Film Fanatic Matches Scenes From Famous Movies With Their Locations in Real-Life

Famous Film Locations

“Spider-Man: Far From Home”

Film enthusiast Thomas Duke celebrates his love of the cinema by traveling to the locations of some of his favorite flicks. While there, he places a still shot from the film in the exact spot where it happened in the landscape. Doing this integrates the scene with the backdrop to reveal more than what we saw while watching the original production. A still from The Joker, for instance, features Joaquin Phoenix standing on steps in the Bronx. Duke traveled to the borough to find the staircase that Phoenix stood on. By knowing what the real landscape looks like, it gives us some behind-the-scenes knowledge that adds another layer of enjoyment to the film.

Duke’s ongoing project is called Stepping Through Film and at its core, it is an homage to the magic of movies. “I’ve adored film my whole life,” he tells My Modern Met. “It was always there, a place that I could escape to when life was getting a little tough. I enjoyed exploring the screen through my own head and couldn’t wait to, quite literally, step through the films that had helped me through my years of growing up.”

Since beginning Stepping Through Film in 2017, the London-based film fan has trekked to the likes of Paris, Nottingham, and recently, The Big Apple. “New York City is the furthest I’ve traveled so far,” Duke says. “It was always a dream to visit this place anyway but to do so for my film-related passion was simply a joy!”

Film fanatic Thomas Duke travels far and wide to match still scenes with their real-life movie filming locations.

Harry Potter Filming Locations

“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2”

Marvel Movie Filming Locations

“The Avengers”

Movie Filming Locations

“The Force Awakens”

Movie Filming Locations

“The Theory of Everything”

Famous Film Locations

“Dunkirk”

Movie Filming Locations

“Home Alone 2: Lost in New York”

Marvel Movie Filming Locations

“Avengers: Endgame”

Famous Film Locations

“Avengers: Endgame”

Famous Film Locations

“The Joker”

Movie Filming Locations

“Elf”

Famous Film Locations

“Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb”

Famous Film Locations

“Paddington”

Famous Movie Filming Locations

“Enchanted”

Famous Movie Filming Locations

“John Wick 2”

Famous Movie Filming Locations

“Atonement”

He also imagines animations in their real-life locations…

Famous Film Locations

“Up”

Movie Filming Locations

“The Little Mermaid”

…and television, too!

Famous Film Locations

“Good Omens”

Famous Film Locations

“Friends: The One With Ross’ Wedding”

Famous Television Filming Locations

“The Crown”

Famous Movie Filming Locations

“Sherlock”

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Sara Barnes

Sara Barnes is a Staff Editor at My Modern Met, Manager of My Modern Met Store, and co-host of the My Modern Met Top Artist Podcast. As an illustrator and writer living in Seattle, she chronicles illustration, embroidery, and beyond through her blog Brown Paper Bag and Instagram @brwnpaperbag. She wrote a book about embroidery artist Sarah K. Benning titled 'Embroidered Life' that was published by Chronicle Books in 2019. Sara is a graduate of the Maryland Institute College of Art. She earned her BFA in Illustration in 2008 and MFA in Illustration Practice in 2013.
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