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  • Wall Glower
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  • Our characters are socializing happily. They're eating, drinking, gossiping and so on. If the scene goes on for too long, you might wonder what the point is. Until the camera pulls back and we see a single character who's somehow alienated from the others, watching them with some combination of sadness and resentment. Examples of Wall Glower include:
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  • Our characters are socializing happily. They're eating, drinking, gossiping and so on. If the scene goes on for too long, you might wonder what the point is. Until the camera pulls back and we see a single character who's somehow alienated from the others, watching them with some combination of sadness and resentment. This should be distinguished from situations where the character has to do some chore and is prevented from joining in the fun. Someone doing a Wall Glower could easily walk right in, but for one reason or another they don't want to. Presumably, they're hanging around only out of masochism. They usually storm off after a while anyway. Examples of Wall Glower include: