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This article considers location filming for heritage dramas in rural England, focusing on the experiences of the communities that “host” television crews during production. The article specifically examines the filming of the 2009 BBC adaptation of Jane Austen’s Emma, for which the historic Kent village, Chilham, doubled as the fictional Highbury. In doing so, it interrogates two central aspects. First, it illuminates some of the practical issues and economic and cultural impact of location filming for heritage dramas within rural areas. Second, it reflects upon how a community experiences and responds to its status as the host of such a series, considering the impact this has upon questions of identity and heritage. The article draws upon original empirical research, oral history interviews and community archive building conducted within the Chilham community and with Kent Film Office. It explores the memories and experiences of the local population involved in the television location filming process, as both spectators and participants. We thus consider the significance of location from the point of view of those who solicit, resist, profit from, and are caused problems by the temporary transformation of their local space into a television drama shooting space, forging new connections between production practices, location shooting and heritage series and national television/cinema.

The “film-induced tourism” concept serves for the study of tourism visits made to a destination or attraction resulting from its featuring in cinema films, television series or promotional videos. This phenomenon falls within the field of “film-induced versus destination branding image” research, a fairly recently established field, and with this article correspondingly seeking to carry out analysis of the contents and systematisation of this area based on the contents of the Web of Science database. Thus, this article consists of the application of a systematic survey involving the summary and evaluation based upon the interpretation of the results returned. The sample contains only those articles published in English language journals and explicitly excluding conference proceedings or commentaries. We thus sought to grasp the perspectives adopted by both empirical and theoretical studies, the themes studied and the main conclusions of those studies analysed here. The results convey the diversity of both the quantitative and qualitative studies and the various future lines of research defined in accordance with the gaps detected in the results returned.

Film-induced festivals are becoming more popular, generated through accessibility of streaming platforms and acceptance for popular culture fandom. This is different than any general film festival, because there is a sense of community and desire for recreation among film-induced festival attendees, who are seeking a very specific feel and experience. This excitement can also spill over into the surrounding community, thus sparking interest with festival organizers and community hospitality and retail business owners. Knowing what experiences film-induced festival attendees are seeking can potentially increase visitation, facilitate positive word of mouth, and promote return intentions. This study explored The 2017 Dirty Dancing Festival at Lake Lure, NC, USA where social media posts were collected to understand how attendees experienced the festival. Informed by cocreation theory and a qualitative content analysis, seven themes related to the lived experiences of festival attendees were identified providing in-depth information on attendees' expectations of film-induced festivals. Their experiences related to recreating film scenes and scouting film locations helped to contribute evidence for how festival organizers can maximize cocreation through film-induced festivals using social media posts. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper sheds light on the world of film tourism, the connection between the film as an image-making tool and the attractiveness of tourism destinations. In this context the present research analyses the phenomenon of film-induced tourism. Even though the phenomenon of the film tourism has been recognized, there are still few profound studies and a lack of the statistical data. However, the evidence of existence of such a phenomenon as film-induced tourism is incontrovertible. Thus, the little statistical data available on this topic indicates that such countries as UK, Australia, and New Zealand lead the way from the point of view of the film tourism. Existence of this type of tourism and its potentially significant economic value make understanding the drivers of film-induced tourism extremely important to know.

Combining the reputation of the Italian cultural heritage with the popularity of the Indian Film Industry, Italy and India have been collaborating to strengthen their economic relationships using the media as a spur for cultural exchange and a key-tool to enlarge the tourist market target. Many Italian Film Commissions have invested in supporting Indian productions, understanding the benefits of film-induced tourism. Specialised supplies and equipment have been provided to facilitate the incoming of Indian companies and organize educational tours to promote the locations of the Italian Peninsula. On the Indian side, the Made in Italy brand fascinates the upper-middle class interested in luxury products and the Italian life style. The settings of romantic movies promote the idea of Italy as a land to fulfil one’s own love story imitating the Bollywood stars. It is no surprise that honeymoon holiday packages are nowadays very popular and many sumptuous Indian weddings are celebrated in Italy. The paper analyses the representation strategies of Italy for the Indian audience as used both by tour operators, to enhance film-induced tourism, and by institutions, to enhance the cultural and economic exchanges between our countries.

In this paper we show how cinema, due to the inherent strength of the images it produces, interacts or even interferes with the processes of place image building. The topic under discussion is then absolutely crucial to geography, being it the science of place. The author, starting by explaining the reciprocity (cycling) relation existing between cinema and place, analyzes by means of a qualitative approach the case of Salento and the creation of its “atmosphere” through cinematic images, taking into account those movies that most have contributed to it. Concerning film-induced tourism the author found that, from the supply side, the local tourism system did not still fully adapted itself to the new needs of this segment. However, there is a great potential for its development, since a latent demand seems to exist and the activities of Apulia Film Commission are greatly contributing to it.

The relationship between film and tourism is complex and at times often subtle – not all movies directly encourage tourism, but they can influence tourist images as well as provide additional aspects to the tourist experience. This conceptual paper considers the role that film can play to encourage and enhance tourism in the Marche Region of Italy. Based on theoretical knowledge developed to date, a process to develop film tourism product is proposed. Such a practical application of academic knowledge will also provide data with which to further develop theoretical models in the field.

The paper aims at analysing the connections between film-induced tourism, city-branding and place-based image through the case-study of Naples, particularly deepening the role played by urban policies not only in promoting or sustaining but also in refusing some specific city’s representations. In the first part we will explore this relationship focusing the attention on the changing representations of the city in films and on the changes produced by the urban policies carried out in the phase of so-called Neapolitan Renaissance. The second part will be dedicated to deepen the link between the images of the city conveyed by the media and the touristic sector, emphasizing the role of the official representations and of the Campania Region Film Commission. The third part of the paper will focus on the conflicts involving the urban actors about the existence of a potential link between some negative representations of the periodical crisis of the city (for garbage, organized crime and difficulties in the administrative management) and tourist flows. We will argue that the duplicity of representations proposes in a new way the traditional dual image of the Neapolitan cityscape, inspiring by a different notion of “authenticity”.

In places like those of the Hatfield and McCoy feud, where blood, legend, myth and film-making have shaped images over the years, tourists come visiting with a state of mind that searches for answers to several sensorial stirrings, mostly visual. These stirrings reveal the desire to identify with the visited places, which change and palpitate like living beings.Parts of Southern Appalachia, where Ellen Churchill Semple went on a field research in the late 1890s, were the location of this feud. From then on these sites have been connected with their images. Representations of the feud that, according to their aims, have often highlighted the horror, the romance, the violence over and above the reality of the feud.Here touristic places and spaces have been established hand in hand with the creation of the myth, by telling and retelling the legend of a blood feud. Nowadays, also thanks to the contribution of the 2012 miniseries starring Kevin Costner, the Hatfield-McCoy feud is part of the folklore and known to every American. However, what visitors and tourists traveling to this area get to know are many myths and legends but only few actual facts. Yet these myths and legends, endorsed by the development of tourism, contribute to redefining the image that local residents have of their own territory.

Over the past two decades, the link between culture, economy and local development has been growing. Film-induced tourism is a phenomenon that has only recently been created, sometimes unintentionally, thanks to television programs or films that have expressed a growing bond between the narrated events and the land or environment. The aim of this paper is to examine the case of a movie tourism proposal relates to film productions out of date, although very important in the past. We discuss the relation between film-induced tourism and the work of Swedish director Ingmar Bergman, with specific reference to some of his films in his beloved island of Fårö.

With the strong marketing of the global movie industry and the increasing international tourists, a wave of movie sight-seeing agitation has been popularized in the world. Therefore, the study explores the interrelationship between domestic movie tourism's recollection, tourism products attitudes, and tourism Intention, also discusses whether viewers noticed the information of sightseeing products appearing in the movie during the process of watching movies and started to recollect the product with a desire to buy. While in the process of processing the information, the viewer's perception of the product will influence the process, the best way for tourism products placed in a movie is combined the vision with auditory. Time and frequency of product exposure will also affect viewers' recollection of products. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of placing tourism products into Taiwanese drama to verify the causal relationship. This study takes questionnaire as an experimental tool and takes the participants' recollection of the sightseeing spots in the movie before and after watching for verifying the impact of tourism products using different placement methods and exposure effects on recollection, attitude, and Intention of products, and to explore their tourism intention. The study method is mainly the standard design. And the content includes product recollection and attitude, tourism Intention, and basic personal information. The statistical methods such as variance analysis, correlation analysis, and dependent sample T verification are used for analysis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Popularly known as Bollywood, Hindi cinema has evolved rapidly over the decades. With globalization (1991) the industry extended its horizon to global markets, largely in terms of production and distribution catering to a multicultural wider audience, making inroads into the United States, Canada, Australia, Sub–Saharan Africa, Middle East and South East Asia and into Europe. The rise in the popularity of Bollywood films – with their music, dance and melodrama – has made Indian cinema one of the biggest entertainment sectors in the world. Over the decades, Bollywood has evolved as a strong global brand and business enterprise attracting huge investments globally. Among what some once called 'East European' countries, Poland could be said to have taken the lead in enticing Bollywood to shoot films, soap operas, commercials and periodic melodrama in Polish locations – palaces, parks, castles, monuments to gardens and old cities and towns. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Despite the significant role that the visual plays in the experience of tourism, few studies have specifically examined the visual appearances of heritage tourist destinations. This study sought to analyze how historically grounded the visual appearances were of two heritage tourist towns in the state of Arizona: Tombstone and Jerome. These towns were both mining towns that experienced historic booms during the days of the American Old West and survive today as tourist destinations. This study utilized a detailed visual comparison of historic and contemporary town photographs in order to assess the relative historic-grounding of building exteriors and streets. It also incorporated the findings of interviews with tourists and town residents regarding their perceptions of visual historic-grounding. Study findings offered a means to assess and compare visual historic-grounding. Additionally, they suggested that while visual historic-grounding was important to visitors, it was one of several factors influencing their perceptions of the town's historic appearance: visual appeal, personal reflections, engaging activities, and previous visitor expectations of the American Old West (often grounded in filmic-representations) worked together to visually communicate a general impression of history within each town. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Film-induced tourism has various socio-cultural, economic and environmental impacts on local destinations. Considering that destination managers and tourism development authorities aim to plan for optimal tourism development, and at the same time wish to minimize the negative impacts of this development on the local communities, monitoring residents’ opinions of perceived impacts is a good way of incorporating their reaction into tourism planning and development. This study’s main objective is to explore residents’ perceptions of film-induced tourism and the impacts of filmmaking on the development of a destination. Specifically, the research examines residents’ perceptions of filmmaking impacts on two Portuguese municipalities (Arcos de Valdevez and Estremoz) given their features in two popular television soap operas. Data is collected by means of an Internet survey, in which residents’ perceptions of these impacts are solicited. Residents generally agree that the recording and exhibition of the television soap operas are important to the municipality, and contribute to the increased number of tourists. Given that residents consider that the positive impacts are more significant than the negative impacts, they would support the recording of other television series in their municipalities. Although perceptions of residents from Arcos de Valdevez and Estremoz were similar, some significant differences were found. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Because films create destination images with the scenes and the actors they use, films can provide rich knowledge of the attributes of a destination such as cultural structure, historical places, event facilities, and shopping activities. These destination attributes (DAs) not only play an important role in the tourist decision process of where to travel, but also have an effect on tourist satisfaction about the visit. With this context in mind, this study aims to (1) explore the construction of DAs, (2) analyze the differences between film-induced tourists (FITs) and nonfilm- induced tourists (NonFITs), and (3) determine the relationship between DAs and tourist satisfaction. This study focuses on Arabian tourists (n=270) in Turkey because the production of many films has been transferred lately from Turkey to Arabian countries. The study analyzes 23 DAs into seven dimensions: halality, locality, shopping facility, culture and climate, activities, physical environment, and natural beauty. Multiple regression analysis is applied to examine the relative impact of DAs on Arabian tourist satisfaction with Turkey. The results reveal a significant difference between FITs and NonFITs with regard to perception of DAs (shopping facilities, culture and climate, and activities). Regression analysis results show that there is a relation between the locality and activities of DAs and tourist satisfaction for FITs, whereas there is only a physical environment relation to satisfaction for NonFITs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Turkey has earned outstanding success in exporting TV series. It is believed that one of the most important results of exporting TV series is to have impact on the increment of the travel demand to Turkey, which is known as film-induced tourism effect. This field emerging recently deals with investigating the impact of TV series and movies on tourism demand. In this article, using Chow analysis whether to influence or not the citizens of Saudis and Bulgarians as visitors to Turkey is examined. It is concluded that while for Saudis, tourism demand to Turkey increases considerably after the broadcast of TV series, the same situation cannot be drawn for Bulgarians. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Several studies have addressed the reasons for the popularity of film locations as tourism destinations. However, there is a gap in the literature as there are few studies examining the impact of violent crime series on the (de)motivation to travel to these locations and on the perception of destination safety (safe to travel). This study proposes a new theoretical framework to describe viewers' processing of the TV series attributes and its impact on the motivation to travel. An experimental plan 2 previous destination image (positive versus negative) x 2 series storylines (low versus high levels of violence and gore) was conducted in order to analyse the inter-subjects and intra-subjects' variation on viewer response after watching the series trailers. Results showed significant differences in perceived destination safety, destination image, and intention to travel to the film location. The positive or negative (in)congruence between the storyline and previous image influences the self-congruence between the viewer and the destination and changes the perceived safety and image of the destination, which in turn influences the motivation to travel. • This paper discusses the impact of violent crime series on the intention to travel. • A theoretical framework describes the viewer's processing of TV series' attributes. • An experiment 2 destination image (positive, negative) x 2 storylines was conducted. • The series/stimuli are Detective Montalbano, Gomorrah, Shetland and Dogs of Berlin. • Perceived destination security, image and intention to travel decrease after trailer watching. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Film tourism has emerged as a driver of tourism development for many destinations. The objective of this research is to evaluate the effects of a film tour on the: (1) relative size of various clusters of visitors; (2) overall satisfaction; (3) intentions to revisit the destination; and (4) intentions to recommend it. The results obtained from a survey of 226 visitors indicate that the size of the three clusters identified varied significantly as a result of the film tour’s promotional campaign, while overall satisfaction with the destination and intentions to recommend it decreased. The study contributes towards bridging gaps in the research in the area of film-induced tourism since it proposes a segmentation based on visitors’ satisfaction and their loyalty intentions. This research provides recommendations to promoters of the film tour considered and the destination marketing organizations.

This paper empirically investigates the relationships of TV drama series, cultural proximity and travel motivation, especially examining the moderating effect of enduring involvement in this relationship. The findings reveal that only TV drama series, not cultural proximity, has positive effects on travel motivation. The viewer's enduring involvement with the drama shows its moderating effects on the drama-motivation relationship but only on the cultural proximity-motivation relationship for the high-enduring-involvement viewers. Overall, this study highlights a viewer's enduring involvement role in enhancing/changing the effects of TV dramas and cultural proximity on the viewer's travel motivation to the places depicted in the programs. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Narratives emerging from film and literature can be used as geopolitical tools for those working with place-making and promotion in the tourist industry. Film-induced tourism is a genre which in recent years has become increasingly relevant and has attracted attention in the context of regional development. The overarching concern of this article is to what extent film-induced heritage tourism can play a role in regional business development and in the mediation of history. After an initial discussion of the field, the article reflects critically on its key issues on the basis of a case study. In 2008, Agder Research undertook a culture-based business project which centred on a film about the historical phenomenon of children's migrations (barnevandring) in Southern Norway. The film was entitled Yohan - Barnevandrer (YOFIAN - The Child Wanderer) and was released in 2010. The article presents some of the observations that emerged from the project through action research. The business project is also contextualised internationally and in relation to three Swedish narrative tourist destinations: Arn tourism; Astrid Lindgren tourism; and Vilhelm Moberg tourism. The investigations reveal that success in this area demands much of practitioners. Ultimately, the article calls for a much more critical engagement with the possibilities of film tourism than is currently typical. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper sheds light on the world of film tourism, the connection between the film as an imagemaking tool and the attractiveness of tourism destinations. In this context the present research analyses the phenomenon of film-induced tourism. Even though the phenomenon of the film tourism has been recognized, there are still few profound studies and a lack of the statistical data. However, the evidence of existence of such a phenomenon as film-induced tourism is incontrovertible. Thus, the little statistical data available on this topic indicates that such countries as UK, Australia, and New Zealand lead the way from the point of view of the film tourism. Existence of this type of tourism and its potentially significant economic value make understanding the drivers of film-induced tourism extremely important to know. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

We examined South Korea's destination image for Chinese tourists and compared the differences between visitors who had come to that destination because of exposure to movies or television dramas filmed at their destination (film tourists) and those who were nonfilm tourists. A survey of 311 Chinese tourists, consisting of film tourists (n = 132) and nonfilm tourists (n = 179) revealed that South Korea is perceived as a safe, friendly, and clean tourism destination, and that Chinese tourists feel happy and relaxed during their trip. We also found that Chinese tourists believe that Korea lacks food variety and historical attractions, and is not easy to get around. Moreover, we also found that there was a difference between film and nonfilm tourists in regard to cognitive image of the destination, in that film tourists had a more positive image than did nonfilm tourists. However, there was no significant difference in affective destination image between film and nonfilm tourists. Our findings contribute to understanding of Chinese tourists' perceptions and behaviors in regard to South Korea as a tourism destination. In addition, the implications for film and tourism destination marketers are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This research estimates the economic impact of an increase in tourism to Kazakhstan as a result of the film Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan, released in 2006. The film, controversial for its shock value, portrayed Kazakhstan in a negative light, yet raised awareness of the country as a tourist destination. Despite the negative depiction of Kazakhstan, international tourist expenditure increased by 6.4%. However, the increase in tourism was estimated to have an overall adverse effect on the economy. This adverse effect on the rest of the economy overshadowed the positive benefits of tourism. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The purpose of this study is to examine the halo effects of a country, in addition to the perceived attractiveness of scenes in a film, on the changes in intention to visit the site. A quasi-experiment by using an edited clip of the movie 'Kong: Skull Island,' which has scenery of the Ha Long Bay, Vietnam, was conducted for the study. Analyses focused on examining the differences in intention to visit the filmed site before and after the provision of information of the country to which the site belongs and identifying significant factors related to the halo effects of the country. Findings revealed that the 'tourism opportunity' factor representing diverse leisure opportunities perceived from the filmed scenery has a significant negative influence on changes in intention to visit the site. Results also indicated that country images on 'attractiveness' and 'excitement' act as a positive halo and result in consolidating the initial intention to visit the filmed site. Peer group influence which was operationalized as the anticipated number of acquaintances who have visited the destination country appears to be positive on changes in intention to visit the filmed site. Theoretical and practical implications with suggestions for future study are discussed. • Illuminating the dynamic nature of the intention to visit a filmed site. • Information of the country to which the site belongs works as a halo. • Intention to visit a filmed site changes with country information. • Peer group influence also works as a halo. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Dolphin Tale is a major motion picture released by Warner Brothers in 2011. The authors forecast the number of visitors to the film location, including the film-induced tourism effect originated by Dolphin Tale. They use intervention analysis to measure this effect, with the pre-film series forecasted trend as the comparison baseline instead of the usual linear trend. They address the proper modelling of the series seasonality in the presence of an abrupt increase in visitors immediately after the premiere and a lack of data on the subsequent months. They find that the film induced a 51% increase in the mean level of visitors to the location. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

By content analyzing two movies,Crocodile Dundee(1986) andAustralia(2008), this paper empirically examined some arguments found in the extant literature that are related to film-induced tourism.Crocodile Dundeeusually received the accolade of inducing tourism, whileAustraliawas copromoted by Tourism Australia to help revive the dwindling tourist arrivals. This paper does not suggest which movie induces more tourism to Australia. Rather, through comparison and identification of differences, it tries to explore the factors that might be associated with tourism-inducible film. After decomposing two films into individual temporal segments, 583 shots ofCrocodile Dundeeand 2,604 shots fromAustraliawere extracted and analyzed respectively. The findings indicate thatCrocodile Dundeehad relatively more landscape scenes and longer duration per shot by including less cuts (visual information) thanAustralia. Suggestions for future research in this area and marketing potential are also briefly examined. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

There is a recent trend for the rebranding of small rural towns as ‘villages’ offering a quaint ambience and a range of leisure opportunities for visitors. This represents a dramatic reversal of images of villages as stagnating and insular. The branding of rural towns as villages is often reinforced by comprehensive marketing campaigns and physical works, such as cobble-stoned surfaces, new uses for old buildings, new structures disguised as old, decorative themes based on Europe and large numbers of cafes, boutique accommodation and tourist shops. Whilst this process may encourage employment and other economic benefits, it also has social implications relating to identity, displacement and authenticity. To better understand this phenomenon and its implications, this study examines how this imagining is driven by fictional media. Three case studies are analysed in detail, the novels of Agatha Christie (set in England) and the feature filmsThe Quiet Man(Ireland) andLocal Hero(Scotland). Our analysis found that these fictional accounts present villages as settings for personal transformations, particularly as ideal places for urban dwellers to escape to. However, these accounts also acknowledge that this escape may be illusory and that modern villages are beset by economic and social problems. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]