Video Production Atlanta

Atlanta for Corporate Video: Transportation, Beverages, and Healthcare Communications

Atlanta is the corporate capital of the US Southeast and one of the most-flown-into cities in the world. Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International is consistently the busiest passenger airport on the planet. From a production planning perspective, this means executive talent can fly in from anywhere for a day shoot and out the same evening. The local corporate base is broad: Coca-Cola, Delta Air Lines, Home Depot, UPS, Mercedes-Benz USA, Chick-fil-A, and Newell Brands all hold headquarters in the metro. Add CNN's broadcast operations, the Centers for Disease Control, and a film and TV industry that has grown rapidly through Georgia tax incentives, and Atlanta has unusual depth for a city this size.

Where Corporate Shoots Happen

Midtown Atlanta holds the corporate towers including Coca-Cola, Norfolk Southern, and AT&T's regional operations. Buckhead has financial services and law firms. Downtown holds the major hotels and the Georgia World Congress Center. The CNN Center in downtown handles broadcast and live event work. Sandy Springs and the suburbs hold UPS, Mercedes-Benz USA, and Newell Brands.

Production Infrastructure

Atlanta has built one of the deepest production crew bases in the southeastern US through Georgia's film tax incentive program. Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta is one of the largest film and TV production complexes in the world. Camera, sound, lighting, grip, and post-production are all available at international standard, often at lower cost than coastal markets.

Climate

Humid subtropical. Hot, humid summers. Mild winters with occasional ice storms that can disrupt outdoor work. Spring and fall offer the most reliable shooting weather.

Production Logistics in Atlanta

Reference for projects in the Atlanta metro region.

Time Zone

Eastern Time.

Language

English with significant Spanish across crew and community.

Currency, Power, Frame Rate

USD. 120V at 60Hz. 29.97fps or 23.976fps default.

Airport

Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International (ATL) is the world's busiest passenger airport with direct connections to nearly every major business city globally. About 20 to 40 minutes from downtown by car or MARTA rail.

CDC Access

Filming at the Centers for Disease Control requires advance coordination with public affairs. Lead times of 4 to 8 weeks are realistic. Some facility areas are off-limits to external filming entirely.

Studio Space

Tyler Perry Studios and several other major film and TV production complexes in metro Atlanta rent space to corporate productions when not in use for major film and TV projects.

Permits

Georgia Film Office and City of Atlanta Film Office handle their respective permit processes. Lead times are short for standard corporate work.