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this is so grotesque to read. Imagine a fake all-American town constructed in China, and someone commenting "This is not only good for reducing infantry casualties but also reducing civilian casualties."
What's the alternative?
This would be the perfect setting for a "the Road"-style Twilight Zone episode. The ragtag group of survivors have fended off starvation, thieves, murderers, rapists, nasty weather, wild rabid animals, etc. and stumble on to this scene, thinking wow, we made it to that fabled city where everything is still ok. And then they discover it's all fake. Including, of course, all of the provisions- food, drink. In the last…
the marauders hold up the survivors and start threatening them, but one has an itchy trigger finger... BANG! - is written on the flag that unfurls from the barrel a la Bugs Bunny
I've had enough dark dystopia. I want more penguin with a monocle and a riddler in a green man suit.
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This is not only good for reducing infantry casualties but also reducing civilian casualties. Once the panic response sets in, it is likely that they will fire on anything without fully assessing. Training in similar environments can help soldiers avoid a panicked response and more logically assess the situation.
this is so grotesque to read. Imagine a fake all-American town constructed in China, and someone commenting "This is not only good for reducing infantry casualties but also reducing civilian casualties."
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This is extremely unsafe and seems like grounds for a lawsuit, if it were reasonably possible to do this. For reference only 7.5 minutes per day at 120db will cause permanent hearing loss. Disgusting that they made you do this. https://www.osha.gov/laws-regs/regulations/standardnumber/19...
Is it not typical for the military to have hearing protection? My highschool gun club had earmuffs with active noise suppression that would dampen sound above a certain DB level.
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Georgia has ranked #2 in US film production by some metrics, and it continues to steal hundreds of productions from California every year [1]. Last year Georgia was host to nearly 500 movies and TV shows [2], and has been extensively used for some of the biggest hits and blockbusters: Avengers: Infinity War, Avengers: Endgame, Spider-Man: No Way Home, Black Panther, Stranger Things, The Waking Dead, Ozark, Halt and C…
Georgia doesn't "steal" business from California. The vast majority of the production houses in those productions are California centered with California staff, and many of the actors fly out to Georgia to film their on set scenes. It helps local business in Georgia during filming and gives local talent a chance, but the majority of the money still flows back to California. Same goes for Germany, Vancouver, Croatia a…
That's how it started, but we're well past that point.
IATSE folks are buying homes here and staying put. I know dozens of them. One of the Marvel DPs moved to my building, and this is his only residence. I also know several ADs that now call Atlanta home. There are thousands of permanent LA transplants.
Many of the top-billing actors own homes in and around the Atlanta area. Some of them now spend the majority of their time here.
We're seeing entire studio villages -- thousands of acres of lot construction -- spring up everywhere. Companies at all stages of the production cycle are now headquartered here to live alongside their staff.
This isn't ephemeral. Y'allywood passed critical mass, and it's growing. The people are here to stay. I know because I work in film tech and I've talked to lots of these folks.
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This is not only good for reducing infantry casualties but also reducing civilian casualties. Once the panic response sets in, it is likely that they will fire on anything without fully assessing. Training in similar environments can help soldiers avoid a panicked response and more logically assess the situation.
this is so grotesque to read. Imagine a fake all-American town constructed in China, and someone commenting "This is not only good for reducing infantry casualties but also reducing civilian casualties."
Fun Fact: Tyler Perry of “Madea” fame built his own studio outside of Atlanta, initially to support his desire to make movies/shows that were harder to sell in Hollywood. It’s 200 acres of diverse sets and backlots including an 80% scaled White House.
The Atlanta cops and some large Atlanta based companies are building a 80 acre fake town for the police to get trained in urban warfare, right outside of Atlanta.
https://www.themarshallproject.org/2023/06/24/atlanta-cop-ci...
This would be the perfect setting for a "the Road"-style Twilight Zone episode. The ragtag group of survivors have fended off starvation, thieves, murderers, rapists, nasty weather, wild rabid animals, etc. and stumble on to this scene, thinking wow, we made it to that fabled city where everything is still ok. And then they discover it's all fake. Including, of course, all of the provisions- food, drink. In the last…
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Georgia doesn't "steal" business from California. The vast majority of the production houses in those productions are California centered with California staff, and many of the actors fly out to Georgia to film their on set scenes. It helps local business in Georgia during filming and gives local talent a chance, but the majority of the money still flows back to California. Same goes for Germany, Vancouver, Croatia a…
> The vast majority of the production houses in those productions are California centered with California staff, and many of the actors fly out to Georgia to film their on set scenes. That's how it started, but we're well past that point. IATSE folks are buying homes here and staying put. I know dozens of them. One of the Marvel DPs moved to my building, and this is his only residence. I also know several ADs that no…
I'm glad Georgia's economy has seen a positive result from the subsidies, however.