00:01Atlanta, long known as the Hollywood of the South, saw a boom thanks to blockbuster superhero films like the recent
00:08Superman.
00:09But movie production across Georgia has slowed, with much of it moving overseas.
00:14Despite the downturn, Shadowbox Studios, one of Atlanta's biggest soundstage operators, is betting on the city's future.
00:24I think one cool thing about this, like he was saying with, you know, Stranger Things being set in Russia
00:31but being filmed here in Atlanta, that's very important, right?
00:34The idea that you might need Russia or the Himalayas or even L.A., but you can do it here
00:41in Atlanta with Georgia locals, you know what I'm saying?
00:44And giving that money back to the Georgia economy and empowering the creatives here in our town, because I think
00:50a lot of people think Hollywood is in sunny California.
00:53It's right here in our backyard.
00:57Shadowbox is now training the next generation of filmmakers with a program designed to open doors in an industry where
01:04connections often matter most.
01:09This is a pilot program for ICOF, which is the entertainment industry at college outreach program that has relationships with
01:18historically black colleges and universities in Atlanta.
01:22This is a program to get feedback from their students on what is helping them in order to, like, craft
01:31a more specialized program for their summer 2026 program.
01:34So, it would just turn...
01:36Veterans teach participants to read course sheets, master walkie-talkie lingo, and handle long 12-hour production days.
01:44Trainee Julian Williams grew up in Atlanta and watched his city become a playground for Hollywood.
01:50I've been to L.A. a few times, not once, and it's just too much for me personally, and I
01:57just love Atlanta.
01:58So, I'm going to stick it out. I'm going to stick with the Atlanta film scene for now.
02:02If it doesn't work out and I lose, that's fine. I'll move.
02:05But I want to see where Atlanta can go from here.
02:08Film production in Georgia is slowing sharply.
02:12Spending fell from over $4 billion in 2022 to about $2.6 billion in 2024.
02:19Connected to the city of Atlanta and for a year or two.
02:19Lima is ěë full facility around the industry, because of it's it's runčš´ attached for.
02:19Tenemos zwy ăă power base, and its name as well, you can't make it sound.
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