When Does "Pitch Perfect" (2012) Take Place?
"Pitch Perfect" is a comedy film written by Kay Cannon that released September 28th, 2012. So when is "Pitch Perfect" set?
It takes place in the years:
We know this because, almost exactly halfway through the narrative, a banner can be clearly read at the “2012 Southeastern Regional”, a qualifying event for the competition named at the bottom of the banner: the “International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella”. The start of the story’s main action is certainly in September of the same year as students are arriving at the Barden University campus for the beginning of the academic year. The end of the story’s main action takes place at the big competition after Chloe is seen in a hospital setting and then later says, “Over spring break, I made the courageous decision to remove my nodes.” College spring breaks are usually in March or April. So it must be after that time, probably in May of 2013 AD, roughly 1 year after the prologue's earlier International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella.
2012 AD - 2013 AD
We know this because, almost exactly halfway through the narrative, a banner can be clearly read at the “2012 Southeastern Regional”, a qualifying event for the competition named at the bottom of the banner: the “International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella”. The start of the story’s main action is certainly in September of the same year as students are arriving at the Barden University campus for the beginning of the academic year. The end of the story’s main action takes place at the big competition after Chloe is seen in a hospital setting and then later says, “Over spring break, I made the courageous decision to remove my nodes.” College spring breaks are usually in March or April. So it must be after that time, probably in May of 2013 AD, roughly 1 year after the prologue's earlier International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella.
Additionally, there is a prologue that ends with the opening credits. A title card reading “FOUR MONTHS LATER” can be seen as the main action begins with the arrival of new college students in September. So the prologue must be in May of 2012 AD, the end of the previous academic year, the previous International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella.
9.2012 - 4 month = 5.2012.
Finally, there is an epilogue that takes place at the auditions for Barden University a cappella auditions and starts with a “SIX MONTHS LATER” title card just after the end of the main action. It must now be November of 2013 AD.
5.2013 + 6 months = 11.2013.
