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Home » Archives » February 2006 » Pop Quiz!
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02/11/2006: Pop Quiz!
Is this an act break?
Our hero is crawling through fire. What we see, that he doesn't see, is that a flaming beam is about to fall onto him from above. The beam breaks lose! It's falling! Our hero rolls and the beam lands, missing him by inches!
The answer: no. THIS is an act break:
Our hero is crawling through fire. What we see that he doesn't see, is that a flaming beam is about to fall onto him from above. The beam breaks lose! It's falling! We hear a horrible crash, and then… silence, except for the harsh roar-and-crackle of the fire itself.
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