We discussed this quote: “It is characteristic of the vast majority of cities in the movies that they focus not on architecture per se, but on architecture as it affects, and is interpreted by, citizens” (Thomas 2003, p. 410).

You came up with some excellent and varied examples of where and how this quote might apply, including Brazil (1985), Thor (2011) – the more interesting for being set in a small town, fish-out-of-water works including the Borat films, Seinfeld (1989), Godzilla (various) – in terms of the environment more broadly, the superhero genre overall, likewise sci fi, esp Blade Runner (1982)… as well as one example of where the architecture is arbitrary (The Room 2003).

NB – you’ll see I have included the year with each screenwork. This is standard referencing practice that I encourage you to adopt in your blogging practice and assessments.

We watched a DVD special feature from Ray Donovan (2013) Season 3 called Los Angeles: The Third Character (see screenshot), and explored RMIT as our third character, making 5-9 frame photo storyboards in groups.