Fundamental elements of setting in film
(including but not limited to location, time, era, weather, and buildings).
Sometimes setting is essential to a story, such as in The
Perfect Storm, in which the setting is so integral that it could be considered
a character unto itself. Are there other instances when setting is not so
essential? What other elements of filmmight offset the impact of when/if
setting becomes secondary? How may changing the setting to a different time and
place affect a film?





