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Location

Meaning in film & television, with examples

/ləʊˈkeɪʃn/nounCore term

In film & television, location means: A real place outside the studio, such as a street, house or forest, where a film or TV show is shot.

In Turkish: mekan, çekim mekanı, lokasyon

How it is used

To shoot on location means to film in a real place, not a studio. Before the shoot, the location manager and location scouts look for and book locations, a process called location scouting or a recce in British English.

Example sentences

  1. Most of the series was shot on location in Mardin.

  2. We're still looking for a location that can pass for a 1970s hospital.

Common collocations

  • on location
  • location scouting
  • location manager
  • find a location
  • location shoot
  • setThe place where filming happens, either a space built in a studio to look like a real place or the area being used at a location.
  • shootTo record a film, scene or shot with a camera. As a noun, a shoot is the period or the day when the filming happens.
  • pre-productionThe planning stage before filming starts, when the script is finished, the cast is chosen, locations are found and the budget and schedule are prepared.
  • call sheetA daily document sent to the cast and crew that lists the scenes being shot, the location, call times and important contacts for the next shooting day.

More terms: On Set: The Shoot

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