<view>
<view> describes the visual context of some part of a screen play in terms of what the spectator sees, generally independent of any dialogue. 7.3.1 Technical Information 7.3 Other Types of Performance Text | |
Module | drama — 7 Performance Texts |
Attributes | Global attributes only |
Used by | |
May contain | core: abbr add address bibl biblStruct binaryObject cb choice cit corr date del desc distinct email emph expan foreign gap gloss graphic hi index l label lb lg list listBibl measure measureGrp mentioned milestone name note num orig p pb ptr q quote ref reg rs said sic soCalled sp stage term time title unclear gaiji: g header: biblFull msdescription: catchwords depth dimensions height heraldry locus material msDesc origDate origPlace secFol signatures stamp watermark width namesdates: addName affiliation bloc country district forename genName geo geogFeat geogName listNym listOrg listPerson listPlace nameLink offset orgName persName placeName region roleName settlement state surname tagdocs: att classSpec code eg egXML elementSpec gi ident listRef macroSpec moduleRef moduleSpec schemaSpec specDesc specGrp specGrpRef specList tag val textstructure: floatingText |
Declaration |
element view { att.global.attributes, macro.specialPara } |
Example | <view> <name>Max</name> joins his daughter at the window. <hi>Rain</hi> sprays his face-- </view> <view> <camera>Max's POV</camera> He sees occasional windows open, and just across from his apartment house, a <hi>man</hi> opens the front door of a brownstone-- </view> |
Example | <div type="shot"> <view>BBC World symbol</view> <sp> <speaker>Voice Over</speaker> <p>Monty Python's Flying Circus tonight comes to you live from the Grillomat Snack Bar, Paignton.</p> </sp> </div> <div type="shot"> <view>Interior of a nasty snack bar. Customers around, preferably real people. Linkman sitting at one of the plastic tables.</view> <sp> <speaker>Linkman</speaker> <p>Hello to you live from the Grillomat Snack Bar. </p> </sp> </div> |
Note | A view is a particular form of stage direction. |