diff --git a/extract_scene.py b/extract_scene.py
index ea34fa06..605b4513 100644
--- a/extract_scene.py
+++ b/extract_scene.py
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ def get_configuration():
       for short_arg, long_arg in optional_args:
          parser.add_argument(short_arg, long_arg, action = "store_true")
       parser.add_argument("-o", "--output_name")
-      parser.add_argument("-n", "--skip_to_animation_number")
+      parser.add_argument("-n", "--start_at_animation_number")
       args = parser.parse_args()
    except argparse.ArgumentError as err:
       print(str(err))
@@ -88,8 +88,8 @@ def get_configuration():
       "ignore_waits"    : args.preview,
       "write_all"       : args.write_all,
       "output_name"     : args.output_name,
-      "skip_to_animation_number" : args.skip_to_animation_number,
-      "end_after_animation_number" : None,
+      "start_at_animation_number" : args.start_at_animation_number,
+      "end_at_animation_number" : None,
    }
    if args.low_quality:
       config["camera_config"] = LOW_QUALITY_CAMERA_CONFIG
@@ -101,18 +101,18 @@ def get_configuration():
       config["camera_config"] = PRODUCTION_QUALITY_CAMERA_CONFIG
       config["frame_duration"] = PRODUCTION_QUALITY_FRAME_DURATION
 
-   stan = config["skip_to_animation_number"]
+   stan = config["start_at_animation_number"]
    if stan is not None:
       if "," in stan:
          start, end = stan.split(",")
-         config["skip_to_animation_number"] = int(start)
-         config["end_after_animation_number"] = int(end)
+         config["start_at_animation_number"] = int(start)
+         config["end_at_animation_number"] = int(end)
       else:
-         config["skip_to_animation_number"] = int(stan)
+         config["start_at_animation_number"] = int(stan)
 
    config["skip_animations"] = any([
       config["show_last_frame"] and not config["write_to_movie"],
-      config["skip_to_animation_number"],
+      config["start_at_animation_number"],
    ])
    return config
 
@@ -226,8 +226,8 @@ def main():
          "write_to_movie",
          "output_directory",
          "save_pngs",
-         "skip_to_animation_number",
-         "end_after_animation_number",
+         "start_at_animation_number",
+         "end_at_animation_number",
       ]
    ])
    
diff --git a/scene/scene.py b/scene/scene.py
index 625145f4..1cb81bff 100644
--- a/scene/scene.py
+++ b/scene/scene.py
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ class Scene(Container):
         "name" : None,
         "always_continually_update" : False,
         "random_seed" : 0,
-        "skip_to_animation_number" : None,
-        "end_after_animation_number" : None,
+        "start_at_animation_number" : None,
+        "end_at_animation_number" : None,
     }
     def __init__(self, **kwargs):
         Container.__init__(self, **kwargs) # Perhaps allow passing in a non-empty *mobjects parameter?
@@ -407,18 +407,17 @@ class Scene(Container):
         if len(args) == 0:
             warnings.warn("Called Scene.play with no animations")
             return
-        if self.skip_to_animation_number:
-            if self.num_plays + 1 == self.skip_to_animation_number:
+        if self.start_at_animation_number:
+            if self.num_plays == self.start_at_animation_number:
                 self.skip_animations = False
-        if self.end_after_animation_number:
-            if self.num_plays >= self.end_after_animation_number:
+        if self.end_at_animation_number:
+            if self.num_plays >= self.end_at_animation_number:
                 self.skip_animations = True
                 return self #Don't even both with the rest...
         if self.skip_animations:
             kwargs["run_time"] = 0
 
         animations = self.compile_play_args_to_animation_list(*args)
-        self.num_plays += 1
 
         sync_animation_run_times_and_rate_funcs(*animations, **kwargs)
         moving_mobjects = self.get_moving_mobjects(*animations)
@@ -434,6 +433,7 @@ class Scene(Container):
         self.mobjects_from_last_animation = moving_mobjects
         self.clean_up_animations(*animations)
         self.continual_update(0)
+        self.num_plays += 1
         return self
 
     def clean_up_animations(self, *animations):