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417: 43: 439: 323:(also called "treatments" or "synopses") were short written scripts to provide narrative coherence that had previously been improvised. They could consist of a simple list of scene headings or scene headings with a detailed explication of the action in each scene. At this time in the 285:, though it is also likely that they were simple reminders of the plot for those members of the cast who were literate. Modern commedia troupes most often make use of a script with varying degrees of additional improvisation. 296:, a scenario is often developed initially to indicate how the original source, if any, is to be adapted and to summarize the aspects of character, staging, plot, etc. that can be expanded later in a fully developed 262:, it was an outline of entrances, exits, and action describing the plot of a play, and was literally pinned to the back of the scenery. It is also known as 480: 107: 380: 256:, "that which is pinned to the scenery") is a synoptical collage of an event or series of actions and events. In the 126: 79: 86: 64: 499: 399: 327:, scripts had yet to include individual shots or dialogue. These scenario scripts evolved into lengthier 93: 75: 60: 31: 17: 275:
contain little other than character names, brief descriptions of action, and references to specific
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with no further explanation. It is believed that a scenario formed the basis for a fully
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or "that which is pinned to the canvas" of which the scenery was constructed.
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Synoptical collage of an event or series of actions and events
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/sɪˈnɑːri./
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/sɪˈnɛəri.,-ˈnær-/
[ʃeˈnaːrjo]
Italian
scenario
commedia dell'arte
canovaccio
Renaissance
lazzi
improvisational performance
opera
ballet
libretto
producer
director

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