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News Articles: Film Industry

Kalena Boller hosts the GPB podcast, The Credits.

The Credits Podcast: Lights, Camera, Action...Welcome To The Credits!

Have you ever watched a movie and wondered how it all comes together? On my GPB podcast, " The Credits ," we'll find out. My passion for the fascinating...

December 13, 2018
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By:
  • Kalena Boller
Qualen Bradley (m) was the Stand-In for LaKeith Standfield who plays Darius, and Joel Ray Ishman (r) was Stand-In for Bryan Tyree Henry who plays "Paper-Boi" on FX's Atlanta. Also pictured is Jejuan Smith (left), who was Stand-In for actor Donald Glover.

The Credits Podcast: 'It's a good training ground for actors'

Host Kalena Boller turns the spotlight on the recognizable but misunderstood job of the stand-in actor. Two of them are Joel Ray Ishman and Qualen...

December 13, 2018
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By:
  • Kalena Boller and
  • Sean Powers
Taraja Ramsess with host Kalena Boller at his workshop in Atlanta.

The Credits Podcast: 'Hopefully the art will reflect the diversity of people behind the camera'

You’ll find many people in the film and television industry who wear many hats. One of them is Taraja Ramsess . He has credits in the art and camera...

December 13, 2018
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By:
  • Kalena Boller and
  • Sean Powers
Stills photographer Curtis Bonds Baker with host Kalena Boller.

The Credits Podcast: 'I've always got a portrait idea in mind if there's a window and some light'

Curtis Bonds Baker is like a fly on the wall in Georgia's film and television industry. He is a still photographer, who takes photos of the cast and...

December 13, 2018
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By:
  • Kalena Boller and
  • Sean Powers
Podcast host Kalena Boller with Bradley Field, a veteran who now works in the film industry. He has done security work for several DC films, and currently works in accounting.

Army Vet On Transitioning To Civilian Life In Hollywood

Veterans Day is this weekend. We meet a veteran named Bradley Field , who works in the film industry. Among his credits: "Detroit," "Suicide Squad," and...

October 25, 2018
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By:
  • Kalena Boller and
  • Sean Powers

On Second Thought For Tuesday, March 27, 2018

A teenager in Thomasville, Georgia is facing charges for allegedly stealing a gun from a car earlier in March. We've seen this problem across the state....

March 27, 2018
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By:
  • Adam Ragusea ,
  • Sean Powers ,
  • and 6 more

On Second Thought For Monday, January 29, 2018

The GOP tax bill has many concerned the law will negatively impact the middle class while bolstering the rich. But a new study from the union Actors...

January 29, 2018
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By:
  • Celeste Headlee ,
  • Trevor Young ,
  • and 3 more
Tracy Woodard in the GPB studio.

More Than Music: The Sound Of Movies

Georgia’s film industry supports many actors, producers, directors...and also classical musicians. Like Tracy Woodard. She’s a violinist in Atlanta. And...

January 22, 2018
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By:
  • Emily Cureton and
  • Celeste Headlee

On Second Thought For Monday, January 8, 2018

Atlanta’s the college football center of the world on Monday night, as the University of Georgia Dawgs try to stem the University of Alabama’s Tide, in...

January 08, 2018
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By:
  • Celeste Headlee ,
  • Sean Powers ,
  • and 2 more
Atlanta-based filmmaker Will Packer

Filmmaker Will Packer On Diversifying Hollywood

Atlanta-based producer Will Packer ’s new movie “Girls Trip” is doing quite well. It cost about $19 million to make, and it has grossed more than $90...

August 18, 2017
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By:
  • Celeste Headlee and
  • Sean Powers
FILE - This undated file photo originally released by Richard Jones shows Sarah Jones on location for the television series, "The Vampire Diaries." Jones was killed during a film shoot on a train trestle in Georgia in February 2014.

Jury: Railroad To Pay $3.9M For Train Death Of Film Worker

A railroad owner must pay $3.9 million to the family of a movie worker killed on a Georgia railroad trestle in 2014, a jury decided Monday in civil...

July 18, 2017
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By:
  • Russ Bynum and
  • Associated Press
Midnight Rider star actor William Hurt waits outside a courtroom before being called as a witness during a civil trial at the Chatham County Court House in Savannah, Ga, Tuesday, July 11, 2017.

Jury Sees Video Of 'Midnight Rider' Film Crew Fleeing Train Before Crash

The civil trial of a railroad company accused of negligence in the 2014 death of a movie worker opened Tuesday with jurors watching video of the film...

July 12, 2017
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By:
  • Russ Bynum and
  • Associated Press

On Second Thought For Wednesday, October 12, 2016

We find out what’s filming in Georgia with Jennifer Brett, who writes the Atlanta Buzz blog for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. She tells us about the...

October 12, 2016
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By:
  • Celeste Headlee

On Set In Georgia: Madea, Marvel, And Much More

We find out what’s filming in Georgia with Jennifer Brett, who writes the Atlanta Buzz blog for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. She tells us about the...

October 12, 2016
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By:
  • Celeste Headlee and
  • Taylor Gantt
Bobby Ore leads another session at his stunt driving school at Atlanta Motorsports Park in Dawsonville, Georgia.

Racing To Catch Up With Atlanta's Film Industry

Georgia’s $2 billion film industry has put Atlanta on the map as the Hollywood of the South, or as some describe it, Y’allywood. There’s a greater...

September 23, 2016
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By:
  • Taylor Gantt and
  • Sean Powers
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