Pitch Dictionary by pitch.dog
Timing, pacing & speed · Core

Sequence

ELI5

A container in editing software that holds an arranged set of picture and sound clips.

Used in conversation

“Duplicate the sequence before you start the new cut.”

Definition

A timeline container in editing software that arranges clips, sound and effects in time.

Here “Sequence” means: A timeline container in editing software that arranges clips, sound and effects in time. Other meanings are stored as separate sense entries and must be chosen explicitly.

Pitch context

Use this when explaining how the story works on the page or across the finished screen experience.

Why it matters: Explains how recorded material becomes a finished, approved and technically deliverable work.

Connected terms

  • SequenceAn editing sequence is a timeline container; a story sequence is a group of scenes forming one dramatic movement.
  • TimelineComputed from definition language and shared taxonomy. This indicates proximity, not synonymy.
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