producers. They, too, won best in category at the GPP Wine Challenge for their 2006 Genesis, a Cabernet/Merlot blend. It’s hard to believe they’re the new kids – their wines taste like they’ve been at it for decades.

The last leg of this trip takes you in the direction of Clayton (just this side of the North Carolina line). Before arriving in Clayton, you’ll see a landmark novelty store called “Goats On the Roof ” (yes, there really are goats on the roof ). Turn left here onto the Tiger Connector. A couple of minutes past the goats is the infamous “Bulldog Shop.” At the four way stop, turn right, go a mile or two and (on the left) you’ll find a purple warehouse, home of Tiger Mountain Vineyards. The owners present their selection of over 30 Tiger Mountain varietals to the thirsty throngs that gather there on weekends.

The final vineyard on our tour is Persimmon Creek. After leaving Tiger Mountain, drive along the shore of beautiful Lake Burton on the way to Hwy 76. Go left and look for the signs to Persimmon Community and Persimmon Creek Vineyards.

While there, be sure and try their Riesling as well as their Merlot – the two they are most noted for. If you’re lucky, they may be pouring their ice wine. At $75 per bottle it is, indeed, a special treat.

There are numerous wineries in Georgia. Visit as many as you can, even if it takes more than one trip. Not only will you be surprised at how good the wines are, you’ll be amazed at how many awards these wines have brought home to Georgia. Good wine, good food, good friends . . . you’ll never forget your trip to North Georgia’s Wine Country.

You’ll find information on each of the vineyards and wineries we’ve mentioned, and a few more, here: www.georgiawine.com.

Want to take a peek . . . and a taste . . . before committing to a complete Georgia wine country tour?

Check out the 19th Annual Winefest, Saturday, May 7, 2011 at Habersham Winery.

For details: www.georgiawine.com/events/winefest-habersham.

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rom its studios in Midtown Atlanta, People TV has provided a way for anyone F who lives in the city, regardless of their knowledge of or proficiency with video equipment, to produce and broadcast their own television programs. However, cuts to funding for People TV, not to mention the rise of Internet-based video services like YouTube, has the leaders and users of People TV wondering how much longer their distinctive form of broadcasting will exist in its present form.

People TV, whose studios are located on the corner of 14th Street and Techwood Drive, is one of a small handful of public-access television stations in metro Atlanta. Any resident of the city of Atlanta can pay to become a member, which allows them to receive training on the basic skills needed to operate the station’s equipment. Those who live outside the city of Atlanta must meet additional requirements to become a member.

With its origins in the late 1960s, and partly at the urging of former U.S. Sen. Barry Goldwater of Arizona, public-access television was established with the idea that cable technology is a public resource that should be available for use by the public. Stations arose throughout the country starting in the 1970s, giving community-based groups, religious groups and other groups that wouldn’t normally have the money needed to produce their own programming.

People TV, like other public-access stations, provides a free-speech outlet to those who might not otherwise have a voice, said Charlotte Engel, CEO and general manager of People TV.

Photos courtesy of People TV

“Where else can you go in the city of Atlanta and be on TV and talk about local issues and not be censored?” Engel said.

Created in 1986 and airing on cable channel 24, People TV has hosted some of its programs for years. Bobby Tanory, for example, has produced his Bobby T Show, which features music videos, since the first days of People TV. Many of the shows on People TV have a religious nature, such as Grace & Truth Ministries and World of Al-Islam. Because People TV trains its users on its cameras and other equipment and software, like iMovie and Final Cut Pro, before allowing users to broadcast, the station has provided a training ground for Atlantans who went on to careers in the private-sector TV and video industry.

“We’ve had people come to our educational classes who are now at Turner Broadcasting, the Weather Channel and WGCL,” Engel said. “We’ve had folks come to us who were homeless and have learned to make a television program. We’ve gotten at-risk youth who have learned something about themselves and have gone to school or have gone into television “ People TV’s facilities and equipment are outdated, but still usable, Engel said. While its location equipment, editing equipment and master control board are digital, everything else is analog.

Now, the economic recession has People TV on the ropes financially. The city of Atlanta budgeted $500,000 to the station last year through 2012. After next year, nothing has been promised, Engel said. There may not be enough funding to last through the current year.

Engel has proposed that the city of Atlanta merge its cityowned channel, which broadcasts city council meetings, with People TV, as a way to save money and perhaps save both stations. But no decisions have been made about funding of People TV, which has four full-time employees and three parttime employees.

Atlanta’s People TV isn’t alone, as other cities have shut down their public-access TV stations, Engel said. But even though some argue that YouTube and other online video services allow members of the public to create their own video programming, Engle says public access TV serves a truly local function.

“It’s about keeping your neighborhood informed.”

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Help People TV continue to provide a voice for the Atlanta community. If you have experience in TV engineering, grant writing, fundraising, finance, PR, or marketing, please consider volunteering your time. Or, donate funds to People TV online: HYPERLINK “http://www.peopletv.org” www.peopletv.org, or by mail: People TV, 190 14th St. NW, Atlanta, GA 30318. For more information, contact Rebecca Hernandez at 404-873-6712.

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V IR GINI A H I G H L A N D A R EL A X ED H A N G O U T W I T H A V IB R A N T NI G H T L IFE Experience Atlanta’s historic charm in one of the city’s trendiest neighborhoods, named for a streetcar stop on the former “Nine Mile Trolley” line.

Lively bars, eclectic restaurants, and boutique shopping can be found among 1920’s bungalows and regenerated industrial warehouses. Virginia Highland is a great place to mingle with locals, catch a gallery opening, or people-watch from a sidewalk café.

Upscale businesses are concentrated where North Highland Avenue intersects with Amsterdam, Virginia, and St. Charles Avenues.

For more information, check out the Virginia Highland Business Association website: www.virginiahighland.com.

BILL VANDERK LO OT , M A GICK L A NTER N STUDIOS A It seems my whole day-to-day universe is contained within a few miles of our Magick Lantern Studios on 750 Ralph McGill. A favorite breakfast place for discussing the next project is Highland Bakery. PS—their mini cupcakes are delicious! For meeting clients or just having a great lunch, there is no better place than Murphy’s. I’ve been eating at Murphy’s since the original place on Los Angeles back in the Mesozoic period. Tom even used to cater our shoots. As the moon starts to rise, I look to a relaxed neighborhood place like Rosebud. When I’m with friends, enjoying wine and mussels on Rosebud’s patio on a spring evening, well it’s pretty much close to heaven.

CURT BUSH, WHITE DOG STUDIOS B Our new studio location on Virginia Avenue has lots of great dining for our clients.

A favorite for lunch is Harry and Sons for sushi. They have really good lunch specials plus great Thai food. Later in the day we like Highland Tap. It has a wonderful dining area for relaxing with drinks, appetizers, or a great steak dinner.

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Across the Street (404) 781-0931 Inman Park 688 Highland Ave NE Atlanta, GA 30312 www.acrossthestreetatlanta.com

Babette’s Cafe (404) 523-9121 Inman Park 573 N Highland Ave NE Atlanta, GA 30307 www.babettescafe.com

Chin Chin II (404) 881-1511 Midtown 699 Ponce De Leon Ave NE Atlanta, GA 30308 chinchin2.chinchin.us/1.html

Diesel (404) 815-1820 Virginia-Highland 870 N Highland Ave NE Atlanta, GA 30306 www.dieselatlanta.com

Alon’s Bakery and Market (404) 872-6000 Virginia-Highland 1394 N Highland Ave NE Atlanta, GA 30306 www.alons.com

Belly General Store (404) 872-1003 Virginia-Highland 772 N Highland Ave NE Atlanta, GA 30306 www.bellystore.com

China Dragon (404) 815-8898 Poncey-Highlands 798 Ponce De Leon Ave NE Atlanta, GA 30306

Doc Chey’s Noodle House (404) 888-0777 Virginia-Highland 1424 N Highland Ave NE Atlanta, GA 30306 www.doccheys.com

Angel Cakes (404) 881-8500 Poncey-Highlands 790 Ponce De Leon Ave NE Atlanta, GA 30306

Ben & Jerry’s (404) 874-3144 Virginia-Highland 800 N Highland Ave NE Atlanta, GA 30306 www.benjerry.com/highland/

American Roadhouse (404) 872-2822 Virginia-Highland 842 N Highland Ave NE Atlanta, GA 30306 www.american-roadhouse.com Atkins Park Tavern (404) 876-7249 Virginia-Highland 794 N Highland Ave NE Atlanta, GA 30306 www.atkinspark.com Atlanta Cupcake Factory (678) 358-9195 Virginia-Highland 624 N Highland Ave NE Atlanta, GA 30306 www.theatlantacupcakefactory.com Aurora Coffee (404) 892-7158 Virginia-Highland 992 N Highland Ave NE Atlanta, GA 30306

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Blind Willie’s (404) 873-2583 Virginia-Highland 828 N Highland Ave NE Atlanta, GA 30306 www.blindwilliesblues.com The Bookhouse Pub (404) 254-1176 Poncey-Highlands 736 Ponce De Leon Ave NE Atlanta, GA 30306 www.thebookhousepub.com Cafe Di Sol (404) 724-0711 Virginia-Highland 640 N Highland Ave NE Atlanta, GA 30306 www.cafedisol.com Cameli’s Gourmet Pizza Joint (404) 249-9020 Midtown 699 Ponce De Leon Ave NE Atlanta, GA 30308 www.camelispizza.com

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As a busy Costume Designer in film and TV, my favorite place to dine in Virginia Highland—hands down—is SOTTO SOTTO. I love it there! Sotto has an intimate dining room perfect for dates.

Otherwise I just eat at the bar, enjoying their fab wine selection.

The wait staff is awesome and Ricardo always makes sure everything is perfect. My favorite dish there is either the Duck Pappardelle or the Lasagnette.

Chipotle (404) 685-3531 Poncey-Highlands 718 Ponce De Leon Ave NE Atlanta, GA 30306 www.chipotle.com

Dugan’s (404) 885-1217 Poncey-Highlands 777 Ponce De Leon Ave NE Atlanta, GA 30306

Clermont Lounge (404) 874-4783 Poncey-Highlands 789 Ponce De Leon Ave NE Atlanta, GA 30306 www.clermontlounge.net

Eats (404) 888-9149 Midtown 600 Ponce De Leon Ave NE Atlanta, GA 30308 www.eatsonponce.net

Cookie Dough (404) 875-4149 Virginia-Highland 1393 N Highland Ave NE Atlanta, GA 30306

El Azteca (404) 881-6040 Poncey-Highlands 939 Ponce De Leon Ave NE Atlanta, GA 30306 www.elaztecamidtown.com

D.B.A. Barbecue (404) 249-5000 Virginia-Highland 1190 N Highland Ave NE Atlanta, GA 30306 www.dbabarbecue.com Dark Horse Tavern (404) 873-3607 Virginia-Highland 816 N Highland Ave NE Atlanta, GA 30306 www.darkhorseatlanta.com Deckard’s Kitchen & Kegs (404) 941-3520 Midtown 650 Ponce de Leon Atlanta, GA 30308 www.kitchenandkegs.com

El Burro Pollo (404) 477-0379 Virginia-Highland Parking Lot At N Highland Ave NE & Blue Ridge Ave NE Atlanta, GA 30306 El Taco (404) 873-4656 Virginia-Highland 1186 N Highland Ave NE Atlanta, GA 30306 www.eltaco-atlanta.com 4th & Swift (678) 904-0160 Midtown 621 North Ave NE Atlanta, GA 30308 www.4thandswift.com

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Fellini’s Pizza (404) 876-6767 Poncey-Highlands 881 Ponce De Leon Ave NE Atlanta, GA 30306

Highland Bakery (404) 586-0772 Inman Park 655 Highland Ave NE Atlanta, GA 30312 www.highlandbakery.com

Limerick Junction (404) 874-7147 Virginia-Highland 822 N Highland Ave NE Atlanta, GA 30306 www.limerickjunctionpub.com

Neighbors Cafe (404) 872-8440 Virginia-Highland 752 N Highland Ave NE Atlanta, GA 30306 www.neighborsatlanta.com

Fellini’s Pizza (404) 873-3088 Poncey-Highlands 909 Ponce De Leon Ave NE Atlanta, GA 30306 www.fellinisatlanta.com/fellinis.html

Highland Tap (404) 875-3673 Virginia-Highland 1026 N Highland Ave NE Atlanta, GA 30306

The Local (404) 873-5002 Poncey-Highlands 758 Ponce De Leon Ave NE Atlanta, GA 30306

Neighborhood Concept (404) 817-9999 Poncey-Highlands 750 Ponce De Leon Ave NE Atlanta, GA 30306

Majestic Diner (404) 875-0276 Virginia-Highland 1031 Ponce De Leon Ave NE Atlanta, GA 30306 www.majesticdiner.com

Noche (404) 815-9155 Virginia-Highland 1000 Virginia Ave NE Atlanta, GA 30306 www.heretoserverestaurants.com

Mali (404) 874-1411 Virginia-Highland 961 Amsterdam Ave NE Atlanta, GA 30306 www.malirestaurant.com

North Highland Pub (404) 522-4600 Inman Park 469 N Highland Ave NE Atlanta, GA 30307 www.bucketshopcafe.com/nhp

Manuel’s Tavern (404) 525-3447 Little Five Points/Candler Park 602 N Highland Ave NE Atlanta, GA 30307 www.manuelstavern.com

Olive Bistro (404) 874-5336 Midtown 650 Ponce De Leon Ave NE Atlanta, GA 30308 www.olivebistro.com

Marco’s Pita (404) 607-0071 Poncey-Highlands 752 Ponce De Leon Ave NE Atlanta, GA 30306

Orleagian Snowballs (404) 897-4646 Virginia-Highland 1161 Ponce de Leon Ave Atlanta, GA 30306 www.orleagiansnowballs.com

Fondaines Bistro (404) 815-1904 Poncey-Highlands 736 Ponce De Leon Ave NE Atlanta, GA 30306 Fontaine’s Oyster House (404) 872-0869 Virginia-Highland 1026 N Highland Ave NE Atlanta, GA 30306 Friends on Ponce (404) 817-3820 Poncey-Highlands 736 Ponce De Leon Ave NE Atlanta, GA 30306 www.friendsonponce-atl.com Fritti (404) 880-9559 Inman Park 309 N Highland Ave NE Atlanta, GA 30307 www.urestaurants.net Gecko Lounge (404) 873-4449 Virginia-Highland 1035 N Highland Ave NE Atlanta, GA 30306 George’s Bar & Restaurant (404) 892-3648 Virginia-Highland 1041 N Highland Ave NE Atlanta, GA 30306

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Goin’ Coastal (404) 941-9117 Virginia-Highland 1021 Virginia Avenue Atlanta, GA 30306 www.goincoastalseafood.com Hand in Hand (404) 872-1001 Virginia-Highland 752 N Highland Ave NE Atlanta, GA 30306 www.handinhandatlanta.com Harry & Sons (404) 873-2009 Virginia-Highland 820 N Highland Ave NE Atlanta, GA 30306 www.harryandsonsrestaurant.com

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Il Localino (404) 222-0650 Inman Park 467 N Highland Ave NE Atlanta, GA 30307 www.localino.info J Christopher’s (404) 892-6262 Poncey-Highlands 774 Ponce De Leon Ave NE Atlanta, GA 30306 www.jchristophers.com Jack’s Pizza & Wings (404) 525-4444 Inman Park 676 Highland Ave., N.E. Atlanta, GA 30312 www.jackspizzaandwings.com Java Jive (404) 876-6161 Poncey-Highlands 790 Ponce De Leon Ave NE Atlanta, GA 30306 Juicy Green VH (404) 892-6700 Virginia-Highland 1046 N. Highland Ave NE Atlanta, GA 30306 www.juicygreenyogurt.com King of Pops (404) 507-6774 Virginia-Highland 1079 North Ave Northeast Atlanta, GA 30307 www.kingofpops.net La Fonda Latina (404) 607-0665 Poncey-Highlands 923 Ponce De Leon Ave NE Atlanta, GA 30306

Metro Fresh (404) 724-0151 Midtown 931 Monroe Drive Suite A, 106 Atlanta, GA 30308 Milano Pizza & Subs (404) 874-2255 Poncey-Highlands 736 Ponce De Leon Ave NE Atlanta, GA 30306 Moe’s & Joe’s (404) 873-6090 Virginia-Highland 1033 N Highland Ave NE Atlanta, GA 30306 www.moesandjoes.com

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La Tavola Trattoria (404) 873-5430 Virginia-Highland 992 Virginia Ave NE Atlanta, GA 30306 www.latavolatrattoria.com Le Moulin Rouge (404) 249-9919 Poncey-Highlands 694 Ponce De Leon Ave NE Atlanta, GA 30308

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Osteria 832 (404) 897-1414 Virginia-Highland 832 N Highland Ave NE Atlanta, GA 30306 www.osteria832.com Panita Thai Kitchen (404) 888-9228 Virginia-Highland 1043 Greenwood Ave NE Atlanta, GA 30306 Parish Foods & Goods (404) 681-4434 Inman Park 240 N Highland Ave NE Atlanta, GA 30307 www.parishatl.com/home.php Park’s Edge (404) 584-7275 Inman Park 913 Bernina Avenue N.E. Atlanta, GA 30307 www.parksedgeatl.com P’Cheen (404) 529-8800 Inman Park 701 Highland Ave NE Atlanta, GA 30312 www.pcheen.com

Paolo’s Gelato Italiano (404) 607-0055 Virginia-Highland 1025 Virginia Ave NE Atlanta, GA 30306 www.paolosgelato.com

Rosebud (404) 347-9747 Virginia-Highland 1397 N. Highland Avenue Atlanta, GA 30306 www.rosebudatlanta.com

Sugar-Coated Radical (404) 587-4912 Poncey-Highlands 680 drewry st Atlanta, GA 30306 www.sugarcoatedradical.org

Unique Pizzeria (404) 874-2255 Poncey-Highlands 736 Ponce De Leon Avenue Atlanta, GA 30306 www.uniquepizzeriaatlanta.com

Pozole (404) 892-0552 Virginia-Highland 1044 Greenwood Ave NE Atlanta, GA 30306 www.pozolerestaurant.com

San Francisco Coffee Roasting (404) 876-8816 Virginia-Highland 1192 N Highland Ave NE Atlanta, GA 30306 www.mysfcoffee.com

Super Pan (404) 477-0379 Virginia-Highland 1057 Blue Ridge Avenue NE Atlanta, GA 30306

Warren City Club (404) 475-1991 Virginia-Highland 818 N Highland Ave Atlanta, GA 30306

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Pura Vida (404) 870-9797 Virginia-Highland 656 N Highland Ave NE Atlanta, GA 30306 www.puravidatapas.com

San Francisco Coffee Roasting (404) 607-8082 Virginia-Highland 664 N Highland Ave NE Atlanta, GA 30306 www.mysfcoffee.com

Surin of Thailand (404) 892-7789 Virginia-Highland 810 N Highland Ave NE Atlanta, GA 30306 www.surinofthailand.com

Pure Taqueria (404) 522-7873 Inman Park 300 N Highland Ave NE Atlanta, GA 30307 www.puretaqueria.com

Sensational Subs (404) 872-4424 Poncey-Highlands 782 Ponce De Leon Ave NE Atlanta, GA 30306

Taco Mac View all 18 Taco Mac locations (404) 873-6529 Virginia-Highland 1006 N Highland Ave NE Atlanta, GA 30306 www.taco-mac.com

Sotto Sotto (404) 523-6678 Inman Park 313 N Highland Ave NE Atlanta, GA 30307 www.urestaurants.net

The Real Chow Baby (404) 671-4202 Poncey-Highlands 782 Ponce De Leon Ave NE Atlanta, GA 30306 www.therealchowbaby.com

Soul Vegetarian (404) 875-4641 Virginia-Highland 652 N Highland Ave NE Atlanta, GA 30306

Righteous Room (404) 874-0939 Virginia-Highland 1051 Ponce De Leon Ave NE Atlanta, GA 30306

Yeah! Burger Virgina-Highland (404) 437-7845 Virginia-Highland 1017 N. Highland Ave. Atlanta, GA 30306 www.yeahburger.com Zesto Drive-in (404) 607-1118 Midtown 544 Ponce De Leon Ave NE Atlanta, GA 30308 www.zestoatlanta.com/home.cfm

Two Urban Licks (404) 522-4622 Inman Park 820 Ralph McGill Blvd Atlanta, GA 30306 www.twourbanlicks.com

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Wisteria (404) 525-3363 Inman Park 471 N Highland Ave NE Atlanta, GA 30307 www.wisteria-atlanta.com

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One of our favorite “VaHi” take-out lunch spots is MetroFresh, with their daily selection of organic salads, soups, and sandwiches. For lunch or dinner with clients, Cafe di Sol has a funky café atmosphere and delicious food and cocktails. And for a casual drink, Fontaine’s Oyster House is high on the list, with Highland Tap’s famous martinis just downstairs.

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JIM SEDLAC TIMOTHY D. O’BRIEN (TIMMY) ART DIRECTOR

LONNIE R. SMITH JR. STUNT COORDINATOR

HOW DID YOU GET IN THE BUSINESS? I started as a musician and an actor. I was taught how to do fight scenes by Glenn Wilder. At that time he was one of the best in the business and I still keep in touch with him. I landed a fight job on an Italian movie shooting in Atl. The stunt coord., with an interptreter, said I should stay in the stunt business. I did.

That was 32 years ago.

WHAT WAS THE FUNNIEST THING THAT HAPPENED TO YOU ON THE SET? I was working on an industrial film. I was suppose to swing 20 feet and go through a window and land on my feet. The actor would then take over. The window was about 10ft by 8ft and a real window. The charges (explosive) that break the window failed. I hit the window full force and stopped dead. I slid down the window in pain. When I looked over the window sill every one and I mean everyone was on their backs laughing their ass’s off. All I heard was it looked like a Warner Brothers cartoon. I laughed too, once I could get up.

ADVICE YOU WOULD GIVE SOMEONE INTERESTED IN BECOMING A STUNT PERSON? By the time we get to the stunt we have prepared so well nothing ever seems very dangerous. Key words ever seems.

The stunt business is a dangerous business and we do get hurt and sometimes performers die. I don’t recommend the business for every one. I suggest you try acting first to see if you can deal with the rejection.

RECENT WORK YOU COORDINATED: The Blind Side, Momma’s House 3 and the upcoming remake of Footloose.

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HOW DID YOU GET IN THE BUSINESS? It all started when I was a teenager performing magic. I was also into models, miniatures, and special effects (the oldschool, physical kind). I got into making my own magic props and soon realized I enjoyed making the magic more than performing it. When I got out of high school, I wanted to major in something in college that was somewhat related, so I chose Technical Theatre and Design. I learned about building and designing scenery, painting, and props. After graduating, I moved to Atlanta to work at the Center for Puppetry Arts. About a year later, I took a week off while I helped a friend on a Krystal commercial, and the following week I gave my notice at work. From there I freelanced on commercials, as well as working in scenic shops around town, building and fabricating. I met a lot of people who did movie work when it was in town, and got asked to day play on Sweet Home Alabama for two days. The next show was The Fighting Temptations, where I was on the entire run. Over the past several years I have put all my fabrication knowledge and experience into Art Directing, which is great because I can really utilize the maximum amount of what I have learned to help develop a project.

WHAT ADVICE DO YOU HAVE FOR SOMEONE WHO WANTS TO WORK IN YOUR POSITION SOMEDAY? Be patient, hone your craft and knowledge. Not everything can be learned from a book or a class, some things you have to learn through experience.

DO YOU HAVE A DREAM PROJECT YOU WOULD LIKE TO WORK ON? I don’t tend to think in terms of “dream projects”, much like I’ve never set “goals.” I like to let life unfold and when opportunity knocks, be ready to answer and let my work speak for itself.

WHAT HAVE BEEN YOUR FAVORITE PROJECTS? Zombieland, The Vampire Diaries, and The Fighting Temptations.

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ASSISTANT DIRECTOR HOW DID YOU GET IN THE BUSINESS? I switched my major in college a couple of times between radio/TV and theatre.

I ended up with a BFA in technical theatre and design. I began working in a major television facility while I was still in college. After college, I took a couple of design jobs and then taught for a short amount of time as artist-in-residence at one of the smaller campuses in the University of Wisconsin system.

While there, I began working for the Minnesota Opera and the Guthrie Theatre. While still living in Minneapolis I was recommended for a position as Head Carpenter / Floor Director for a five camera broadcast show, shooting on location around the country (and eventually many places around the world). In moving to Atlanta shortly thereafter, I began working in commercials, small films, and industrials as a gaffer. As I got older and had some physical problems, I moved into the management end of our business in both the AD world and as production manager / producer. In some ways it was going back to my roots; I had worked as a production stage manager in the theatre for many different shows.

WHAT QUALITIES MAKE FOR A GOOD AD? Good preparation, confidence, communication, a calm demeanor, flexibility, and most importantly: a great crew.

WHAT HAS BEEN YOUR FAVORITE PROJECT AND WHY? Blue Collar TV and Foxworthy’s Big Night Out. Terrific preparation, well-staffed, great professional cast and crew, and a wonderful respectful and respected boss—Jeff Foxworthy.

IF YOU COULD CHOOSE ANY DIRECTOR TO WORK WITH, WHO WOULD IT BE? Alton Brown to Tyler Perry, Garry Halvorson to Paul Miller, Chip Hurd to Toby Wilkins, how do you choose? I learned something valuable from all of them.

RECENT PROJECTS: Comedy Relief—New Orleans, Tyler Perry’s House of Payne, Teen Wolf

NAN MCCULLOUGH FOOD STYLIST

HOW DID YOU GET IN THE BUSINESS? It began with a love of photography and creating images through the photographic process. “Still” was all done through film 27 years ago. With the digital world, film is still translated but the way you go about it is completely different. The anxiety from shooting and seeing the actual product does not exist anymore, but back then sometimes film would get screwed up in processing. The only way to view your exposure and composition was with Polaroid, or through the lens. This also affected the way we worked as stylists. It is really just a love affair with capturing images or telling a story through the technical parameters of photography or cinematography. As food stylists we are creating a parallel reality, which mirrors the product but makes it look a whole lot better. That is because we are working through the sense of sight to stimulate one’s senses of taste and smell. Professionally, I will always love the production of filming a commercial, working on a movie, or creating a still image. Being “on set” really tests one’s ability to make someone else’s vision a reality. It takes the pressure off artistically in a way, and allows for collaboration. I feel most comfortable styling food because I have a very organic connection to the earth and to my body. Food feeds my intellect, my body, and my soul.

DO YOU HAVE A DREAM PROJECT YOU WOULD LIKE TO WORK ON? I really don’t appreciate the term “dream” as much as I did in my youth.

I work hard every day and in many aspects am living my dream. I am constantly working towards evolution and enlightenment. I have so many gifts to be thankful for that make life fulfilling.

RECENT PROJECTS: Commercials: Fatz, Walmart, and Land O’Frost

MIKE RILEY

LOCATIONS MANAGER / LOCATION SCOUT

HOW DID YOU GET IN THE BUSINESS? I began my career as a photojournalist for various newspapers in Georgia and Alabama. Later I returned home to Atlanta, and was hired as a photographer with the Georgia Tourism Office. During that time I became friends with Norm Bielowicz at the Georgia Film Office. When he was promoted to director, he approached me about joining his staff. I agreed and stayed on for seven years. During that time, the Georgia film industry expanded rapidly and while there were some Georgia-based location managers, I saw a need for more. In 1990 I moved into the private sector and began freelancing as a location scout, and then moved up to managing in 1991.

WHAT QUALITIES MAKE FOR A GOOD LOCATION MANAGER? An artistic eye is helpful, and understanding the filmmaking process from pre-production to wrap is essential. You need excellent people and communication skills. In the course of a day, you could approach a multimillionaire about filming at his or her house, a farmer about parking a production company in his hay field, a city manager about closing down entire city blocks, or attend an inner-city neighborhood association meeting. You need to be well organized, able to collaborate, negotiate, facilitate, anticipate, and remain flexible, patient, and unflappable under high stress and pressure. Attention to detail is critical. It’s also important to maintain a sense of humor.

WHAT ARE THE MOST ASKED-FOR LOCATIONS? A plantation house like “Tara”, a high school, a courtroom, a hospital, and a town unchanged by time (within a 30-mile radius of metro Atlanta).

WHAT HAVE BEEN YOUR FAVORITE PROJECTS? O Brother, Where Art Thou?—It was the Coen brothers. Enough said. Black Dog—Not Oscar material, but we had fun wrecking a lot of trucks. The Walking Dead—Zombie apocalypse in Georgia.

How cool is that?

BOB SHELLEY

KEY SPECIAL EFFECTS HOW DID YOU GET IN THE BUSINESS? While stationed in the Army at Fort Gillem, our detachment received a call looking for someone to do some demolition work on a project, and I ended up taking the job. It was a project called “Guard Against Sabotage” for the military police, produced under a civilian contract.

Two weeks later, the same agency called me back and asked me to work on their feature film called The Moonrunners with Jim Mitchum, Arthur Hunnicutt, and Kiel Martin. They wanted moonshine stills, cars, buildings, etc. blown up in the movie, and told me they would schedule all the effects in a two week period if I would take leave and do it for them. I met with Gy Waldron, did the movie, and later found out that it was used as the pilot for The Dukes of Hazzard. While still in the military, I worked on five other movies and dozens of commercials by taking leave. When I retired from the Army I began doing special effects full time, continuing on with the first 6 episodes of The Dukes of Hazzard in Georgia.

WHAT WAS THE MOST DANGEROUS EFFECT YOU EVER HAD TO PRODUCE? To me it was an episode of Dead Man’s Walk (Lonesome Dove), where I had to create a wall of flame 300’ long and 100’ tall. It had to be maintained consistently for a period of time when actors, stunt people, and horses were exposed to the fire, and included a scene where they had Keith Carradine actually back into the flame. The fire department stated that with their meter, the fire registered 400 degrees. The process required thousands of gallons of diesel and propane combination.

WHAT WORK ARE YOU MOST PROUD OF? Ghostbusters, Desperado, Year One, Zombieland, Neverfail RECENT PROJECTS: Teen Wolf, The Terminal, Neverfail, Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son

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Rebecca Shrager, Dellis Caden Noble, Joy Pervis

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Rhoda Griffis, Brenda Pauley, Shay Bentley-Griffin, Wilbur Fitzgerald

Back Row-Barbara, Rita Pollard, Sherri Mann Stewart; Front Row- Kathy Hardegree, Melissa Goodman

Sharyn McCabe, Dellis Caden Noble, Tim McCabe

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