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High-tech studios take over old Georgia Army base, looks to open in 2023
New film studio building breaks floor in Forest Park
Chances are you’ll bear in mind the outdated Fort Gillem. That is the positioning of a model new film studio underneath building in Forest Park. BlueStar Begin Studios plans to open its doorways in the summertime of 2023.
FOREST PARK, Ga. – The Georgia film business continues to develop in metro Atlanta with a brand new film studio underneath building in Forest Park on the website of the outdated Fort Gillem.
Evidently there are film studios in all places now, however that is the primary in Clayton County. It’s important as a result of BlueStar Studios plans to make the outdated Fort Gillem headquarters constructing the centerpiece of its Forest Park campus.
When it’s full subsequent summer time, BlueStar Studios says it 53-acre Forest Park campus could have 18 phases for the film business utilizing one thing referred to as digital manufacturing.
“Think about a wall of LED screens woven collectively, 80-feet large by 20-feet tall, and now the actors are capable of carry out in entrance of this wall,” mentioned BlueStar Studios CEO Wealthy Goldberg. “And so, as a substitute of blue screens or inexperienced screens, you may have this unbelievable wall behind you that may really offer you places which are far, far-off.”
The principle constructing at Fort Gillem in Forest Park has been left deserted since 2011 after the bottom closed. (FOX 5)
BlueStar is incorporating the outdated Fort Gillem headquarters constructing into its plans. Beforehand owned by town of Forest Park, because the fort closed, the constructing has fallen into disrepair. When renovated, the corporate says the constructing will home over 100,000 sq. toes of studio workplace area.
This was the headquarters for the First US Military from 1941 to 2011.
Repurposing the outdated constructing preserves its navy and neighborhood historical past in line with the mayor.
“We all know that something that’s not bringing in income is simply a legal responsibility to town. Companies have suffered, residential inventory has suffered as a result of individuals have left the neighborhood and with partnerships like this with BlueStar, it’s solely going to assist revitalize the neighborhood and to deliver again these individuals who left,” mentioned Forest Park Mayor Angelyne.
“It’s an actual deal with to have the ability to renovate this historic, outdated Military facility,” mentioned Goldberg. “We actually assume it’ll distinguish us from different studio places across the metropolis.
The studio complicated is anticipated to contribute to the Forest Park financial system by means of jobs and income. BlueStar additionally says it would additionally accomplice with native excessive faculties and universities to supply job coaching within the movie business.
Forest Park says the outdated headquarters constructing is the final a part of Fort Gillem to be redeveloped
BlueStar Begin studios plans to open in the summertime of 2023. They are saying that is the primary part of improvement with the development persevering with right here till 2024.