set-pieces
Planned theatrical moments
Set-pieces are pre-planned, rehearsed elements within a larger work or event.
In sports, a set-piece is a play executed from a stoppage—a corner kick, free kick, or penalty: They scored twice from set-pieces.
In film and theater, set-pieces are elaborate, carefully choreographed sequences designed for maximum impact: The car chase is the film's showpiece set-piece.
The term implies something polished but potentially formulaic.
Unobstructed restart after foul
- cornerMeeting point of edges
- penaltyPunishment for wrongdoing
- dead ballHalted game situation
- routineRegular sequence of actions
delivery · training ground · goal · header · cross · wall · rehearsed · scoring
Preparing for presentation
- blockingImpeding forward progress
- tableauStriking pictorial arrangement
- sceneDramatic unit or locale
- choreographyDesigning performance movement sequences
spectacle · production number · ensemble · dramatic · climactic · grand · elaborate · costume
Creation or arrangement
- maneuverDeliberate tactical movement
- drillHole-boring device
- paradeCeremonial public procession
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
tactical · strategic · offensive · coordinated · precision · battalion · regiment · historical
Dangerous feat for spectacle
- explosionViolent burst of energy
- chaseRapid following of quarry
- battle scenePortrayal of warfare
- spectacleVisually striking event
choreographed · blockbuster · CGI · pyrotechnics · elaborate · climax · showdown · shootout
Segment of text
- purple proseOverly elaborate, emotional writing
- descriptionAccount of characteristics
- rhetoricalUsing language for effect
- ariaOperatic solo piece
monologue · soliloquy · oratory · speech · declamation · bravura · virtuoso · flourish
free kick
Unobstructed restart after foul
routine · delivery · training ground · goal · header · cross · wall · rehearsed · scoring · whipped
staging
Preparing for presentation
choreography · spectacle · production number · ensemble · dramatic · climactic · grand · elaborate · costume · lighting
formation
Creation or arrangement
ceremony · tactical · strategic · offensive · coordinated · precision · battalion · regiment · historical · reenactment
stunt
Dangerous feat for spectacle
- explosionViolent burst of energy
- chaseRapid following of quarry
- battle scenePortrayal of warfare
spectacle · choreographed · blockbuster · CGI · pyrotechnics · elaborate · climax · showdown · shootout · car chase
passage
Segment of text
- purple proseOverly elaborate, emotional writing
- descriptionAccount of characteristics
- rhetoricalUsing language for effect
aria · monologue · soliloquy · oratory · speech · declamation · bravura · virtuoso · flourish · elaborate
set-piecesimprovisation
Spontaneous, unplanned creation
ad-libbing · extemporization · spontaneous play · ad-libs · freestyling
set-piecesopen play
Continuous active gameplay
continuous play · run of play · transition play · counterattacks
set, piece, sets, pieces, setting, setter, setters, pieced, piecing