Filmwelt
Filmwelt is a term used in cinema studies to denote the diegetic universe of a film—the imagined world in which the narrative takes place. It includes setting, time, geography, social structures, technology level, and the internal logic that governs events. The design and audiovisual elements—settings, costumes, props, lighting, soundscape—contribute to the Filmwelt and signal its rules to the audience.
Scholars analyze how Filmwelt shapes character motivation and plot, and how it interacts with the viewer's
Limitations: The term is descriptive rather than prescriptive and may overlap with 'worldbuilding' in genre fiction.