Dramatica MC point of view versus novel storytelling "POV"

Will the scenes that have to be told through this characters perspective be protagonist (OS) scenes, or IC scenes? Remember, they’re two different things structurally. If these are OS scenes, I wouldn’t hold back. Say what you gotta say.

If they are IC scenes, keep in mind that the IC is the you perspective as seen by the I perspective. As long as you don’t show all of this characters cards, even if this character narrates or the audience gets a glimpse into this characters thoughts, I think it works. As long as the audience is metaphorically wondering “what are you up to?” I think it should still fall into the right perspective.

Think of all the scenes you see in a movie where a character gets an idea and then grabs their keys, or runs into a building, or otherwise starts putting some plan into motion, and then the scene cuts to something else so that the audience doesn’t see what this character is up to. That seems like a pretty easy way to have an IC scene from the IC’s pov but without the audience knowing everything.
(note:I speak as though I know what I’m talking about, but I am, of course, guessing about most of that)

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