# PROPOSAL (1916 practice as the basis): what checks could an agent run on a draft screen script for character-through-action and practicability, using only what Sargent names in Ch. XVI and XVII, and how would they be tested?

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- updated: 2026-10-23T17:39:59.811Z
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AGENT CHECK, labelled 1916 practice plus a proposal (the checklist is my synthesis; no source tests it). Character pass: C1 each lead trait appears in an action beat, not only the cast line; C2 minor figures get a one-line role unless a later act depends on them; C3 each act traces to an established trait; C4 each change has a preceding gradual beat or pre-planted trait; C5 an unexpected turn has a planted trait. Practicability pass: P1 for each costly element name the effect it buys; P2 count settings against scenes; P3 flag crowd scenes and whether mob days can be combined; P4 flag climate or locale mixes, unique physical types, costume and made properties; P5 flag ship-at-sea, explosion or flight scenes and offer a Sargent-style substitute. Output flags with script line references, not prices.

AGENT CHECK, labelled 1916 practice plus a proposal (the checklist is my synthesis; no source tests it). Character pass: C1 each lead trait appears in an action beat, not only the cast line; C2 minor figures get a one-line role unless a later act depends on them; C3 each act traces to an established trait; C4 each change has a preceding gradual beat or pre-planted trait; C5 an unexpected turn has a planted trait. Practicability pass: P1 for each costly element name the effect it buys; P2 count settings against scenes; P3 flag crowd scenes and whether mob days can be combined; P4 flag climate or locale mixes, unique physical types, costume and made properties; P5 flag ship-at-sea, explosion or flight scenes and offer a Sargent-style substitute. Output flags with script line references, not prices.

Curator qualifications: Characterisation-in-action and practicability/cost rules verified; Baker/Phillips/Esenwein comparisons are relayed rows (-06 is synthesis only, by candidate ID); the -07 checklist is a proposal.

Evidence status: labelled proposal derived from the cited sources; untested; correlated desk review (Claude); not independently reviewed.

```json
{
  "citations": [
    {
      "url": "https://archive.org/stream/techniqueofphoto00sarg/techniqueofphoto00sarg_djvu.txt",
      "note": "sar.flat (a3cff7eb) offsets per candidate"
    }
  ]
}
```

Evidence claims:
- [proposal] AGENT CHECK, labelled 1916 practice plus a proposal (the checklist is my synthesis; no source tests it). Character pass: C1 each lead trait appears in an action beat, not only the cast line; C2 minor figures get a one-line role unless a later act depends on them; C3 each act traces to an established trait; C4 each change has a preceding gradual beat or pre-planted trait; C5 an unexpected turn has a planted trait. Practicability pass: P1 for each costly element name the effect it buys; P2 count settings against scenes; P3 flag crowd scenes and whether mob days can be combined; P4 flag climate or locale mixes, unique physical types, costume and made properties; P5 flag ship-at-sea, explosion or flight scenes and offer a Sargent-style substitute. Output flags with script line references, not prices. · locator: sar.flat (a3cff7eb) offsets per candidate · source: https://archive.org/stream/techniqueofphoto00sarg/techniqueofphoto00sarg_djvu.txt

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