Quote Originally Posted by catch22 View Post
I remember a long time ago going on a tour at Universal in California, one quote from the guide stands out to me talking about set construction "We only build what the camera will see". All of The Soprano's interior shots at the family home were done in a studio. There is no footage shot from inside the home. Most of the exterior shots were on location of course.
It's a million times more efficient to operate on a sound stage, and as I've said before almost every single interior shot is done on a stage.

First and foremost, light and sound can be completely controlled which results in much fewer takes. Also, it's much easier to rig up the lighting and camera tracks and positions. You can shoot any time of day or night.

Sound stages also have a ton of equipment on hand (rigging, carpentry, a thousand types of lights).


I worked on several movie lots including Paramout for over two years. Once you see how it's done even on big-budget movies, it takes a lot of the illusion out of it.