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• "the reveal" magic at GoogleBooks--Coin945 (talk) 16:53, 9 July 2012 (UTC)Reply[reply]

explanations

The following may not be usable sources, but they should help on the road to finding good sources.

• http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheReveal
• http://blog.scripped.com/2011/07/screenwriting-101-the-three-acts-act-3
• http://bren.us/use-reveals
• http://thewritesisters.blogspot.com/2011/03/mentor-monday-big-reveal.html

- jc37 19:19, 9 July 2012 (UTC)Reply[reply]

This would seem to be an element of style or structure (like a denoument or a climax) in stage productions. See also Template:Narrative for other such examples. - jc37 19:01, 9 July 2012 (UTC) /Reply[reply]