scenes
Divisions within acts
Scenes is the plural of scene—distinct portions of action in a play, film, or narrative.
Extended, scenes are places where particular activities occur: the music scene, the bar scene.
To make a scene is to cause a public disturbance.
Behind the scenes means out of public view.
In youth slang, scenes can express enthusiastic agreement or acknowledgment: Want to grab dinner? —Scenes!
Rear stage scenery
- landscapeVisible features of terrain
- vistaPleasing distant scene
- panoramaUnobstructed wide-angle view
- tableauStriking pictorial arrangement
locale · environment · milieu · atmosphere · ambiance · terrain · cityscape · seascape
Noisy, confused disturbance
- uproarNoisy public disturbance
- outburstSudden emotional release
- tantrumUncontrolled display of frustration
- spectacleVisually striking event
display · altercation · confrontation · argument · meltdown · drama · incident · disturbance
Quick liquor serving
- takeCapture or filmed segment
- cutSeverance or reduction
- sequenceOrdered succession of elements
- montageAssembled sequence of images
footage · frame · angle · closeup · tracking · panning · establishing · transition
Deed or performance
- curtainFabric hung for privacy
- stageRaised performance platform
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
- monologueUninterrupted solo address
soliloquy · blocking · entrance · exit · intermission · finale · climax · confrontation
Division of a book
- episodeSerialized content unit
- passageSegment of text
- momentBrief period of time
- incidentA distinct event
encounter · sequence · turning · point · buildup · resolution · denouement · arc
Facts supporting truth
- investigationFormal examination of facts
- forensicsScientific crime-scene analysis
- witnessOne who attests
- detectiveProfessional crime investigator
reconstruction · bloodstain · aftermath · taped · cordoned · gruesome · grisly · disturbing
backdrop
Rear stage scenery
tableau · locale · environment · milieu · atmosphere · ambiance · terrain · cityscape · seascape · streetscape
commotion
Noisy, confused disturbance
- uproarNoisy public disturbance
- outburstSudden emotional release
- tantrumUncontrolled display of frustration
spectacle · display · altercation · confrontation · argument · meltdown · drama · incident · disturbance · fuss
shot
Quick liquor serving
montage · footage · frame · angle · closeup · tracking · panning · establishing · transition · flashback
act
Deed or performance
- curtainFabric hung for privacy
- stageRaised performance platform
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
monologue · soliloquy · blocking · entrance · exit · intermission · finale · climax · confrontation · revelation
chapter
Division of a book
incident · encounter · sequence · turning · point · buildup · resolution · denouement · arc · tension
evidence
Facts supporting truth
- investigationFormal examination of facts
- forensicsScientific crime-scene analysis
- witnessOne who attests
detective · reconstruction · bloodstain · aftermath · taped · cordoned · gruesome · grisly · disturbing · horrific
- filming and photographingphotography, cinematography, videography, camera work, film production
- Theater & Filmacting, drama, stage, screen, actors
- fiction writingfiction, novels, plot, chapters, character
- film elementsplot, credits, soundtrack, score, cinematography
- happeningshappenings, happening, event, occurrence, events
- TV seriesTV series, drama series, sitcom, soap opera, miniseries
- behind the scenesOut of public view
- make a sceneCreate public disturbance
- crime sceneLocation of an offense
- making a sceneBehaving dramatically in public
- cause a sceneBehave dramatically in public
- change of sceneryShift in environment