Scene Micro-Tension Injection

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Alex Rivera

@alex-rivera

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Inject micro-tensions throughout scenes to maintain constant audience engagement.

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Inject micro-tensions throughout this scene:

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Micro-Tension Analysis:

1. WHAT IS MICRO-TENSION?
- Small moments of unease, anticipation, or uncertainty
- Not major conflict but constant engagement
- The feeling that something might happen

2. MICRO-TENSION SOURCES
- Unfinished sentences
- Delayed responses
- Physical discomfort
- Unspoken awareness
- Environmental intrusions
- Time pressure
- Information gaps

3. CURRENT TENSION MAP
- Mark existing tension points
- Identify flat zones without any tension

4. INJECTION POINTS
- For each flat zone, what micro-tension fits?
- What source best serves character/scene?

5. INJECTION TECHNIQUES
- Action line additions
- Parenthetical directions
- Dialogue adjustments
- Beat insertions

6. REVISED SCENE
- Rewrite with micro-tensions injected
- Scene should have constant low-level engagement
- Major tension moments should stand out against this baseline

Details

Category

Creative

Use Cases

scene enhancementengagement buildingattention maintenance

Works Best With

gpt-4oclaude-sonnet-4-20250514
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