When making a film the setting can help the audience associate and understand the plot more easily. This is because the setting can suggest different things such as time period, background and the sort of people the characters are. It could also give away key elements which help to tell the story.
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| Classic family home |
In domestic comedies the main characters tend to be family oriented which means that a lot of the locations/ settings are houses. By using a house as a main setting location for a family it makes it seem more realistic as they are in the environment where you would normally find the characters. By adding realisation it allows the audience to relate to the characters and see their sides to aspects of the film. The house can also reflect the characters and what sort of people they are as they have their belongings around them which means we could see their interests and what things they do.
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| New York |
Another setting which could take place is if the family is going on holiday. For example, in the film Home Alone the youngest boy gets stuck in New York on his own as he accidently boards the wrong plane when he's at the airport. The film is oriented around the family trying to find the boy and get him back to his family but there are two criminals who are out to get the boy. By having them in two different locations and separated we see two different settings which can help to develop the plot.
By looking at typical and possible settings for domestic comedies it has given me an idea of what sort of setting I would like my film to be shot it. It has also made me want to use the setting to reflect the characters as it could help develop the plot and make it easier to understand. As it is only a short film by using setting to reflect the characters it allows me to build up character profiles in attempt to get their personality across.
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