With a large number of movie and television productions getting up to speed, the number of yellow production signs popping up around metro Atlanta has grown significantly in recent weeks.
The signs are used to point out where the production locations are -- especially for crews looking both for the locations themselves, and simply to find out where to park once they've arrived.
Various codes are noted on the signs to note which productions are underway in a given location. Some productions are somewhat obvious -- HAHN has been used in the past for location shoots for the Tyler Perry nighttime soap The Haves and the Have Nots. Others are much more obscure and much harder to discern.
Some locations get used for multiple days, while others are being used for one day or even a part of a day. In some cases, multiple productions will use the same location at different points, redressing the location as an entirely different setting. That's one of the fantastic things about production in Georgia -- it's so adaptable, which is one of the things that makes location spotting so much fun!
Here's a list of some of the abbreviations we have noted recently, along with what we have determined to be the associated productions. It is by no means exhaustive, as there are new productions getting underway constantly. Feel free to let us know if you've seen others.
CROSSEYE - Dynasty - The CW's reboot of the 1980s primetime soap premieres on October 11, 2017.
KIKI - The 15:17 to Paris - Clint Eastwood is directing a drama based on the true story of a 2015 terrorist attack on a Paris-bound train.
SOS - Star - The 2nd season premiere of the Fox drama premieres September 27, 2017.
CR - Thor: Ragnarok - The Marvel superhero film debuts November 3, 2017.
EYE - MacGyver - Season 2 of the CBS action series premieres on September 29, 2017.
CB - Ant-Man and The Wasp - Shooting is now underway for the superhero sequel, with a release date set for July 6, 2018.
R-19 - Rampage - The Dwayne Johnson monster flick is based on the 1980s arcade video game of the same name, and is set to open in theaters on April 20, 2018.
FIGARO - Avengers: Infinity War - Marvel's massive superhero saga hits theater screens on May 4, 2018.
SO - Sharp Objects - Filming on the upcoming HBO series starring Amy Adams and Patricia Clarkson is underway, but a release date has not been announced.
HCF - Halt and Catch Fire - The 4th and final season of the AMC series premieres August 19, 2017.
SF - The Walking Dead - The 8th season of what has become one of the most watched shows on cable television premieres on AMC on October 22, 2017.
