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Film & TV
     Film & T         V

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     Location, Location, Location                                        Years, and others. Third Rail Studios has 70,000 square feet
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                                                                         of support space and 30,000 square feet of office space.
                                                                           DeKalb County was one of 16 inaugural counties named
                                                                         Camera Ready Communities by the Georgia Film, Music,
                                 eKalb County is welcoming more and more of the film and
                             D   television industry within its borders. With a multitude   Digital and Television Entertainment Office in October 2010.
                                                                         Today, when crews are ready to shoot, DeKalb is set for action.
                                 of locations – both exterior and interior – DeKalb has
                              film sites to fit every genre. Three major soundstages are   Halloween II, The Haunting of Hill House, Zombieland, and
                                                                         Venom are just a few of the movies filmed here.
                              here: Shadowbox Studios, Eagle Rock Studios, and Third Rail     In the last 13 years, DeKalb’s film industry has grown
                              Studios. Assembly Atlanta completed Phase 1 of its project in   by leaps and bounds. Thousands of film and television
                              November 2023 (see page 25 for details).   professionals have gravitated to DeKalb County. Set design,
                                Shadowbox Studios (formerly Black Hall Studios) spans   sound, camera operation, and makeup are just some of the
                              more than 100 acres, with nine soundstages and a total of   skills ready to be put to work. When it comes to filming in
                              850,000 square feet. Eagle Rock Studios in Stone Mountain   DeKalb County, it turns out, location IS everything.
                              offers two soundstages, home to the show reboot, The Wonder     Learn more at dekalbentertainment.com.





























































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