Georgia has been one of the busiest film and television production centers on earth for more than a decade, and most of that work happens inside a ring of studio campuses scattered across metro Atlanta. For a producer, a UPM, or a transportation coordinator new to the market, the first surprise is geography: the studios are not clustered in one neighborhood. They sit north, south, east, and inside the city — connected by some of the most congested interstates in the country.
This is a transportation map of the major studios, written for the people who have to move talent, executives, and crew between them, the airport, and the hotels. It is a companion to our broader Producer's Guide to film and TV production transportation in Atlanta.
The Geography of a Production Hub
Three things define ground transportation in production-era Atlanta. First, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport sits on the south side of the metro — which means studios south of the city often have better airport access than the in-town and northern facilities. Second, the road network funnels through the I-285 perimeter and the downtown Connector, where I-75 and I-85 merge, both of which can turn a fifteen-mile move into an hour. Third, the talent and executives mostly stay in-town — Buckhead, Midtown, and Downtown — so the daily pattern is hotel-to-studio-and-back, across traffic, on a schedule that does not flex.
The Major Studios and Where They Sit
Trilith Studios — Fayetteville
Trilith, formerly Pinewood Atlanta Studios, sits in Fayetteville in the southern suburbs below the airport. It is one of the largest purpose-built studio campuses in North America and anchors a walkable live-work community. For transportation, its south-metro position is an advantage on airport runs and a challenge on anything coming from the northern suburbs in rush hour.
Tyler Perry Studios — Southwest Atlanta
Built on the former Fort McPherson army base in southwest Atlanta, Tyler Perry Studios is one of the largest film studios in the country, with a campus measured in hundreds of acres. Its in-city location keeps it relatively close to downtown hotels and the airport, though the surrounding surface streets reward a driver who knows them.
Assembly Studios — Doraville
Assembly Studios occupies the redeveloped former General Motors assembly plant in Doraville, on the northeast side just inside I-285. It is a major modern campus with a large soundstage footprint and anchor television tenants. For transportation, it is the northern counterweight to the southern studios — convenient to the northeast suburbs, a longer haul from the airport.
Shadowbox Studios — Southeast Atlanta
Shadowbox Studios, formerly Blackhall Studios, sits in southeast Atlanta, not far from the airport on the city's southern flank. Its proximity to Hartsfield-Jackson makes it one of the easier campuses for moving inbound executives and department heads straight from a flight to a stage.
EUE/Screen Gems and the Rest
EUE/Screen Gems Studios operates a stage complex in the Lakewood area of south Atlanta, and the metro carries a long tail of additional facilities — Eagle Rock and Third Rail in the northeast, converted warehouses, and independent stages spread across the region. The practical point for transportation is the same everywhere: each campus has its own gate procedures, its own holding and base-camp geography, and its own relationship to the nearest interstate.
Why the Airport Changes Everything
Because Hartsfield-Jackson is south of the city, the southern studios — Trilith, Tyler Perry, Shadowbox — generally offer cleaner airport logistics than the northern ones. For incoming directors, studio executives, and department heads, that can shape everything from hotel choice to call-time planning. When talent or executives arrive by private aircraft, the FBOs at the region's private fields — DeKalb-Peachtree (PDK) to the northeast and Fulton County Executive (FTY) to the southwest — become the relevant arrival points instead, each with its own drive-time relationship to the studios.
Moving Between Studios and the Hotels
The daily reality is the in-town-hotel-to-studio commute, and it is where a professional black car service earns its keep. A few patterns hold:
- Buckhead and Midtown to the southern studios crosses the entire city; plan it against rush hour, not against the map.
- Cross-metro studio-to-studio moves — say, a Doraville campus to a Fayetteville one — are the longest hauls in the market and should never be scheduled tight.
- Multi-stop executive days — a producer hitting two studios, a production office, and a dinner — are best run as a single as-directed roadshow rather than a string of separate pickups.
For crew movements between holding and base camp, Sprinter vans and V-Class people-movers carry the volume; for principals, an executive sedan or SUV keeps the move quiet and comfortable.
How Chauffeured Transportation Fits the Map
The studios supply the stages; the city supplies the traffic. What connects them on schedule is a transportation plan built by people who know which campus sits where, how its gates work, and how long the move really takes at 7 a.m. versus 7 p.m. That local knowledge — not the vehicle badge — is the difference between a production that runs on time and one that waits at the curb.
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Pair this with our full Producer's Guide to Atlanta production transportation, and the geography stops being a surprise.
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