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A set is artificially constructed scenery used in
New_York_Street-1.jpg, New York Street at the former Columbia Ranch Burbank California
Scenografia_di_"Rome"_-_panoramio.jpg, link=File:Scenografia_di_%22Rome%22_-_panoramio.jpg, Ancient Rome set at Cinecittà 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
A set is artificially constructed scenery used in film
A film, also known as a movie or motion picture, is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, emotions, or atmosphere through the use of moving images that are generally, sinc ...
and television
Television (TV) is a telecommunication medium for transmitting moving images and sound. Additionally, the term can refer to a physical television set rather than the medium of transmission. Television is a mass medium for advertising, ...
. In the last 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 plan, usually but not always financial plan, financial, for a defined accounting period, period, often one year or a month. A budget may include anticipated sales volumes and revenues, resource quantities including tim ...
, time, the need to control the environment, or the fact that the place does not exist. Sets are normally constructed on a film studio
A film studio (also known as movie studio or simply studio) is a major entertainment company that makes films. Today, studios are mostly financing and distribution entities. In addition, they may have their own studio facility or facilities; how ...
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
A sound stage (also written soundstage) is a large, soundproof structure, building or room with large doors and high ceilings, used for the production of theatrical film-making and television productions, usually located on a secured movie or te ...
, but any place that has been modified to give the feel of another place is a set.
Gallery
Pinewood Studios
Pinewood Studios is a British film and television studio located in the village of Iver Heath, England. It is approximately west of central London.
The studio has been the base for many productions over the years from large-scale films to t ...
, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, March 1942
WorldWarZGlasgowOB&SWATVehicles.jpg, Glasgow
Glasgow is the Cities of Scotland, most populous city in Scotland, located on the banks of the River Clyde in Strathclyde, west central Scotland. It is the List of cities in the United Kingdom, third-most-populous city in the United Kingdom ...
city centre dressed as Philadelphia for the Brad Pitt feature World War Z in 2011
See also
*Location shooting
Location shooting is the shooting of a film or television production in a real-world setting rather than a sound stage or backlot. The location may be interior or exterior.
When filmmaking professionals refer to shooting "on location", they are ...
* Theatrical 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 ...
* 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 theatr ...
References
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