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Location shooting is the shooting of a film or television production in a real-world setting rather than a sound stage or backlot.[1] The location may be interior or exterior.
Mike Chin on location in Chinatown's Portsmouth Square in San Francisco, California filming a low-budget movie in 1983
The filming location may be the same in which the story is set (for example, scenes in the film The Interpreter were set and shot inside the United Nations Headquarters in Manhattan), or it may stand in for a different locale (the films Amadeus and The Illusionist were primarily set in Vienna, but were filmed in Prague). Most films feature a combination of location and studio shoots; often, interior scenes will be shot on a soundstage while exterior scenes will be shot on location. Second unit photography is not generally considered a location shoot.
Location shooting has several advantages over filming on a studio set. First and foremost, the expense can often be far lower than that of constructing sets in a studio. The illusion of reality can also be stronger; on a set, it is hard to replicate real-world wear and tear, as well as architectural details, and the vastness of a city is difficult to recreate on a backlot. The failure of Camelot (1967) caused American filmmakers to shift exterior shots from studio backlots to authentic locations.[2] The film was widely criticized for its cheap look because it was obviously filmed on an architecturally ambiguous set against the chaparral-covered hills of Burbank.[2]
Shooting outside of the home country is sometimes used to bypass union rules, labor regulations, or work stoppages. It can also allow "frozen" currency to be used: the 1968 movie Kelly's Heroes was filmed in Yugoslavia using profits that had been made on movie exhibitions in that country but could not be exported.[citation needed]
Conversely, there are a number of reasons why a production may choose not to shoot on location. Shooting on a set gives the crew a greater control over the environment: a room may be created to the exacting specifications of the story, for example, and there is no need to shut down street traffic when shooting on a backlot. Additionally, a given location may have inconvenient restrictions. The convenience store where Clerks was shot was open during the day, so the crew could only shoot at night; this necessitated the shutters on the windows be closed to hide the fact that it was dark outside.
Location shooting often takes place close to the studio; in Hollywood films, this region is delineated in union agreements and is known as the studio zone. Many location shoots, however, are far from the home studio, sometimes on the other side of the world. In these instances, location shooting can provide significant economic development benefits to the area in which they are shot. Cast and crew heavily rely upon local facilities such as catering, transportation, and accommodations. A film that becomes a blockbuster hit can introduce movie audiences around the world to a visually breathtaking location that they were previously unaware of, as the Lord of the Rings trilogy did for New Zealand. This can boost tourism for years or even decades.
Practicalities
The Mayor's Office of Film, Theatre and Broadcasting in New York City helps keep cars from parking near shooting locations
Location shooting usually requires a location manager, and locations are usually chosen by a location scout. Many popular locations, such as New York City in the United States, Toronto in Canada, and the Isle of Man, a crown dependency of the United Kingdom, have dedicated film offices to encourage location shooting, and to suggest appropriate locations to film-makers.
In many cases a second unit is dispatched to film on location, with a second unit director and sometimes with stand-in actors. These shots can then be edited into the final film or TV program alongside studio-shot sequences, to give an authentic flavor, without the expense or trouble of a full-scale location shoot. NYPD Blue, for example, was filmed primarily in Los Angeles, but used second unit footage of New York City for color, as well as featuring a small number of episodes filmed on location with the cast.
^"Shooting on Location Guide to global pre-production location research". Retrieved March 29, 2012.
^ abBingen, Steven; Marc Wanamaker (2014). Warner Bros.: Hollywood's Ultimate Backlot. London: Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 191–192. ISBN978-1-58979-962-2. Retrieved April 25, 2015.
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This article relies largely or entirely on a single source Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page Please help improve this article by introducing citations to additional sources Find sources Location shooting news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2020 Location shooting is the shooting of a film or television production in a real world setting rather than a sound stage or backlot 1 The location may be interior or exterior Mike Chin on location in Chinatown s Portsmouth Square in San Francisco California filming a low budget movie in 1983 The filming location may be the same in which the story is set for example scenes in the film The Interpreter were set and shot inside the United Nations Headquarters in Manhattan or it may stand in for a different locale the films Amadeus and The Illusionist were primarily set in Vienna but were filmed in Prague Most films feature a combination of location and studio shoots often interior scenes will be shot on a soundstage while exterior scenes will be shot on location Second unit photography is not generally considered a location shoot Before filming the locations are generally surveyed in pre production a process known as location scouting and recce Contents 1 Pros and cons 2 Practicalities 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksPros and cons Edit Between shoots for The Sorcerer s Apprentice at Bowling Green in New York City lighting equipment was parked on Broadway Location shooting has several advantages over filming on a studio set First and foremost the expense can often be far lower than that of constructing sets in a studio The illusion of reality can also be stronger on a set it is hard to replicate real world wear and tear as well as architectural details and the vastness of a city is difficult to recreate on a backlot The failure of Camelot 1967 caused American filmmakers to shift exterior shots from studio backlots to authentic locations 2 The film was widely criticized for its cheap look because it was obviously filmed on an architecturally ambiguous set against the chaparral covered hills of Burbank 2 Shooting outside of the home country is sometimes used to bypass union rules labor regulations or work stoppages It can also allow frozen currency to be used the 1968 movie Kelly s Heroes was filmed in Yugoslavia using profits that had been made on movie exhibitions in that country but could not be exported citation needed Conversely there are a number of reasons why a production may choose not to shoot on location Shooting on a set gives the crew a greater control over the environment a room may be created to the exacting specifications of the story for example and there is no need to shut down street traffic when shooting on a backlot Additionally a given location may have inconvenient restrictions The convenience store where Clerks was shot was open during the day so the crew could only shoot at night this necessitated the shutters on the windows be closed to hide the fact that it was dark outside Location shooting often takes place close to the studio in Hollywood films this region is delineated in union agreements and is known as the studio zone Many location shoots however are far from the home studio sometimes on the other side of the world In these instances location shooting can provide significant economic development benefits to the area in which they are shot Cast and crew heavily rely upon local facilities such as catering transportation and accommodations A film that becomes a blockbuster hit can introduce movie audiences around the world to a visually breathtaking location that they were previously unaware of as the Lord of the Rings trilogy did for New Zealand This can boost tourism for years or even decades Practicalities Edit The Mayor s Office of Film Theatre and Broadcasting in New York City helps keep cars from parking near shooting locations Location shooting usually requires a location manager and locations are usually chosen by a location scout Many popular locations such as New York City in the United States Toronto in Canada and the Isle of Man a crown dependency of the United Kingdom have dedicated film offices to encourage location shooting and to suggest appropriate locations to film makers In many cases a second unit is dispatched to film on location with a second unit director and sometimes with stand in actors These shots can then be edited into the final film or TV program alongside studio shot sequences to give an authentic flavor without the expense or trouble of a full scale location shoot NYPD Blue for example was filmed primarily in Los Angeles but used second unit footage of New York City for color as well as featuring a small number of episodes filmed on location with the cast See also EditFilming location Location library Set film and TV scenery FilmmakingReferences Edit Shooting on Location Guide to global pre production location research Retrieved March 29 2012 a b Bingen Steven Marc Wanamaker 2014 Warner Bros Hollywood s Ultimate Backlot London Rowman amp Littlefield pp 191 192 ISBN 978 1 58979 962 2 Retrieved April 25 2015 External links Edit Media related to Location shooting at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Location shooting amp oldid 1091490142, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
