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sequence

sequence

83 4.4
A set of related film shots that show one scene or event
  • noun
  • /ˈsiːkwəns/
  • Specialized
translation icon : 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.