Actor Alan Powell goes over lines with actress Tatyana Ali.
Art team preps the vacant nurses desk in the back of the 5th floor.
Actress Kelly Carlson poses with Dr. Charles Linder during a break in filming in the CHOG lobby.
Charlie, left, who plays Alex in the movie, colors with his double, Brewer.
Charlie wears a CHOG surgical gown as he waits to play Alex in a scene.
Crew members get shots of the exterior of the Medical Office Building.
This is just a portion of the truckloads of equipment that the movie crew brought in for filming.
Kim Basso, Jim Mumford and Patti Levins pose with Lou Gossett Jr.
Child Life Director Kym Allen explains how a chemotherapy port is placed using a special doll.
The Medical Office Building’s third floor hallway was used after hours for scenes in the movie.
CHOG correspondent Henry Stephens IV was given a turn in the Director’s Chair during filming.
Actors wait to walk on set in the CHOG lobby.
More than 50 crew members worked on the production team for The Reason.
Crew visits third floor pediatric clinics during a pre-planning visit to CHOG.
Quiet on set!
Crew involved with wardrobe, hair, and makeup wait between scenes.
Filming on the rooftop of CHOG added some perspective of our medical community for the film.
Filming moved to the simulation lab in the Harrison Education Commons building during one afternoon of ICU scenes.
Makeup artist Mary Smit touches up actress Tatyana Ali’s lipstick.
This large treatment room on the fifth floor was used for patient-doctor scenes.
Members of the crew watch the live action through a nearby monitor.
The movie crew that converged on the Health Sciences campus of Augusta University over the past several weeks has wrapped up filming for the project. The faith-based movie is based on The Reason, a book by author William Sirls.
Thanks to everyone who helped make the crew feel welcome and to those of you who provided technical advice and other assistance for the clinical scenes. A release date has not been set, but keep reading Jagwire for more details as they become available.
Denise Parrish is Director of Communications for Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement at Augusta University. Contact her to schedule an interview on this topic at 706-721-9760 or mparrish@augusta.edu.
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