All the hard work paid off. Variety's Owen Gleiberman says, "The
fact that space travel, viewed from the inside, could look and
feel so much more abrasive and hazardous than we might ever
have thought is part of the raw power of First Man." When you
get right down to it, the film was built on a solid marriage of
locations, physical machines and creative SPFX to put together
the filmed-in-real-time effect Chazelle was aiming for.
From my personal perspective, being a part of this project was
an experience I won't forget. It was distinct pleasure to watch all
of this happen in well-orchestrated fashion between the director,
production designer and the Location Department. With Kyle's
solid team in place, he knew just what each person could bring
to the table, and it paid off in a credible film telling a wonderful
story. Yes, it is possible to fake a moon landing—you really need
just the right talent.
dangerous weather, etc.). In the event of an emergency, we were
responsible for evacuating the crew and performing a roll call at
the muster station.
LR: Is there anything else you would like to mention about
First Man?
KH: I think that there was a really cool integration of our practical
LLTV crash location in Perry, Georgia, with the stage work. VFX
took plate shots and projected them into the LED screen to
create a virtual location. This was done multiple times in the
interior spacecraft sets
as well. The technology
allowed us to seamlessly
cut between the location
and the stage.
FIRST MAN LOCATION DEPARTMENT:
Location Manager: Kyle Hinshaw, LMGI
Key Asst. Location Managers: Andrew Galbraith,
Jonathan Hanna, Trey Neely
Assistant Location Managers:
Aubrey Devaney, Elliott Dunwoody, LMGI,
Mary Louise Freeman
Location Scouts:
Carri Gibbs Luse, Melanie Manning,
Oshi Nightbird
Location Office Coordinator:
Lisa R. Reisman, LMGI
Location Assistants:
Aida Hinshaw, Jenni Ivers, Justin Ray,
Jonathan Wymer, LMGI
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