Social:Directorial beat

A directorial beat is a unit of script analysis representing the smallest defined action in a play script, typically an exchange of behaviour between characters in a script. It usually takes the form of action-reaction. Each scene of the story progresses beat by beat, with the characters advancing the action in this, the smallest element of story structure. The directorial beat should not be confused with a screenplay beat, which indicates a short pause.

References

• McKee, R. (1997), Story: Substance, Structure, Style and the Principles of Screenwriting, New York, Harper Collins.

Further reading

• Michael Bloom (2001). Thinking like a director: a practical handbook. Macmillan. pp. 35–36. ISBN 978-0-571-19994-5. https://archive.org/details/thinkinglikedire0000bloo/page/35. 
• Bruce A. Block (2001). The visual story: seeing the structure of film, TV, and new media. Focal Press. pp. 220–221,248–252. ISBN 978-0-240-80467-5. 
• Michael Rabiger (2008). Directing: film techniques and aesthetics. Screencraft Series (4th ed.). Focal Press. pp. 31–32. ISBN 978-0-240-80882-6. https://archive.org/details/directingfilmtec00rabi_325. 
• Terry Schreiber; Edward Norton; Mary Beth Barber (2005). Acting: advanced techniques for the actor, director, and teacher. Allworth Communications, Inc.. pp. 188–190. ISBN 978-1-58115-418-4.