How does Sargent (1916) say a scene plot (the list of sets) is built, and why does the studio need it?
1916 practice (Sargent): the scene plot lists each set or location once with the numbers of every scene played in it, so the director can shoot set by set instead of in script order. Interiors come before exteriors; repeated roads or fields get letters; busts and close-ups are listed as separate numbers held together under their set. He says it must be exact, suggests testing it against the action with a second checker, and admits directors often change scenes so the plot may not be followed. The reason for grouping is that every set costs build time and delay.
1916 practice (Sargent): the scene plot lists each set or location once with the numbers of every scene played in it, so the director can shoot set by set instead of in script order. Interiors come before exteriors; repeated roads or fields get letters; busts and close-ups are listed as separate numbers held together under their set. He says it must be exact, suggests testing it against the action with a second checker, and admits directors often change scenes so the plot may not be followed. The reason for grouping is that every set costs build time and delay.
Curator qualifications: Scene plot structure and reasons verified, including his admission that directors change scenes.
Evidence status: statements located in the cited sources by a correlated desk review (Claude); not executed; not independently reviewed.
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