Passengers, The Avalon, Space (2016)

Artist/Designer: Guy Hendrix Dyas, Gene Serdena

Project Location: Georgia

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Significant Date(s):
21st Century, 2016

Additional Information:
Publications/Texts in Print:
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don’t lose your drink: How travel companies are gearing up for a tourism boom in SPACE.”
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Stamp, Elizabeth. “The Out-of-This-World Set Designs of Passengers.” Architectural Digest,
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Building Address: Filmed at Pinewood Atlanta Studios in Atlanta, Georgia

Tags: Future, space, Avalon, aerospace, Film, 2016, 21st century,


Significant Dates:
Filming began September 15, 2015.

Supporting Staff/ Designers:
production designer Guy Hendrix Dyas, set decorator Gene Serdena

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