Pitch Dictionary by pitch.dog
Rehearsal, blocking & staging · Core

Blocking

Also called: staging

ELI5

The planned movement and positioning of performers within a scene.

Used in conversation

“The director should explain the blocking in a way the performer can play.”

Pitch context

A director may use this term to turn a broad intention into a specific performance or casting choice.

Why it matters: Translates creative intention into casting, rehearsal, performance and on-set direction.

Connected terms

  • ChoreographyBlocking organises ordinary movement for the scene; choreography designs movement with more formal timing, pattern or technical specificity.
  • StagingBlocking specifies performer and camera positions or movement; staging is the broader spatial organisation of action and attention.
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