Taking a Look at Atlanta’s Past and Future in Film

This article shares how a slight tax increase in 2005, turned into a $3.1 billion to better Atlanta’s film production. This money was used to clean up the city for television and movie production. This clean up also benefited Georgia State University’s image. The writer of this article, William Inman, spoke to numerous peers about their interactions in different film’s that have recently come to Atlanta. Michael Oloyede shared his adventure as an extra in “Hunger Games II.” Oloyede played an exhausting roll yelling and screaming. Meanwhile, there have been other opportunities to be an extra in films such as, “Anchorman 2” or the “The Change-Up,” which provides extra rolls that are a little less involved as far as acting. Another show that Inman spoke about in detail was the production of the AMC series, “The Walking Dead.” As the series continues, “The Walking Dead” has actually continued to use Atlanta’s skyline in all three seasons. Inman interviewed Kevin Galbraith, a senior psychology major as Georgia State University, about his personal experience as an extra in “The Walking Dead.” The article shared Galbraith story as an extra. This article mainly contained short personal testimonials about experiences of others within Georgia State University. Throughout this article I noticed a few different things that could have made this article an easier read. Although the topic is incredibly interesting, Inman primarily only includes a vague interview with a few different peers at Georgia State University that have had the opportunity to participate as an extra. I believe Inman could have surveyed the individuals in greater detail to expand on what he had written. Questions that would have received answers that are more than just “it was fun,” should be used during the surveying process. Inman