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Scenes, beats & screenplay formatting · Working

Button

Also called: tag beat

ELI5

A brief final beat that cleanly ends a scene or episode, often with a joke, image or sharp turn.

Used in conversation

“Can we make the button clearer in the next draft?”

Pitch context

Use this when explaining how the story works on the page or across the finished screen experience.

Why it matters: Helps describe how a story works on the page and how its dramatic parts fit together.

Connected terms

  • Scene buttonThe search label “Button” can route to both entries.
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