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toofarbyfar t1_iwxowli wrote

Most movies are not shot in sequence. Doing so would be a logistical nightmare, with certain locations only available at certain times, certain actors only available at certain times, sets being built, sometimes travel involved, etc.

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JesusIsMyZoloft OP t1_iwxrksq wrote

I'm talking about the super-big-budget Hollywood films that can afford to pay someone to coordinate said nightmare.

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mediarch t1_iwxv92a wrote

Big budget Hollywood films wouldn't do it because it's super wasteful to do it that way.

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lizzpop2003 t1_iwy7jo3 wrote

Even then, that's not how it works. Filming is typically grouped by location and actors in said scenes. So, if there are 7 scenes spread through a movie filmed at one location you would film them back to back and if 4 of those scenes featured the same actor you would film those back to back as well.

This saves time and money because that set is already built and dressed and they are already at it, so it only makes sense to stay there till you are done with it.

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Historical-Adagio-99 t1_iwyhx5c wrote

How does that make any sense? Why would any production company move the cast & crews and other resources back and forth to shoot same scenes, in the same location just because they appear in the final product at different parts?

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