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In film, a sequence is a series of scenes which comprise a distinct narrative unit, usually connected either by unity of location or unity of time. For example a heist film might include an extended recruitment sequence in which the leader of the gang collects together the co-conspirators, a robbery sequence, an escape sequence, and so on. Each of these sequences might further contain sub-sequences; for example the robbery sequence might consist of an entry sequence, a safe-cracking sequence, and so on.

The sequence is one of a hierarchy of structural units used to describe the structure of films in varying degrees of granularity. Analysed this way, a film is composed of one or more acts; acts include one or more sequences; sequences comprise one or more scenes; and scenes may be thought of as being built out of shots (if one is thinking visually) or beats (if one is thinking in narrative terms).

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-In [[film]] parlance, a '''sequence''' is a series of [[Scene (film)|scenes]] which comprise a distinct narrative unit, usually connected either by unity of location or unity of time. For example, in a heist film, there might well be an extended recruitment sequence where the leader of the gang collects together his or her co-conspirators, a robbery sequence, an escape sequence, and so on. Each of these sequences might well contain sub-sequences; for example the robbery sequence might consist of an entry sequence, a safe-cracking sequence, and so on.
+In [[film]], a '''sequence''' is a series of [[Scene (film)|scenes]] which comprise a distinct narrative unit, usually connected either by unity of location or unity of time. For example a [[heist]] film might include an extended recruitment sequence in which the leader of the gang collects together the co-conspirators, a robbery sequence, an escape sequence, and so on. Each of these sequences might further contain sub-sequences; for example the robbery sequence might consist of an entry sequence, a safe-cracking sequence, and so on.
-The sequence is just one structural unit in the hierarchy which is used to describe the structure of films in varying degrees of granularity. Analysed this way, a film is comprised of a one or more [[Act (theater)|acts]]; acts are comprised of a one or more sequences; sequences are comprised of one or more scenes, and scenes may be thought of as being built out of [[Shot (film)|shots]] (if one is thinking visually) or ''beats'' (if one is thinking in narrative terms).
+The sequence is one of a hierarchy of structural units used to describe the structure of films in varying degrees of granularity. Analysed this way, a film is composed of one or more [[Act (theater)|acts]]; acts include one or more sequences; sequences comprise one or more scenes; and scenes may be thought of as being built out of [[Shot (film)|shots]] (if one is thinking visually) or ''beats'' (if one is thinking in narrative terms).
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