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Scene

Meaning in film & television, with examples

/siːn/nounCore term

In film & television, scene means: A part of a film or TV episode that happens in one place and at one time, usually made up of several shots.

In Turkish: sahne

How it is used

Scripts and schedules are organised by scene numbers, and crews talk about shooting, cutting, blocking and rehearsing a scene. Common types: opening scene, final scene, love scene, fight scene, deleted scene.

Example sentences

  1. We're shooting scene 42 first because the light in the kitchen is better in the morning.

  2. The opening scene sets up the whole film in less than three minutes.

Common collocations

  • shoot a scene
  • opening scene
  • deleted scene
  • scene heading
  • steal the scene
  • shotOne continuous piece of film recorded from the moment the camera starts until it stops, or the piece of it that appears between two cuts.
  • scriptThe written text of a film, TV show or play, with the dialogue, the action and the scene descriptions that the cast and crew follow.
  • takeOne attempt at filming a shot. If something goes wrong or the director wants a different version, the crew does another take.
  • dialogueThe words that characters speak to each other in a film, series or play.

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