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The one that inspired this tweet: a passenger left alone in a car while driver goes into a store will discover a secret in the glove compartment. It’s not really a trope but a shot clue: if they show the left behind person rather than follow the other character there’s a reason.
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An annoying one: in a detective show, a recognizable character actor showing up in an early scene in a minor role with unnecessary lines is probably the murderer. You don’t need to know the plot to guess that they wouldn’t use a speaking role established actor as an extra.
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I guess these aren’t tropes so much as subtropes. I think I’ve mentioned the second example before in some thread.
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See also the shot from cover, or an awkward angle, which means the character is being watched. This one is almost past trope and into accepted language-of-screen, I think.
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I'm sure this one is widely observed but if there's ever a shot of someone entering a room, and the camera is facing the door, they are about to be surprised by some shit (probably a dead person)