The Indianapolis International Airport is being used as a movie set this week to produce a training film for the Transportation Security Administration.
Portions of the airport concourse and gates have been closed since Monday as the TSA makes a film about how to respond to an "active shooter" at airports. The filming will last until Saturday.
The training film is a direct result of the a shooting at Los Angeles International Airport on Nov. 1, 2013, said Mark Howell, a TSA regional spokesman.
TSA officer Gerardo Hernandez was killed and two employees were injured, as well as five civilians, when suspect Paul Anthony Ciancia opened fire.
"We are taking this filming very seriously," Howell said. "This is personal for us."
Howell said film will teach TSA employees, who do not carry weapons, what to do if someone opens fire in an airport.
A combination of paid actors and TSA employees are in the film portraying a gunman and passengers. "We want to make it look as realistic as possible," Howell said.
The sounds of gunfire will be added in the production stage so real passengers won't be alarmed. Airport and TSA workers are at the airport to let passengers know that a film is being made. There are also signs posted throughout the airport.
Howell said Indianapolis was chosen for the film because it is a wide-open space and has an abundance of natural light.
"It is one of the more modern airports, and we have always had a good relationship with officials there," Howell said.
The airport was a pilot site for full body scanners, and Howell said "we test a lot of things there because it's s a good sample size."
- Source: http://www.jconline.com
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