Scripts!?? i need help - i have a script woth loads of "(beats)" on it!?!?

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I have a script woth loads of "(beats)" on it!?!
I don't know what they mean and i need to know?!?
e.g.
Go!'
(beat)
"...and I believed him."

2006-10-18 05:52:27 · 3 answers · asked by lydsie_jane 2 in News & Events ➔ Media & Journalism

It's a pause e.g. Go! (pause) - and I believed him.

2006-10-18 05:57:50 · answer #1 · answered by mark leshark 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋

The term beat is used in drama to suggest a pause, because
dialogue and action has a sense of rhythm and pace that can be
stopped for a moment.

2006-10-18 05:58:28 · answer #2 · answered by Bapboy 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋

As wot he said, four beats in a bar and all that!

2006-10-18 06:38:55 · answer #3 · answered by jimmyfish 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋