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Set Locations for the Top 2000 IMDB Films

Dennis — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 09:05:04 +0000

Edmund Helmer of BoxOfficeQuant.com has taken the top 2000 films from 1910-2010 according to IMDB, and fed their locations into the Google Map below. Click on each marker for more information, and enjoy exploring for yourself.

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Inside the House from “The Royal Tenenbaums”

John P. Hess — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 09:20:00 +0000

From the AV Club: The Royal Tenenbaums is set in New York, but not really. The city viewers see in the film certainly looks like New York, but the names have been changed and, in at least one case, an iconic landmark covered up. Consequently, the house that Royal Tenenbaum (Gene Hackman) bought in the winter of his 35th year is located on Archer Avenue in the film, not in Harlem on Convent Avenue at 144th Street, as it is in real life.

The life of a movie location scout

Dennis — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 19:52:59 +0000

Anthony Mason of CBS News looks at the fascinating, yet often invisible world of movie location scouting.

Urban Decay as Film Locations

Dennis — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 17:29:00 +0000

Urban Decay can be great locations for guerrilla filmmakers, but they don’t come without risks and challenges. This is an interview with David Horbach, talking about lost places and evaluating their pros and cons for filmmakers.

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Location, Location, Location

John P. Hess — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 07:06:26 +0000

Locations are the starting point for the look of your film. In this article, Kendal Miller gives a few helpful suggestions for successful location scouting.

…You have heard that they key to success in retail, and real estate is your location. Well a lot of the same can be said for filmmaking. There is no substitute for a great location. Unfortunately many great locations never live up to their full potential on screen due to a poor location scout. In fact, it is amazing to me how many people don’t scout locations at all.

I feel pretty strongly that in order to execute a script, design camera blocking, execute lighting, and spec gear packages, you must have at least a basic understanding of where you will be shooting. Now obviously some shoots require much less scouting than others, and it is up to you to decide how much time investment is warranted. However, as a general rule of thumb most people fall to the side of being under prepared in location scouting. Investing just a little bit of time and energy on the front end will pay off dividends on the shoot day. So grab your backpack with the items below and lets hit the road!

— FreshDV | Read The Full Article