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Setting in cinema is defined as the physical and socio-cultural environment in which the action of the film unfolds. It includes the terrain, architecture, nature, climate, era, social and cultural environment that form the atmosphere and context for the events taking place.
A setting can be realistic when it reflects real places and historical eras, or fantastic when it is created based on imaginary worlds and fantastic conditions. In both cases, the setting plays a key role in shaping the atmosphere of the film and the audience's understanding of the events and characters.
For example, in The Great Gatsby, a 1920s New York setting captures the luxury and scope of the era in which the events take place, as well as the conflicts and moral dilemmas of the main characters. In the movie "Avatar", a setting in the form of the fantastic planet Pandora creates a unique exotic atmosphere and shows a fantastic world. The term goes beyond cinematography and is actively used in anime and printed works (books, comics, manga, manhwa, etc.). The setting can also describe the game universe. So the term has a rather wide range of applications.
Sometimes the term setting is used as a contraction/generalization for the 'fictional universe'.
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