RESEARCH - setting

setting

• the place or type of surroundings where something is positioned or where an event takes place.

comedy: typically a comedy will include a happy setting with a comedic scene. the setting will be somewhere that could become very accident prone. for example in the film "super bad"  it is set in the school and parties of young American boys, this is perfect for a comedy as it can mean that the scene is relatable to the audience making it funnier or extremely unrelatable adding shock factor and more humour.
horror: the conventional setting for a horror is somewhere that a lot of people would feel scared. a lot of the time film industries play on a humans natural fears for example the dark or somewhere they're unfamiliar with. majority of horror film settings include someone being lost or somewhere out of their comfort zone. they're also usually very dark and gloomy which the audience automatically links to death thus scaring them.
action: majority of action movies are set in a big city where there can be a lot of chaos and destruction. if they are set in a big city it means that when the action takes place there will be more chaos which is the aim of an action film as the film will constantly have something going on. action films aim to constantly keep the audience in shock which wouldn't happen if it was set somewhere quiet and boring.
drama: the typical setting of a drama can vary as a drama can include anything. depending on the mood of the drama the setting will change. if the drama has some elements of sadness the setting will link to that and include a dark scary place backed up by the backing track. controversial to that if the drama includes a lot of action and anger the setting will include lots of warm colours and business to represent the feelings of the characters involved for example a place with fire or blood.
romance: usually a romance is a film about happy love and relationships in which case the setting will reflect that. for example in "50 first dates" it is set in sunny Hawaii which creates a happy atmosphere for the audience to link the love to. however, in some cases of a romance there is heartache of which case the setting changes to somewhere that reflects the emotions being felt. for example if sadness is involved there may be scenes in the rain or night.

the importance of setting:
setting is extremely important when it comes to mise-en-scene. mise-en-scene is the arrangement of scenery and stage properties in a play, therefore without the setting there could be no mise-en-scene. mise-en-scene can also be described as the setting or surroundings of an event, which entirely links setting to the construction of mise-en-scene. for example if a scene was shot on the set of a train station without mise-en-scene things would get in the way and the order of people and objects would mess with the scene. setting is also very important when it comes to creating an understanding for a viewer. a lot can be revealed from the setting. for example if the setting didn't reflect the mood of the scene the audience wouldn't be able to judge the emotion of the character and predict what could be happening next. without the setting the audience also wouldn't be able to determine the genre of the film and would disclude the audience from the film as they wouldn't be able to relate to the character.