qotd 02/16/2010

In terms of making a film, what is a beat? a term used to describe the timing and movement of a film or play. In the context of a screenplay, it usually represents a pause in dialogue. In the context of the timing of a film, a beat refers to an event, decision, or discovery that alters the way the protagonist pursues his or her goal. So like when neo discovers trinitys about to die, he saves her instead of destroying the matrix.