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  2. Plot point - Wikipedia

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    Plot points do not have to be big dynamic scenes or sequences. They can be quiet scenes in which a decision is made. [5] A plot point is whatever the screenwriter chooses it to be. It could be a long scene or a short one, a moment of silence or of action. It simply depends upon the script being written.

  3. Sequence (filmmaking) - Wikipedia

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    The sequence is one of a hierarchy of structural units used to describe the structure of films in varying degrees of granularity. Analyzed this way, a film is composed of one or more acts ; acts include one or more sequences; sequences are divided into one or more scenes ; and scenes may be thought of as being built out of shots (if one is ...

  4. Film grammar - Wikipedia

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    A scene is a series of related shots. It is analogous to a sentence. The study of transitions between scenes is described in film punctuation. Film punctuations can also be intra scene & shot. A sequence is a series of scenes which together tell a major part of an entire story, such as that contained in a complete movie. It is analogous to a ...

  5. Three-act structure - Wikipedia

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    The first act is usually used for exposition, to establish the main characters, their relationships, and the world they live in.Later in the first act, a dynamic, on-screen incident occurs, known as the inciting incident, or catalyst, that confronts the main character (the protagonist), and whose attempts to deal with this incident lead to a second and more dramatic situation, known as the ...

  6. Glossary of motion picture terms - Wikipedia

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    2. A command to a film crew to start recording a scene with cameras and sound recorders, and/or to the cast to proceed with the acting out of a scene from a certain point. 3. The rotation of a camera around the lens axis. Contrast pitch and yaw. rotoscoping An animation technique to capture realistic motion by tracing live action frame by frame.

  7. Set piece - Wikipedia

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    When a screenplay would require a new set to be built, filmmakers would often make the scene a high point of the movie, to justify the expense. [1] According to Adam O'Brien, a set piece is "a sequence in a film when we are invited to appreciate (if not consciously consider) the logistical efforts of the filmmaking process, including design ...

  8. Story within a story - Wikipedia

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    (The movie also features scenes about the making of Being John Malkovich, previously written by Kaufman and directed by Jonze.) Similarly, in Kaufman's self-directed 2008 film Synecdoche, New York , the main character Caden Cotard is a skilled director of plays who receives a grant, and ends up creating a remarkable theater piece intended as a ...

  9. Mise-en-scène - Wikipedia

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    Mise-en-scène (French pronunciation: [miz ɑ̃ sɛn] ⓘ; English: "placing on stage" or "what is put into the scene") is the stage design and arrangement of actors in scenes for a theatre or film production, [1] both in the visual arts through storyboarding, visual themes, and cinematography and in narrative-storytelling through directions.