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Screen geography & performance continuity · Working

Performance continuity

ELI5

Consistency of emotion, energy, action and timing across shots that will be edited together.

Used in conversation

“Can we make the performance continuity more specific before we shoot the scene?”

Pitch context

A director may use this term to turn a broad intention into a specific performance or casting choice.

Why it matters: Translates creative intention into casting, rehearsal, performance and on-set direction.

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