Death of Atlanta woman exposes safety weaknesses on the movie set
The death of a 27-year-old Atlanta woman on a narrow trestle in rural Wayne County has prompted hand wringing in the entertainment community about movie set safety. It’s also exposed weaknesses in how Georgia polices the same film industry it’s working to recruit, and dented its image as a new go-to-state for making movies.
“It’s hurt Georgia’s reputation,” said Jay Self, who was until recently head of the film office in the city of Savannah.
“This is a place that’s still struggling for respect nationally and this happens and it feeds this idea that we’re not as good as the big guys.”
Sarah Jones’ death on Feb. 20 has been cast as the most significant blow to the film industry since a helicopter plunged to the ground on the set of the Twilight Zone movie in California in 1983, killing star Vic Morrow and two child actors.
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