LR: What were the challenges to getting the locations signed,
secured and prepped?
KH: Georgia Power took a lot of hand-holding. They had never
opened up an active plant to a project of this size, and Plant
Scherer is vital to their operations in Central Georgia. On top of
security concerns, their facility houses massive amounts of coal
and hazardous materials. Serious security and safety protocols
have to be maintained. Georgia Power was committed to keeping
us and their employees safe, so we had to be very detailed on
our filming requests, and get all set plans pre-approved before
we got the contract completed. It took multiple meetings, on-site
visits and set plan proposals before everything was finalized.
There were three separate times that exterior filming had to be
shifted due to snow. There's not much you can do when there's
snow and ice in Georgia. The moon had already been dressed
and sculpted by the greens department, so we just had to wait a
day until it all melted.
LR: Can you address the safety requirements and training at
both the quarry and power plant?
KH: The quarry's safety requirements of wearing a hard hat
and steel-toed shoes were minimal in comparison to the power
plant. We had to distribute personal protective gear to the
crew—hard hats, ear plugs and safety vests. Our location team
of about 20 people had to learn the different sirens for the
plant—usually these initiated an evacuation protocol depending
on what emergency situation was under way (fire, hazmat spill,
