{"id":642151,"date":"2026-10-26T21:26:19","date_gmt":"2026-10-26T21:26:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/642151\/"},"modified":"2026-10-26T21:26:19","modified_gmt":"2026-10-26T21:26:19","slug":"savannah-college-of-art-and-design-backlot-expansion-first-look","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/642151\/","title":{"rendered":"Savannah College of Art and Design Backlot Expansion First Look"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tSavannah College of Art and Design has completed its SCAD<\/a> Film Studios expansion in Savannah, Georgia.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe 16-acre complex of SCAD Savannah Film Studios added new professional soundstages and more than 50 backlot facades and practical interiors to Savannah\u2019s production landscape. The space, built for professional productions as well as students, is the largest university film studio complex in the world.<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\tSavannah Film Studios \u2013 Backlot<\/p>\n

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\n\tSCAD Film Studios is designed to welcome professional productions while giving students opportunities to work alongside experienced crews, performers and creative leaders. <\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\tSavannah Film Studios \u2013 Backlot \u2013 Exterior <\/p>\n

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\n\tAndra Reeve-Rabb, dean of the SCAD School of Film and Acting, executive director of SCAD Casting, said, \u201cAt SCAD, we don\u2019t wait for students to graduate to introduce them to the entertainment industry.\u201d She added, \u201cWe bring the industry directly to them. We\u2019ve built a place where a major production can come to Savannah and find everything it needs \u2014 professional soundstages, an extraordinary backlot, cutting-edge technology and talented emerging artists ready to contribute.<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\tSavannah Film Studios \u2013 Backlot \u2013 Exterior <\/p>\n

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\n\t\u201cOur students aren\u2019t watching the industry from the sidelines. They\u2019re working alongside the professionals who will become their future colleagues. That\u2019s an \u2018only at SCAD\u2019 experience.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tAt the center of the expansion is a Hollywood-style backlot featuring more than 50 fa\u00e7ades
and versatile filming environments that can transport productions from historic Savannah to
New York City streets or small-town America. <\/p>\n

\n\tThe backlot includes brownstones, storefronts, restaurants, urban alleyways, a subway entrance, and a suburban neighborhood, with practical interiors that allow filmmakers to move seamlessly between exterior and interior scenes.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe final phase also includes two purpose-built professional soundstages of nearly 9,000 square feet. These stages, along with the 17,000-square-foot production design and costume design building, help support all components of the creative process. <\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\tSavannah Film Studios \u2013 Backlot<\/p>\n

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\n\tThe studios are already attracting high-profile entertainment projects. Leslie Odom, Jr., who recently joined SCAD as an artist-in-residence alongside actor and singer Nicolette Robinson, will develop and rehearse his upcoming national holiday tour on one of the new soundstages. SCAD students are helping build sets for the production and will gain firsthand exposure to the creative and rehearsal process as Odom prepares for his Nov. 27-Dec. 22 tour.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cAmerican Idol\u201d is also utilizing SCAD Film Studios facilities, creating another connection between professional entertainment production and the university\u2019s emerging talent. The project\u2019s use of SCAD\u2019s production resources reflects the complex\u2019s ability to accommodate major television productions while creating opportunities for students across disciplines, from acting and on-camera performance to production design and behind-the-scenes work.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe Savannah expansion is complemented by SCAD Film Studios in Atlanta, which includes
an additional LED volume stage, broadcast studios and editing facilities.<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\t Savannah Film Studios \u2013 Backlot \u2013 Exterior<\/p>\n

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