A fundamental characteristic of writing, one that is germane to all language, is that of distancing. Distancing, as in the kind of separation that forges a space in between.
A fundamental characteristic of motion picture language, one that is germane to all photographic arts, is that it refers to objects by using the objects to which it refers.
If you are contemplating permanent and need a word to express it, “stop” would be the utterance par excellence. Permanent is a stop: the stopping of change.