Texas Has Always Been a Great Setting for the Apocalypse

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Post by drdee » Sat, Jul 23, 2022, 6:31 PM UTC

Texas Has Always Been a Great Setting for the Apocalypse
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Re: Texas Has Always Been a Great Setting for the Apocalypse

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Post by nonrandomstring » Mon, Jul 25, 2022, 8:46 AM UTC

Just come to Birmingham in the UK. No need for any set building or CGI

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Post by wgx » Mon, Jul 25, 2022, 9:30 AM UTC

nonrandomstring wrote: post #2

Just come to Birmingham in the UK. No need for any set building or CGI

Birmingham is surprisingly versatile as a filming location. The dystopian scenes in “Ready Player One” were shot there, but it can also double for up-market London housing as seen in the “Kingsman” movies.

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Post by truckerbill » Mon, Jul 25, 2022, 9:42 AM UTC

wgx wrote: post #3

nonrandomstring wrote: post #2

Just come to Birmingham in the UK. No need for any set building or CGI

Birmingham is surprisingly versatile as a filming location. The dystopian scenes in “Ready Player One” were shot there, but it can also double for up-market London housing as seen in the “Kingsman” movies.

Britain has always worn its class divisions on its sleeves.

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Post by ratww » Mon, Jul 25, 2022, 10:09 AM UTC

wgx wrote: post #3

nonrandomstring wrote: post #2

Just come to Birmingham in the UK. No need for any set building or CGI

Birmingham is surprisingly versatile as a filming location. The dystopian scenes in “Ready Player One” were shot there, but it can also double for up-market London housing as seen in the “Kingsman” movies.

This fact is very dystopic in itself.

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Post by lyime » Mon, Jul 25, 2022, 10:12 AM UTC

nonrandomstring wrote: post #2

Just come to Birmingham in the UK. No need for any set building or CGI

Can you expand on this? I have visited Birmingham many times so curious why you think it's a good setting.

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Post by jb1991 » Mon, Jul 25, 2022, 10:19 AM UTC

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Post by mhh__ » Mon, Jul 25, 2022, 10:31 AM UTC

wgx wrote: post #3

nonrandomstring wrote: post #2

Just come to Birmingham in the UK. No need for any set building or CGI

Birmingham is surprisingly versatile as a filming location. The dystopian scenes in “Ready Player One” were shot there, but it can also double for up-market London housing as seen in the “Kingsman” movies.

It may be of note that the recent "The Batman" was largely filmed in the UK and specifically liverpool

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Post by newaccount2021 » Mon, Jul 25, 2022, 10:34 AM UTC

jb1991 wrote: post #7

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Post by pjc50 » Mon, Jul 25, 2022, 10:56 AM UTC

nonrandomstring wrote: post #2

Just come to Birmingham in the UK. No need for any set building or CGI

Birmingham, city of the future: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EoHVO1eSMFc "Telly Savalas Looks At Birmingham", 5m, 1981. Note the use of shots of complicated motorway junctions to indicate modernity.