filming location
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filming location
A place in the real world, as opposed to a film studio, where scenes for a film or television program are shot.
Die alte Burg diente als Drehort für den neuen Fantasy-Film.
The old castle served as the filming location for the new fantasy film.
'Drehort' (filming location) is a compound noun made from 'drehen' (to shoot/film) and 'Ort' (place). In this context, 'drehen' means recording a film. A Drehort is therefore literally a place where a film is shot.
Für die Serie wurde an vielen verschiedenen Orten in Europa gedreht.
The series was shot in many different places in Europe.
A very common construction is '[Ort] dient als Drehort für [Film]' ([place] serves as a filming location for [film]). This expresses what function a particular place had in a film production.
Die Wüste von Marokko diente schon oft als Drehort für Hollywood-Filme.
The desert of Morocco has often served as a filming location for Hollywood films.
Common adjectives in connection with 'Drehort' (filming location) are 'berühmt' (famous), 'beliebt' (popular), 'historisch' (historic), or 'original' (original). Typical verbs are 'einen Drehort besuchen' (to visit a filming location), 'einen Drehort auswählen' (to choose a filming location), or 'als Drehort dienen' (to serve as a filming location).
Viele Touristen besuchen die berühmten Drehorte der Serie in Irland.
Many tourists visit the famous filming locations of the series in Ireland.
set
'das Set' and 'der Drehort' both belong to filmmaking. 'Das Set' is the prepared place for filming, with scenery, lighting, cameras, and technical equipment; it can also be in a studio. 'Der Drehort' is a real location where a scene is shot, for example a street, a house, or a park. The words can be confused because a set can be built at a filming location. If you mean the real place, 'Drehort' is more precise; if you mean the whole working environment during filming, 'Set' fits better.
Der Drehort des Films liegt in einem kleinen Dorf am See.
The filming location for the film is in a small village by the lake.
Das Set wird für die nächste Szene mit neuen Lampen vorbereitet.
The set is being prepared with new lamps for the next scene.