It’s just past 6 p.m. GMT on a late September evening in London, and Charing Cross Road outside the Phoenix Theatre in the West End district is buzzing beneath the glowing red marquee. You’re here to catch a 7 p.m. production of the stage play “Stranger Things: The First Shadow,” based on the globally acclaimed Netflix series “Stranger Things.”
Tyler Perry Studios has announced the launch of Maxscene, a new specialty division dedicated to expanding theatrical opportunities for filmmakers with distinctive voices. This new arm of Tyler Perry Studios will focus on creator-first and audience-focused projects that are unbound to any blueprint.
Universal Production Services’ Costume House at Assembly Studios Atlanta ranks among Atlanta’s largest costume rental facilities. The inventory spans men’s, women’s and children’s apparel from vintage to contemporary, plus specialty collections including gowns, law enforcement, medical and hospitality uniforms.
What a first-of-its-kind film festival for a national firm revealed about company culture, local identity and why creativity deserves a seat at the business table. Storytelling is not limited to entertainment. Creativity is not limited to people with creative titles. Both are essential to how organizations build trust, attract talent, strengthen culture and shape reputation.
If you’ve visited Stonehenge in the UK, you know. A trilith is an amazing monument, one that stands above the landscape and simultaneously settles within it. Meaning “of three stones” in Greek, a trilith is made up of two upright stones with a third, called a lintel, resting across the top. It’s a gateway. A spiritual road sign. A once-in-a-lifetime destination. And Trilith in Georgia is like that, too.
Kelly Murphy, Director of Client and Production Services at Universal Production Services, joins Jezlan Moyet, President of Georgia Entertainment, to discuss what makes Assembly Studios a destination for filmmakers of every kind.
The film was shot entirely in Georgia, in and around Augusta, with locations across Evans and Lincolnton, using a Georgia-based cast and crew and completing much of its post-production in the state. It follows the trilogy’s first chapter, “Holy Ghost,” which went on to international distribution, and it reflects the cross-cultural mission of SRHP Films, a Georgia- and India-based company that blends Indian storytelling with Hollywood-style filmmaking.
Indie Spotlight began as a Georgia Entertainment interview series spotlighting independent filmmakers across the state. The Sept. 23 event brings that work off the page, celebrating the creativity, resourcefulness and impact of local filmmakers who are contributing to the state’s growing film ecosystem.
The private sector needs an environment where companies, entrepreneurs and investors can thrive. The public sector benefits when that activity creates employment, investment, corporate growth and a broader tax base capable of supporting the communities where that growth occurs.
David Ellison, the chairman of Paramount, which is trying to buy CNN parent Warner Bros. Discovery, is reportedly threatening to move its headquarters from Los Angeles to a city in a state that is not suing his company, according to reports from multiple media outlets, citing unnamed individuals.