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Brockport, which I embellished to create a very theatrical informal improvisational learning space. The production wanted to do as much of the train crash in-camera as possible. It's hard to work with trains and tracks for obvious reasons. We finally found a short private track rail line in Sandersville, GA, that was taken out of commission, allowing us to own a mile of track with complete safety. We brought in twenty 60-foot tankers from around the country and actually created a collision between a tractor trailer and a train car assembly. Steven Dudro did a great job as Art Director of this while the rest of us were still in Ohio. After the crash, we had a few days to dress the cars for the scene. It was a big job to say the least. VFX TANKER VFX TANKER VFX TANKER VFX TANKER TANKER TANKER TANKER TANKER TANKER TANKER TANKER TANKER TANKER TANKER TANKER TRUCK CAB TANKER TANKER TANKER VFX TANKER TANKER 1. 1. 2. 2. RAIL CAM 0 50 100 150 200 FT IMPACT POINT TOP SOIL EMBANKMENT: USED AS FILL/DRESSING GRADED & COMPACTED 400' ESTIMATED MAX END POINT OF BREAKING CARS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 250' ESTIMATED MAX END POINT OF DERAILED CARS GRADED ONLY GRADED ONLY 60'-0" 220'-0" 20'-0" 229'-0" 13'-0" 20'-0" 9 10 11 12 13 14 LEGEND 550 TON CRANE 65 TON CRANE GRADING GRADING & COMPACTING VFX TANKER CAR DRESSED TANKER CAR CAMERA HIDE CAR T-BONE TANKER CAR CAMERA PROTECTION WALL TBD 100'-0" 27'-0" 20'-0" 550 TON CRANE -100' RADIUS CARRYING 60k LBS (TANK CAR) -120' RADIUS CARRYING 50k LBS (TANK CAR w/o TRUCKS) 65 TON CRANE -70' RADIUS CARRYING 6.3k LBS (1 TANK CAR TRUCK) TRAIN CRASH SUNHILL ROAD 10/27/2021 AS SHOWN 32°58'11.9"N 82°46'38.1"W 161 SD 6 AFTERMATH V01 DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY DIRECTOR PRODUCTION DESIGNER SPV ART DIRECTOR SET DECORATOR NOAH BAUMBACH LOL CRAWLEY JESS GONCHOR CHRIS FARMER CLAIRE KAUFMAN The Boy Scout camp was in Ohio and involved a big build/dress with one hundred fifty period picture cars. This was also a lot of fun. Zack Gonchor did another great job as Art Director—it was a Close Encounters kind of vibe. There was a lot of coordination between stunts, SPFX, picture cars and extras. For the creek—there was no way the crew was going to find an existing creek to hold the needed mechanics. Ultimately, I suggested that we dig our own trench four hundred feet long, line it with asphalt and build in all the rigging for the car. For extending the shot later, the location department found a piece of land about an hour outside of Cleveland that was actually a A. GERMAN HOSPITAL. SET PHOTO. B. MURRAY'S LECTURE HALL. ILLUSTRATION BY MICHAEL MANNE. C. TRAIN WRECK. STORYBOARDS BY SAM HUDEKI. D. TRAIN WRECK. SITE PLAN. E. & F. TRAIN WRECK. SET PHOTO. A B C D E F