Screen geography & performance continuity · Working
Scene button
Also called: button
ELI5
A final action, line or reaction that lands the end of a scene or comic beat.
Used in conversation
“Can we make the scene button more specific before we shoot the scene?”
Pitch context
Use this when explaining how the story works on the page or across the finished screen experience.
Why it matters: Translates creative intention into casting, rehearsal, performance and on-set direction.
Connected terms
- ButtonThe search label “Button” can route to both entries.
Sources & evidence · 7
Direct term-level sources and supporting source families.
- Screen Australia — Story Documents: DramaDirect source · institutional · checked 2026-08-14
- Scriptnotes / John August — Pitching Television, or Being a Passionate WidgetDirect source · practitioner · checked 2026-08-14
- Writers Guild of America West — No Writing Left BehindDirect source · primary · checked 2026-08-14
- ScreenSkills — Online Learning Glossary and Job ProfilesSupporting source family · institutional · checked 2026-08-14
- Directors Guild of America — Assistant Director and Unit Production Manager ResourcesSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-14
- Directors Guild of America — DGA Creative Rights HandbookSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-14
- SAG-AFTRA — Artificial Intelligence ResourcesSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-14