Variety: The revived Fox series “24: Live Another Day” is shooting all 12 of its episodes in London through June, and although the Kiefer Sutherland starrer portrays the British capital as a city in the grips of terrorists, Adrian Wootton, CEO of government promo org Film London, is optimistic that the show will encourage more tourists to visit
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This is believable, super fans of shows or movies what to go where there favorite things are filmed. Even if they do not set out with the goal to see where movies are filmed. I never go into New York City seeking out places that movies or tv shows were filmed but then you come across them and you have to stop and take a picture. With The Hobitt and its New Zealand tourism boost is a little crazy to think people would go such great lengths to see a movie set but thinking about it, it would be sooo cool to be in a hobitt hole. While reading this I also thought of the Harry Potter World in Universal Studios in Orlando. I was so thrilled while I was there, it was like getting to be a part of the films and it was just a replication.
This is an interesting article and makes sense for some movies and places that are being used for more filming in this expanding industry. During spring break, when Keith, Sydney, Becki, and I went to Los Angeles we visited a CMU alum at Sony Pictures. During our lunch meeting he talked a lot about how filming and many studios are exporting their work out of Los Angeles to areas where it is cheaper to produce films. It will be interesting to see how the these places will attract more tourism because of these movie industries that are moving out of Los Angeles.
I agree with Olivia and Albert that this statistic is very believable. People that are really into certain television shows would do anything to step into the "real-life" set of the show rather than seeing it through their tv screens. I think this is the very reason why cities such as Los Angeles and New York are such big tourist cities. People want to see for themselves the places they have heard and seen so much about on television. I also think people feel a sense of fame themselves if they have visited the set of their favorite television show. I wonder if cities such as Pittsburgh will become more touristy as more films and television shows are filmed in our city. It will be interesting to see how this statistic plays out.
I can understand this, it only makes sense that fans would want to step foot on the exact places that their favorite actors and television characters once filmed their favorite scenes. Like Olivia, I very rarely go to New York with the intention of finding the places where films were shot, however it is interesting to see it when I do find one. That being said, I do have a great desire to go to New Zealand essentially with the sole purpose of going to a hobbit hole. Maybe I'm a bit crazy to do that but come on, A FREAKING HOBBIT HOLE! That's freaking awesome!!
This is a very interesting article. I watched the behind the scenes video for The Hobbit movie and it discussed this phenomenon. The area for the original Hobbitown in the Lord of the Rings became a popular tourist location in New Zealand after the original movie. It was built as facades. For the new Hobbit movie, the town was rebuilt, now with "real" Hobbit holes. On the first day of shooting an ambassador of New Zealand was there, the Prime Minister I believe, as well as the owner of the land who explained how a produced came up to his father one day and asked to film there. It's incredible to think how something like this could change a person's way of life so drastically.
I think the ideas that this article is bringing forth are a lot of the same ideas why the best theme parks in the world are so successful. If you take away the rides, theme parks are like giant walk through sets. People have this natural inclination to not just enjoy watching something, but they want more. They want to actually be there, and thats why people are willing to spend huge sums of money to travel to the very best theme parks around the world or to movie and television sets. I know the harry potter set in london is a huge attraction and all you can do is just walk through and look around. There is just something magical about actually being there.
I totally agree with this article. Living in southern California I am often close to where many movies are filmed all of the time, sometimes a house or business will be roped off for a day of shooting sometimes. It's interesting because, like Michael said, it can easily change somebody's life when having a movie feature their house or place of living. I think LA and Hollywood are a testament to that for sure. Countless movies have been filmed in these locations and now they are tourist hot-spots for people all over the world to come ogle at.
I mean i understand this. When i found out that The Fault in our Stars movie was being filmed here i was immediately on alert looking for John Green. I think having movies near you brings up the hype because you are suddenly in that world. I know i would kill to be in a hobbit hole. Its the same as going to theme parks like disney. Why else would we want to go on the tower of terror. It wouldn't be nearly as cool if we didn't have the whole experience in line leading up to the actual ride. Being able to be part of an experience or set or anything that you have already liked is special.
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