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Something I\'ve been curious about regarding this article: I had learned about Chekhov\'s Gun in a (stage) theater class, which is exactly as the quote says at the top. However, I took some film classes later on and saw the pair of terms \
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Something I\\\'ve been curious about regarding this article: I had learned about Chekhov\\\'s Gun in a (stage) theater class, which is exactly as the quote says at the top. However, I took some film classes later on and saw the pair of terms \\\"plant\\\" and \\\"payoff.\\\" The word \\\"plant\\\" is used to refer to the object or detail to be used, with \\\"payoff\\\" being the plot point where said plant is used.
The most notable case of these terms is in Robert [=McKee\\\'s=] \\\"Story,\\\" which I believe is a Bible of sorts for storytellers.
And as an example--in WALL•E, a plant would be a literal plant that WALL•E finds in the boot. The payoff is EVE scanning the sapling and taking it back to the Axiom.
Is there a difference between a Chekhov\\\'s Gun and a plant? Is a plant and its payoff two separate parts of a Chekhov\\\'s Gun? Or is this what you guys at TV Tropes refer to all instances of an object or detail introduced at one point in a story and used later?
(I know this is the opposite of a reliable scholarly source. I\\\'m just wondering how this particular site uses the terms.)
The most notable case of these terms is in Robert [=McKee\\\'s=] \\\"Story,\\\" which I believe is a Bible of sorts for storytellers.
And as an example--in WALL•E, a plant would be a literal plant that WALL•E finds in the boot. The payoff is EVE scanning the sapling and taking it back to the Axiom.
Is there a difference between a Chekhov\\\'s Gun and a plant? Is a plant and its payoff two separate parts of a Chekhov\\\'s Gun? Or is this what you guys at TV Tropes refer to all instances of an object or detail introduced at one point in a story and used later?
(I know this is the opposite of a reliable scholarly source. I\\\'m just wondering how this particular site uses the terms.)
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Actually, speaking of \\\"You Could Always Edit It Yourself,\\\" here\\\'s an example for you: I disagree with the current grenade launcher statement. I edit it. Someone disagrees with me. They edit it. Wait, my edit didn\\\'t matter? Oh, I should have just left a response in some kind of discussion area..
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YouCouldAlwaysEditItYourself.
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YouCouldAlwaysEditItYourself.
Actually, speaking of \\\"You Could Always Edit It Yourself,\\\" here\\\'s an example for you: I disagree with the current grenade launcher statement. I edit it. Someone disagrees with me. They edit it. Wait, my edit didn\\\'t matter? Oh, I should have just left a response in some kind of discussion area.
Actually, speaking of \\\"You Could Always Edit It Yourself,\\\" here\\\'s an example for you: I disagree with the current grenade launcher statement. I edit it. Someone disagrees with me. They edit it. Wait, my edit didn\\\'t matter? Oh, I should have just left a response in some kind of discussion area.
