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A scene agitator is something that makes a task more difficult, distracting, uncomfortable, or interesting. Agitators make scenes more intriguing as we see a character struggle. Let's review a few types of agitators.
Agitators include:
• Loud noises that distract characters (and the audience) including a car alarm, an air raid siren, a passing subway, etc.
• The introduction of anything inherently dangerous such as a tiger in the room, a character juggling a knife, etc.
• Dangerous settings such as a tight rope, a fight over a river of lava, a discussion on a cliff's ledge, etc.
• Any agitation of the senses such as free-floating dust, popping grease from cooking bacon, etc.
• An stream of disruptions or interruptions to a conversation.
• A physical constraint such as the tightening of a corset during a conversation.
• Anything that violates social norms such as a violation of personal space, a violation of personal hygiene, etc.
• Inclement weather such as hail, lightning, thunder, etc.
• Anything vying for the character's attention.
• Anything that inhibits or blocks clear and unfiltered communication such as a fuzzy phone connection, a physical barrier between a conversation, etc.
• Pungent smells such a skunk, manure, the sewers, etc.
• Bugs
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