Hey Bob, good to see you again. :) Yes, I’m already working with Google Earth, maps, what have you. The grand climax ends up in Rome. There’s a car chase (no, not like Spectre), a foot chase, and another kind of chase. I need the kind of info that’s hard to capture with a camera to make it feel real. Meanwhile, definitely, will use the tools I can find. We live in amazing times.
Car chase- (I dont’ know what the chase was like in spectre- if what I’m saying below is like that just disregard) narrow streets? Tables in alleys flying on impact? Pigeons scattering at the last second? Woman on third floor throwing water out the window, landing on car? screeching to temporary halt as children dart out into street- dogs barking like mad as cars zoom by, dogs with their chains at full tension as they strain to get at those yummy car tires- old men and women sitting on porches shaking their fists, cursing perhaps- Car ducks down impossibly narrow side alley- taking out fruit stands, ripping down clotheslines- bouncign off cobble stone walls- sparks flying- smell of rubber burning- nerves on edge- anxiousness- fear- worry- throw up a little in fear- shaking, hard to steer- see clearly- nearly everything is heightened, hearing, smell, reflexes- but sight is clouded by fear sweating- fruti splotches on windowshield- wipers goign smearign it worse-
foot chase- over cobble streets- rough going- fear of twistign ankle- the smells of bakeries as them ind flashes from task at hand to beign aware of surroundings- smell of coffee shops, meat shops- sounds of dogs barking- children screaming- older folks arguing back and forth- running out of breath- sweating, contemplating looking for a safe place to hide or keep running- thoughts of family losing their loved on if they catch you- leaving them destitute and homeless- regrets running through mind-
Mix it up by including things out of the blue- like thinking about what you had for lunch, how it’s settling hard during the chase- it makes you sick to stomache- sweating more- feel weak- then switch to thinking about what you gave to do when you get finally get home- then switch back to the task at hand- escaping- Then to the girl you dated in high school- thinking how you’d like to apologize for standing her up the night of the prom lol- but keep the tension of hte chase up by ‘thinking these thoughts between gasps/gulps of air- swiping sweat from brow with forearm- stumbling- hearing their footsteps getting closer while your trying to get up and running again
Lots of ways to bluff your way through scenes by making them so interestingness that other details accurate cultural details don’t matter so much anymore lol