It seems a constative could be a transforming performative with the mood primitive in any time based format...
A dramatic pause can be a performative function that happens with time if the perception of the statement changes from informative to performative while the audience is watching; eliciting a psychological reaction.
For example:
If you start the statement masquerading as an informative*, but add a mood primitive, that is not initially apparent, the temporal offset adds punctuation.
If you wanted an audience to identify with a protagonist. Creating a scene where the antagonist was smiling and saying "there is the door" in the tone of an informative statement, and then holding eye contact too long while the smile fades into an angry glare. The protagonist's lag interpreting the situation (because the information was intentionally misleading) would suggest the recipient was slow to understand. If successful, the audience would also experience the confusion, identifying with the protagonist.
This seems like the kind of thing that is used in cinematography, but I cannot think of an example right now.
*If you accept that one could make an informative statement with no anticipated evocation. It could be argued as an implicit performative; intended to prevent someone from making actions, or to assert yourself as helpful to get others to treat you in a certain manner.
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