Where Else?



          As I'm just starting pre-production, one of the first things that I was thinking about was where exactly I was going to shoot the film. I need to find somewhere local that I could easily access, but also somewhere that would fit in with the theme of my film. Another issue that comes up is who will act in the film, whether it be myself or an outside source.


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          For the location, the original idea was to get a location mostly urban, to keep with the futuristic theme, but also one with colorful lighting that wouldn't make it seem overly dark and would give the setting some contrast. Our first idea for this was the local movie theater, which is at a location that is just what we had in mind: a mostly urban setting with neon lighting and somewhat populated. We chose this both because it would give the film a really awesome aesthetic, but also because..... we don't have the money to make a huge set or use any sort of CGI in order to create a setting that's too far in the future. Maybe that's a good thing though, because it might give the movie an added level of realism and familiarity, to show that these underlying issues could affect us right where we are in the very near future, rather than some faraway place in time.

          I'll consider more locations as they come to me, because there are many other places that would work for this type of film, but this one in particular seems to be the most likely. Ironically the place that I might film my own movie is... a movie theater. Maybe I could get some inspiration from the other ones playing on the big screen and strive to maybe get mine up there one day.
         


       

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