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to do them? Because of the need for mountainous terrains the film initially scouted locations that were several hours north of Atlanta. Production was based in Savannah and shooting in the Blue Ridge Mountains would have required production to move 4-6 hours north. Director JD Dillard encouraged me to look for locations closer to Savannah. We struck gold in finding two locations that were thirty minutes outside Savannah. A non-active quarry and a recreational park called the Big Nasty ATV Park. Working with Art Director Erik Robert, Set Designer Chris Hand and the greens department headed by Matt Butler, we were able to transform these outdoor areas into the battlefields of Korea. VFX support added the final bit of magic that was needed for these sequences. The interiors of the USS Leyte were all built onstage, as well as the interior of the Jesse/ Daisy Brown home. The other big challenge on this film was designing and building the planes. Supervising Art Director Jeremy Woolsey oversaw all of this work. A B C D E