Maps of Movies
Gravity (2013)
Where Gravity says it takes place, and where it was really shot.
Almost the whole film is set in orbit, but nearly all of it was made in English studios.
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Scenes and places
The Space Shuttle Explorer in orbit (2013)
Commander Matt Kowalski and first-time astronaut Dr. Ryan Stone work outside the shuttle Explorer in Earth orbit.
Set in Space Shuttle Explorer, Earth orbit — The shuttle in low Earth orbit, where the crew services the Hubble Space Telescope.
A fictional shuttle in orbit; the scenes were built on stage in England.
Filmed at Shepperton Studios, Surrey, England — Built as studio sets and digital effects in England; the film is set in orbit, not here.
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Filmed at Pinewood Studios, Buckinghamshire, England — Built as studio sets and digital effects in England; the film is set in orbit, not here.
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Servicing the Hubble Space Telescope (2013)
Stone upgrades hardware on the telescope during her first space mission while Kowalski drifts nearby.
Set in Hubble Space Telescope (in the film) — The telescope on which Stone is performing hardware upgrades.
A real telescope used as a fictional work site; filmed as stage work and effects.
Filmed at Shepperton Studios, Surrey, England — Built as studio sets and digital effects in England; the film is set in orbit, not here.
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Filmed at Pinewood Studios, Buckinghamshire, England — Built as studio sets and digital effects in England; the film is set in orbit, not here.
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Warning from Mission Control (2013)
A voice from Houston warns the crew about a spreading cloud of debris and orders them home.
Set in Mission Control, Houston — Voice-only contact with the control center in Houston; no scene was filmed there.
The control center is heard but never seen on screen.
Torn loose by the debris (2013)
Debris tears Stone from the shuttle; Kowalski uses a jet pack to reach her and decides to head for the space station.
Set in Open space near the Explorer — Debris hits the shuttle and the telescope and throws Stone into open space.
A stretch of empty orbit, created with effects.
Filmed at Shepperton Studios, Surrey, England — Built as studio sets and digital effects in England; the film is set in orbit, not here.
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Filmed at Pinewood Studios, Buckinghamshire, England — Built as studio sets and digital effects in England; the film is set in orbit, not here.
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The International Space Station (2013)
Stone and Kowalski reach the station and find its crew gone and one Soyuz damaged.
Set in International Space Station — The station about 1,450 km away that the two aim for.
A real station shown in the film as a fictional location, built as sets.
Filmed at Shepperton Studios, Surrey, England — Built as studio sets and digital effects in England; the film is set in orbit, not here.
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Filmed at Pinewood Studios, Buckinghamshire, England — Built as studio sets and digital effects in England; the film is set in orbit, not here.
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The Soyuz capsule (2013)
Stone rushes into the Soyuz as a fire breaks out; its tangled parachute cords hold it to the station.
Set in Soyuz spacecraft — The damaged Soyuz that Stone tries to fly away from the station.
A cramped capsule recreated on a stage.
Filmed at Shepperton Studios, Surrey, England — Built as studio sets and digital effects in England; the film is set in orbit, not here.
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Filmed at Pinewood Studios, Buckinghamshire, England — Built as studio sets and digital effects in England; the film is set in orbit, not here.
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A voice from Greenland (2013)
Stone tries to reach someone by radio and hears a voice from Earth.
Set in Greenland (radio contact only) — An Inuk man answers Stone's radio call from the ground; no scene was filmed there.
Heard only as audio; no location is given in the sources.
The Tiangong space station (2013)
Stone aims the Soyuz at the Chinese station, whose Shenzhou capsule could take her home.
Set in Chinese space station Tiangong — The Chinese station about 100 km from the ISS, with a Shenzhou spacecraft to return to Earth.
A fictional version of a real station, built as sets.
Filmed at Shepperton Studios, Surrey, England — Built as studio sets and digital effects in England; the film is set in orbit, not here.
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Filmed at Pinewood Studios, Buckinghamshire, England — Built as studio sets and digital effects in England; the film is set in orbit, not here.
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The lakeshore of the landing scene (2013)
The film's last scene moves from orbit to a lakeshore.
Set in Lakeshore on Earth — The last scene is set on a lake shore on Earth.
The only part of the film with a real outdoor location.
Filmed at Lake Powell, Arizona, USA — Wikipedia names Lake Powell as the filming location of the landing scene. The point is the lake's center, not a surveyed shooting spot.
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Characters
- Dr. Ryan Stone — A medical engineer on her first space mission.
- Matt Kowalski — The veteran astronaut commanding the shuttle Explorer.