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No, that does not sound natural. I would say something like "The scene was shot in Athens, which was used to stand in for Tehran", or "The scene was supposed to take place in Tehran, although it was actually shot in Athens."
What are you trying to say?
It makes clear sense to me.
What does it mean to you?
Like a specific scene was filmed in Athens to make it seem like it was in Tehran. If that makes sense.
Thanks
Yes, it makes sense to me.
I've seen lots of tv dramas that have filmed in alternative places to the original settings, usually because of cost.
Late edit:
I've just searched for an example that I was trying to remember.
Recently there was a drama called ''The Teacher'' on British tv:-
''Although the series is set in Bradford, it was mostly filmed in Budapest, Hungary, due to the financial savings offered by both cheaper overseas operating costs, and the financial support of the Hungarian Government and the Hungarian Film Institute.[5] The final editing process combined the Hungarian material with a smaller number of scenes filmed in and around Bradford for the addition of scene-setting local landmarks.''
The Teacher (2022 TV series) - Wikipedia
(It was a very poor drama though IMO)
So a minor amendment might be from; ''The scene was shot in Athens to represent Tehran in Iran'' to ''Although the scene was set in Tehran in Iran, it was actually filmed in Athens''.
(Apologies for the wordiness of my post
)
I've seen lots of tv dramas that have filmed in alternative places to the original settings, usually because of cost.
Late edit:
I've just searched for an example that I was trying to remember.
Recently there was a drama called ''The Teacher'' on British tv:-
''Although the series is set in Bradford, it was mostly filmed in Budapest, Hungary, due to the financial savings offered by both cheaper overseas operating costs, and the financial support of the Hungarian Government and the Hungarian Film Institute.[5] The final editing process combined the Hungarian material with a smaller number of scenes filmed in and around Bradford for the addition of scene-setting local landmarks.''
The Teacher (2022 TV series) - Wikipedia
(It was a very poor drama though IMO)
So a minor amendment might be from; ''The scene was shot in Athens to represent Tehran in Iran'' to ''Although the scene was set in Tehran in Iran, it was actually filmed in Athens''.
(Apologies for the wordiness of my post
)
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Movies, too. There are any number of films that are supposed to take place in American cities such as Boston, Chicago, and New York, but which were actually filmed in Toronto, Canada. Some examples include Hairspray (sorry, Baltimore -- they wanted streetcars, and you don't have them anymore), Good Will Hunting, The Incredible Hulk, American Psycho, and even Chicago.
I would understand what you meant by it because I'm already familiar with the idea of filming in a different location than the story itself takes place, but I'm not sure it's the most natural way to put it, and I don't think "represent" is the right word. It makes it sound allegorical. Maybe something like "The film crew used Athens as a stand in for Tehran." Not sure.
"The scene in Tehran was shot in Athens"... ?