(that can happen in "theatrical" storytelling too but cinematic means you get to edit out any adjudication that is rendered extraneous or repetitive)

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broadly speaking: lots of editing and lots of sound design. detailed soundscape, bespoke score etc. but also, cast members playing to the edit. you can feel the difference when, after the outcome of a roll gets adjudicated, players stop to narrate that outcome instead of moving on to the next thing.

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I guess what I’m circling is using AP as a format for heavily produced story telling, not as a means to show a game. The game is the medium, but not the point.

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Having the cast not be the primary audience. Something that sets @worldsbeyondnumber.bsky.social apart (and makes it very cinematic IMO) are the cutscenes Brennan does that don’t have players in them.

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A focus on narrative over mechanics. The mechanics are there, but more backgrounded. A focus on sound design and scoring. Editing is a major component; keeping it really tight so each scene has a reason to be there.

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