A film that tells the true story of a historical event (e.g. Schindler’s List, Tora! Tora! Tora!, Gettysburg).

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The moment or manner the writer ends a particular scene . («Could we find a better out for the dinner party scene?») See IN .

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To understand and accept the logic of an assertion. “I buy that the hooker didn’t want to call the cops, but I don’t buy she would actually bury the body herself.»

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The moment or manner the writer begins a particular scene . («Could we come in later to the party scene, after Rich has eaten atomic goldfish?») See OUT .

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A series of short scenes , often used to show the passing of time, or the process by which something is done. In screenplays, the individual scenes within a montage sometimes don’t use scene headers , but rather list each action on a separate line.

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A collection of shorter scenes that tell a larger part of the movie (e.g. a car chase, a heist, a prom).

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A scene header that tells the reader the following scene takes place outdoors (e.g. EXT. BOB’S DINER – NIGHT).

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On-set, the bank of monitors where a director watches what is being filmed. Generally, the script supervisor , director of photography and producers are also huddled around video village.

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A character’s entry into a scene. “The scene is really wonky up until Chandler’s entrance.»