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Screen geography & performance continuity · Core

Reset

ELI5

To return performers, props, camera or effects to the starting condition for another take.

Used in conversation

“The reset should come through in behaviour, not only in treatment language.”

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.

Connected terms

  • ResetA story reset returns the narrative to a familiar condition; an on-set reset restores the physical starting position.
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