The 'Where Was This Filmed?' App — Identify Real-World Filming Locations from Any Movie or TV Scene
Built forFilm and TV enthusiasts, experiential travelers, Millennials and Gen Z seeking unique travel experiences, international tourists visiting major filming cities, and tour operators looking for content-driven experiences
The scorecard
Revenue Potential
8/10
High
Tourism-adjacent monetization through guided tour bookings (15-20% commission), featured local business listings, and premium subscriptions. Film tourism is a $67B market with strong willingness to pay.
Virality
10/10
Very High
'Did you know this was filmed here?' reveals are among the most-shared content formats on social media. Every identification is shareable. User-generated photo comparisons drive organic growth.
Execution
7/10
High
AI scene matching requires substantial training data and compute. Building a comprehensive filming location database is labor-intensive. Tourism board partnerships require relationship-building.
The idea
Film tourism is a $67 billion global industry growing at 8.2% CAGR, with over 105 million visitors traveling to filming locations annually — yet there's no dominant consumer app that makes discovering these locations effortless. SceneFinder lets users screenshot any movie or TV scene and uses AI image recognition combined with a comprehensive filming location database to identify the real-world spot where it was filmed, complete with GPS coordinates, walking directions, and 'then vs. now' comparison photos. Beyond identification, the…
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4 phases
Execution plan, weeks 1–24
5 channels
With strategies + tactics
4 competitors
Analyzed + positioning
3 signals
Real Reddit / X / news posts
Full offer
Pricing + lead magnets
Trend data
Interest over 12+ months
Execution plan
MVP Development
- Build initial database of 5,000 filming locations with GPS coordinates, scene screenshots, and metadata from public sources
- Develop AI scene-matching model using computer vision to identify locations from user-uploaded screenshots
- Create mobile app with map view, scene browsing, and basic walking tour functionality
- Implement user submission pipeline for community-contributed locations
Phase 2: Beta & Community Building · Weeks 9-14
Phase 3: Public Launch & Growth · Weeks 15-22
Phase 4: Platform & B2B Scale · Months 6-12
What real people are saying
Global film tourism valued at $67.4B in 2025, growing 8.2% CAGR to $117B+ by 2032. Over 105 million visitors travel to filming locations annually. Netflix launched AI location recommendation tools in February 2025.
+ 2 more market signals
Top marketing channel
Create 'Did you know this was filmed HERE?' content revealing surprising real-world locations from popular shows. This format is proven viral — film location reveals consistently get millions of views. Partner with movie trivia and travel creators.
+ 4 more marketing channels with strategies
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