# Fight scene notes — template

**Film / show:**
**Sequence:** (e.g. "warehouse fight, ~2nd act")
**Runtime:** mm:ss – mm:ss  (total: __s)
**Choreographer / 2nd unit director:**
**Date watched:**

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## Geography

- Where does the scene start? Where does it end?
- How many distinct "rooms" or zones does it pass through?
- Is the spatial relationship between combatants ever lost on the viewer? When?

## Shot rhythm

- Approx. shot count:
- Average shot length (runtime / shot count):
- Longest single take:
- Any clear hidden cuts? (whip pan, body-cross, lens flare, blackout, prop wipe)

## Choreography pattern

- Two-shot rhythm: wide / tight / wide / tight, or something else?
- Strikes per beat (slow / medium / fast):
- Is there a "reset" moment (catch breath, weapon change, scenery break)?

## Stunt craft

- Visible pads, wires, or pulls? Timestamp them.
- Highest fall / hardest impact:
- Anything that almost certainly used a CG cleanup pass?

## What works

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## What doesn't

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## Re-watch notes

- Things only visible on second pass:
- Edit choices that feel different on rewatch:

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*Template v3. Adjust freely. The point is consistency across entries, not completeness in any single one.*