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sequence

sequence

83 4.4
A set of related film shots that show one scene or event
  • noun
  • /ˈsiːkwəns/
  • Specialized
: secuencia (de cine)
  • We shot this title sequence in the winter.
  • an opening sequence
  • a film sequence
  • an action sequence

And we shot that basketball sequence first up in the morning.

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Examples

  • So I'm going to look at take you through a sequence of images.

  • So that's what became the title sequence where you have all these shots of sky and ground.

  • We're in the credit sequence right now, I guess.

  • And this is a sequence, sort of a dance sequence.

  • My daughter was part of the dream sequence of the play, a play written by the class.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • This is going to be a great opening sequence.

  • It's a terrific sequence, I'm very happy...

  • As Celie tells her story in a sequence of letters to God, we see her become strong.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • We had about five different stagecoaches built for this sequence.

  • We first meet John Clare in the opening sequence of The Commons' second section.

Synonyms

series
vssequence
∞ 1.8

A number of similar things or events happening one after another

is a film section made of related shots developing one idea

Antonyms

438 3.1

A situation with no order where people are confused and cannot act normally

Being separate from people, things, or contact, for example losing internet

Compounds

Fibonacci sequence
  • Specialized
1 7.2

A list of numbers where each number is the sum of the two before it

A list of events in the order they happened

infinite sequence
  • Specialized
7.8

A list of items that goes on without end

How Long

film
∞ 1.0
act
168 3.7
sequence
  • Specialized
83 4.4
scene
∞ 1.9
shot
627 2.5

Surface Forms

sequence singular
sequences plural

Etymology

Sequence comes from the old Latin word sequi, meaning 'to follow', and in film it means a series of shots that follow each other to tell one idea, much like a chapter in a book or a movie sequel. So a film sequence is a part made of related shots in the right order.