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A set is artificially constructed
New_York_Street-1.jpg, New York Street at the former
A set is artificially constructed scenery
Theatrical scenery is that which is used as a setting for a theatrical production. Scenery may be just about anything, from a single chair to an elaborately re-created street, no matter how large or how small, whether the item was custom-made or ...
used in theatre, film and TV. In the latter two cases there are many reasons to build or use a set instead of travelling to a real location, such as budget
A budget is a calculation play, usually but not always financial, for a defined period, often one year or a month. A budget may include anticipated sales volumes and revenues, resource quantities including time, costs and expenses, environment ...
, time, the need to control the environment, or the fact that the place does not exist. Sets are normally constructed on a film studio backlot
A backlot is an area behind or adjoining a movie studio containing permanent exterior buildings for outdoor scenes in filmmaking or television productions, or space for temporary set construction.
Uses
Some movie studios build a wide variety of ...
or sound stage, but any place that has been modified to give the feel of another place is a set.
Gallery
Columbia Ranch
The Warner Bros. Ranch is located at 411 North Hollywood Way in Burbank, California and was formerly called the Columbia Ranch. It was the backdrop for many Columbia Pictures films and Screen Gems/Columbia Pictures Television shows, including ...
Burbank California
Scenografia_di_"Rome"_-_panoramio.jpg, link=File:Scenografia_di_%22Rome%22_-_panoramio.jpg, Ancient Rome set at Cinecittà
Cinecittà Studios (; Italian for Cinema City Studios), is a large film studio in Rome, Italy. With an area of 400,000 square metres (99 acres), it is the largest film studio in Europe, and is considered the hub of Italian cinema. The studio ...
Studios.
Coastal_Command-_the_Production_of_a_Ministry_of_Information_Film_at_Pinewood_Studios,_Iver_Heath,_Buckinghamshire,_England,_UK,_March_1942_D7204.jpg, "''Coastal Command'' " a production set on a soundstage at Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, March 1942
WorldWarZGlasgowOB&SWATVehicles.jpg, Glasgow city centre dressed as Philadelphia for the Brad Pitt feature World War Z in 2011
See also
* Location shooting * Theatrical scenery *Set construction
Set construction is the process undertaken by a construction manager to build full-scale scenery, as specified by a production designer or art director working in collaboration with the director of a production to create a set for a theatric ...
References
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