There and Back Again

The part of Movies that Geography has a strong presence in is the matter of shooting on locations. Many film teams fly to other parts of the world to shoot scenes in an area that could benefit the scene. Examples of this would be Peter Jackson, director of the Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings movies regulary films scenes in New Zealand. The lush forests and mountain ranges really give off the feel of Middle Earth. While shooting on location can benefit the look of the movie it can also be a great help to box office. Shooting in somewhere like Ireland will the movie gain intrest there, so come opening night more people will go see it. Unfortuantly with the growing use of CGI less and less film makers feel the need to spend money on these trips when they can just make the same scene, on a green screen. But I think most will agree, it's not the same.