The Art of the Hunt
Location scouting is perhaps one of the most important yet underestimated components of making epic filmmaking and commercial photography. Searching for those locations that hit the spot always precedes a meeting of the minds between producers, directors and scriptwriters about the general kind of scenery that will enhance the creative vision and require to be shot outside the studio.
When we come across an awesome film, youtube video, editorial, or photograph, we instinctively put all the credit on the cinematographer, the photographer, the technical mastery applied, or the subjects being framed. But I wonder, how many of us forget to notice the one element that composes about 50% of the shot’s awesomeness — that is, the location?
I find locations to be more than a geographical poin...