Scene Time Management

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Alex Rivera

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Optimize how time is managed within scenes for proper emphasis and clarity.

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Optimize the time management within this scene:

{{scene}}

Time Analysis:

1. STORY TIME
- How much time passes in the story?
- Is this clear to the reader/viewer?

2. SCREEN TIME
- How many pages is this scene?
- Does page count match importance?

3. REAL TIME MOMENTS
- What should feel like real time?
- Tension, confrontation, decisions often work in real time

4. COMPRESSED TIME
- What can be compressed?
- Montage moments, transitions
- Travel, preparation, routine

5. EXTENDED TIME
- What should stretch beyond real time?
- Key emotional moments
- Climactic decisions

6. TIME MARKERS
- How do readers track time passing?
- Dialogue references?
- Visual/environmental cues?

7. OPTIMIZED SCENE
- Rewrite with better time management
- Expand what matters
- Compress what does not
- Clarify time passage

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pacing optimizationtime clarityemphasis control

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