[at first, he's not listening to her at all—just watching the scene take place. it's captivating, in the same way the first time he saw a video call on his device was. basically magic.

still, he catches that it's not the device that makes these. it's something else—and everything about the process is complicated. he frowns.]

So a "film" is a recorded play, but it's not all recorded at once, but in parts.

[that... honestly...]

Sounds annoying. Why go through all the trouble?