Sound stages are being booked, studios are hiring medical staff to curb the spread of the coronavirus, and many in Georgia’s film industry are anxious to switch on the lights and resume production.
Gov. Brian Kemp’s advisory commission on film, music and digital entertainment is bracing for an overflow of companies heading back to Georgia. Commission vice chair Steve Weizenecker told “Morning Edition” host Lisa Rayam that it’s time, and the state has lost billions in tax dollars since the pandemic pushed the industry aside.
It’s tough, he said, and production on-set is going to look entirely different.
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