The History of Popular Film Set to the Art of
Cartography
I have a few bits of writing that are almost finished.
Hopefully, I'll be able to post them soon, it's just a case of finding a few
quiet hours to really look at them and make some necessary final edits. Things
have been hectic this past week and fears of Coronavirus have disrupted my
regular routine, leaving me feeling anxious. I'm trying to remain rational, but
it's one of those things where you can only hope it goes away quickly and we
can all get back to normality, or whatever that might be.
To pass the time between posts, I thought I'd share
some images from my "Film Map" (not to be confused with filmap, the
great tumblr blog that compares location images from films with their real life
counterparts ripped from Google maps). I received this map a couple of years
ago as a present, but I only recently got around to displaying it on the wall. A
shame really, as it was a perfect gift for a movie lover like me and has now
taken pride of place in our living room.
It's interesting to think of the cinema as a physical
space, like a city, country, or even the world itself. Would certain regions
become tourist destinations – playgrounds for the rich elites and subject of
countless articles and new stories – while others would become ghettoized, like
places the guides and magazines tell you to avoid, but are nonetheless full of
danger, intrigue and adventure? If my taste in cinema was a city, what would it
look like I wonder? Would it be as eclectic and diverse in its layout as the
one pictured here, or would it be more rigid or regimented? It's something to
think about.
As a game, see how many of your favourite films you
can spot, hidden away along the avenues and intersections, down the highways
and byways, or across the streets and bridges. I couldn't photograph the whole
thing, just enough to give you a sufficient overview.
