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An Early Frost : Peter Confesses to Michael

After Michael Pierson's (Aidan Quinn) diagnosis with AIDS, Peter, his partner (D.W. Moffett) admits that he may have transmitted the HIV virus to him. Michael responds angrily, eventually telling him to leave their apartment

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act 1 (three-act structure) , acting, beat, emotion, blocking, character development, close-up, continuity editing, crescendo, deep focus, depth of field, dialogue underscoring , diegetic sound, fade-out, focus, high angle, interior, long take, medium shot, musical theme , naturalistic acting, rack focus, reaction shot, scene, shot/reverse shot, tracking shot, two-shot, zoom-in, zoom-out

Diversity in Media Representation

LGBTQ: Cisgender Male, LGBTQ: Cisgender Person, LGBTQ: Gay Man, LGBTQ: Straight passing, White: White American

"Peter Confesses to Michael " in An Early Frost. Directed by John Erman, NBC Studios, 1985, Kinolab, https://kinolab.org/FilmClip.php?id=2946

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