arena
scene of action | a playing field where sports events take place |
gearshift
gearstick
shifter
gear lever | a mechanical device for engaging and disengaging gears, in Britain they call a gearshift a gear lever |
mise en scene
stage setting
setting | arrangement of scenery and properties to represent the place where a play or movie is enacted |
| scene view | graphic art consisting of the graphic or photographic representation of a visual percept, he painted scenes from everyday life, figure shows photographic and schematic views of the equipment |
scenery
scene | the painted structures of a stage set that are intended to suggest a particular locale, they worked all night painting the scenery |
view aspect prospect
scene
vista
panorama | the visual percept of a region, the most desirable feature of the park are the beautiful views |
| scene shot | a consecutive series of pictures that constitutes a unit of action in a film |
| scene | a subdivision of an act of a play, the first act has three scenes |
| scene | an incident (real or imaginary), their parting was a sad scene |
setting
scene | the context and environment in which something is set, the perfect setting for a ghost story |
| scene | the place where some action occurs, the police returned to the scene of the crime |
| scene painter | a painter of theatrical scenery |
sceneshifter
shifter | a stagehand responsible for moving scenery |
| scene-stealer | an actor who draws more attention than other actors in the same scene, babies are natural scene-stealers |
scenic artist
scene painter | an artist specializing in scenic subjects |
picture
scene | a situation treated as an observable object, the political picture is favorable, the religious scene in England has changed in the last century |
fit tantrum
scene conniption | a display of bad temper, he had a fit, she threw a tantrum, he made a scene |
on-the-spot(a)
on-the-scene(a) | at the scene of action, an on-the-spot reporter, on-the-spot inspections, an on-the scene newscast |
sub-rosa
under-the-table
behind-the-scene | designed and carried out secretly or confidentially, a sub-rosa report, has their under-the-table backing |