CONCEPT / CONCEPTUALIZATION: an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances.
THEME: an idea that is a recurrent element in literary or artistic work.
PITCH: (Informal) To attempt to promote or sell, often in a high-pressure manner: "showed up on local TV to pitch their views" (Business Week).
LOGLINE: a one-sentence summary of the story.
CHARACTER BIO: a biography of certain character like his/her childhood.
SYNOPSIS: a brief summary of the major point in the story.
STORYLINE: a plot
TREATMENT: a piece of prose, typically the step between scene cards and the first draft of screenplay for motion picture, TV program, or radio show.
DEVELOPMENT HELL: a period where a film or other project got trapped in development.
A Scriptwriter’s Terminology:
1 SENTENCE PITCH - The entire plot summed up into a single sentence.
LOGLINE - A brief summary of a television program of film, often providing both a synopsis of the program's plot, and an emotional "hook" to stimulate interest.
SYNOPSIS - A synopsis is a brief summary of the major points of a written work, either as prose or as a table; an abridgement or condensation of a work.
CHARACTER BIO - A brief history, description, or analysis of a character in a film.
CHARACTER BIBLE - A collection of the character data.
3 ACT STRUCTURE - A model used in writing and evaluating modern storytelling which divides a screenplay into three parts called the Setup, the Confrontation and the Resolution.
STORYLINE - The plot of a book or play or film.
TREATMENT - A film treatment (or treatment for short) is a piece of prose, typically the step between scene cards (index cards) and the first draft of a screenplay for a motion picture, television program, or radio play. It is generally longer and more detailed than an outline (or one-page synopsis), and it may include details of directorial style that an outline omits. They read like a short story, except told in the present tense and describing events as they happen. There are two types: the original draft treatment, created during the writing process, and the presentation treatment, created as presentation material.
PLOTS/ SUBPLOTS - Plot is a literary term defined as the events that make up a story, particularly as they relate to one another in a pattern, in a sequence, through cause and effect, how the reader views the story, or simply by coincidence. One is generally interested in how well this pattern of events accomplishes some artistic or emotional effect. subplot is a secondary plot strand that is a supporting side story for any story or the main plot. Subplots may connect to main plots, in either time and place or in thematic significance. Subplots often involve supporting characters, those besides the protagonist or antagonist.
SCENE BREAKDOWN - Careful annotations of each scene in a play, with all necessary actors listed and some indication of the action and setting.
BEATS - The smallest division of action in a play, film or other work of drama; The moment at which increasing dramatic tension produces a noticable change in the consciousness of one or more characters.
SCRIPT - The written text of a play, movie, or broadcast
All situations/plots need:
HOOK / TEASER - A thing designed to catch people's attention/A short introductory advertisement for a product/film, esp. one that does not mention the name of the thing being advertised.
MOTIVE - A reason for doing something, esp. one that is hidden or not obvious.
CONFLICT / OBSTACLES - An incompatibility between two or more opinions, principles, or interests/ A thing that blocks one's way or prevents or hinders progress.
DRAMA / ACTION - An exciting, emotional, or unexpected series of events or set of circumstances.
DRAMATIC SEQUENCE - The sequence a 5-act play follows including exposition, rising action, climax or turning point, falling action, and denouement or catastrophe
UP THE STAKES
CHAIN REACTION - A series of events in which each event is the result of theone preceding and the cause of the one following.
RESOLUTION - The resolution in a film is the solution to the problem and main tension of the story. It often explains what has happened, what will happen, and shows a new status quo.
OUTCOME- a final product or end result; consequence; issue.
CLOSURE - A bringing to an end; conclusion.
Terms and the 3 Act Structure:
ACTS -
Act1 : Set up
Act2 : Confrontation
Act3 : Resolution
SET UP - Camera position, as for a particular shot in a scene being filmed.
CONFRONTATION - Discord or a clash of opinions and ideas: an age of ideological confrontation.
RESOLUTION - The resolution in a film is the solution to the problem and main tension of the story. It often explains what has happened, what will happen, and shows a new status quo.
RESOLUTION - The resolution in a film is the solution to the problem and main tension of the story. It often explains what has happened, what will happen, and shows a new status quo.
PLOT POINTS - In television and film, a plot point is a significant event within a plot that digs into the action and spins it around in another direction. It can also be an object of significant importance, around which the plot revolves. It can be anything from an event to an item to the discovery of a character or motive. The plot point is usually introduced at theexposition of the movie.
TURNING POINTS
CONFLICT- An incompatibility between two or more opinions, principles, or interests.
DRAMATIC ENTERTAINMENT
UP THE STAKES
UP THE STAKES
CLIMAX - The most intense, exciting, or important point of something; a culmination or apex.
MORE TERMS
GENRE-is a particular type of literature, painting, music, film, or other art form which people consider as a class because it has special characteristics.
Eg:comedy,horror,action,romance,crime,sci-fi,tragedy,ethical drama,historical drama,documentary.
CLICHE-is an expression, idea, or element of an artistic work which has been overused to the point of losing its original meaning or effect, especially when at some earlier time it was considered meaningful or novel.
Eg:You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink;what goes around comes around;haste makes waste;life is unfair;opposites attract;Don't put off for tomorrow what you can do today;As easy as pie;A chain is only as strong as itsweakest link;Many hands make light work.
STEREOTYPE-is a belief that may be adopted about specific types of individuals or certain ways of doing things, but that belief may or may not accurately reflect reality.However, this is only a fundamental psychological definition of a stereotype.
Eg:All homeless are that way by choice;All Lawyers are crooks;All judges are honest;All white people eat mayonnaise;All women like to shop.
ANTAGONIST-is a character, group of characters, or institution , that represents the opposition against which the protagonist must contend.
Eg:Dracula (Bram Stoker's "Dracula");Edmund (William Shakespeare's "King Lear")
Fagin (Charles Dickens' "Oliver Twist")
Grendel ("Beowulf")
Iago (Shakespeare's "Othello")
Long John Silver (Robert Louis Stevenson's "Treasure Island")
Mr. Hyde (Robert Louis Stevenson's "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde")
Professor Moriarty (Arthur Conan Doyle's "Sherlock Holmes" series)
Raskolnikov (Fyodor Dostoyevsky's "Crime and Punishment")
Simon Legree (Harriett Beecher Stowe's "Uncle Tom's Cabin")
Uriah Heep (Charles Dickens' "David Copperfield")
The Wicked Witch of the West (L. Frank Baum's "The Wizard of Oz")PROTAGONIST-"one who plays the first part, chief actor" ) is the main character (the central or primary personal figure) of a literary, theatrical, cinematic, or musical narrative , which ends up in conflict because of the antagonist and with whom the audience is intended to most identify.
Eg:harry potter;jack sparrow;the narnia kids;Frodo and the Fellowship of the Ring.
SUPPORTING CHARACTER-is a character of a book , play , video game , movie , television or radio show or other form of storytelling usually used to give added dimension to a main character , by adding a relationship with this character.
Eg:The Dursleys-Harry Potter ;Batman Family-Batman;Mary Jane's family-Spider-Man.
COMIC RELIEF-is an operating British charity, founded in 1985 by the comedy scriptwriter Richard Curtis and comedian Lenny Henry in response to famine in Ethiopia .Eg:C-3PO and R2-D2 in Star Wars;Timon and Pumbaa in The Lion King.
CHARACTERIZATION-is the art of creating characters for a narrative , including the process of conveying information about them.
Eg:His childlike innocence allows him to take an active role in George's dream of owning farm;
The impatient girl always misbehaved with her calm and quiet brother. The patient mother had to bear this everyday;
I'm paying today for my acts of cruelty. I have been treacherous all my life and have lost everything today.
CONCEPT / CONCEPTUALIZATION-is defined variously by different sources.
THEME-In contemporary literary studies, a theme is the central topic, subject, or concept the author is trying to point out, not to be confused with whatever message, moral, or commentary it may send or be interpreted as sending regarding said concept.
PITCH-is a perceptual property that allows the ordering of sounds on a frequency -related scale.
(Informal) To attempt to promote or sell, often in a high-pressure manner: "showed up on local TV to pitch their views" (Business Week).
LOGLINE-A log line or logline is a brief summary of a television program or film , often providing both a synopsis of the program's plot , and an emotional " hook " to stimulate interest.
CHARACTER BIO-is not only a simple way to develop a character, it is a simple way to keep track of the characters you develop .
SYNOPSIS-is a brief summary of the major points of a written work, either as prose or as a table; an abridgment or condensation of a work.
STORYLINE-The plot or subplot of a story ;The narrative of a work, whether of fictional or nonfictional basis;The narrative threads experienced by different but specific characters or sets of characters that together form a plot element or subplot in the work of fiction. the step between scene cards ( index cards ) and the first draft of a screenplay for a motion picture , television program, or radio play.DEVELOPMENT HELL-is a period during which a film or other project is trapped in development .-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
GENRE:
is the term for any category of literature or other forms of art or entertainment, e.g. music, whether written or spoken, audial or visual, based on some set of stylistic criteria. Genres are formed by conventions that change over time as new genres are invented and the use of old ones are discontinued. Often, works fit into multiple genres by way of borrowing and recombining these conventions.
CLICHE:
is an expression, idea, or element of an artistic work which has been overused to the point of losing its original meaning or effect, especially when at some earlier time it was considered meaningful or novel. In phraseology, the term has taken on a more technical meaning, referring to any expression imposed by conventionalized linguistic usage. The term is frequently used in modern culture for an action or idea which is expected or predictable, based on a prior event. Typically a pejorative, "clichés" are not always false or inaccurate; a cliché may or may not be true. Some are stereotypes, but some are simply truisms and facts. Clichés are often employed for comic effect, typically in fiction.
STEREOTYPE:
A stereotype is a belief that may be adopted about specific types of individuals or certain ways of doing things, but that belief may or may not accurately reflect reality. However, this is only a fundamental psychological definition of a stereotype. Within and across different psychology disciplines, there are different concepts and theories of stereotyping that provide their own expanded definition. Some of these definitions share commonalities, though each one may also harbor unique aspects that may complement or contradict the others.
ANTAGONIST:
An antagonist is a character, group of characters, or institution, that represents the opposition against which the protagonist must contend. In other words, 'A person, or a group of people who oppose the main character, or the main characters. In the classic style of stories wherein the action consists of a hero fighting a villain/enemy, the two can be regarded as protagonist and antagonist, respectively.
The antagonist may also represent a major threat or obstacle to the main character by their very existence, without necessarily deliberately targeting him or her.
PROTAGONIST:
A protagonist is the main character (the central or primary personal figure) of a literary, theatrical, cinematic, or musical narrative, which ends up in conflict because of the antagonist and with whom the audience is intended to most identify. In the theatre of Ancient Greece, three actors played all of the main dramatic roles in a tragedy; the leading role was played by the protagonist, while the other roles were played by deuteragonist and the tritagonist.
The terms protagonist and main character are variously defined and, depending on the source, may denote different concepts. In fiction, the story of the protagonist may be told from the perspective of a different character (who may also, but not necessarily, be the narrator). An example would be a narrator who relates the fate of several protagonists, perhaps as prominent figures recalled in a biographical perspective. Often, the protagonist in a narrative is also the same person as the focal character, though the two terms are distinct. Excitement and intrigue alone is what the audience feels toward a focal character, while a sense of empathy about the character's objectives and emotions is what the audience feels toward the protagonist. Although the protagonist is often referred to as the "good guy", it is entirely possible for a story's protagonist to be the clear villain, or antihero, of the piece.
SUPPORTING CHARACTER:
A supporting character is a character of a book, play, video game, movie, television or radio show or other form of storytelling usually used to give added dimension to a main character, by adding a relationship with this character. Sometimes supporting characters may develop a complexity of their own, but this is usually in relation to the main character, rather than entirely independently.
In some cases, especially in ongoing material such as comic books and television series, supporting characters themselves may become main characters in a spin-off if they are sufficiently popular with fans.
Supporting characters help the plot of a story and enhance the plot.
COMIC RELIEF:
Comic relief usually means a releasing of emotional or other tension resulting from a comic episode interposed in the midst of serious or tragic elements in a drama. Comic relief often takes the form of a bumbling, wisecracking sidekick of the hero or villain in a work of fiction. A sidekick used for comic relief will usually comment on the absurdity of the hero's situation and make comments that would be inappropriate for a character who is to be taken seriously. Other characters may use comic relief as a means to irritate others or keep themselves confident.
CHARACTERIZATION:
Characterization or characterisation is the art of creating characters for a narrative, including the process of conveying information about them. It may be employed in dramatic works of art or everyday conversation. Characters may be presented by means of description, through their actions, speech, or thoughts.
CONCEPT / CONCEPTUALIZATION:The word concept is defined variously by different sources. Philosophers and others generally agree that concepts are formed from experience and other pre-existing mental content by abstraction and other operations in the brain.
THEME:Theme or Themes may refer to: Arts, Music Tittle,Miscellaneous.
PITCH:To attempt to promote or sell, often in a high-pressure manner: "showed up on local TV to pitch their views" (Business Week).Pitch may refer to: Music and acoustics,Spatial measurements, Sports, Media.
LOGLINE:
A log line or logline is a brief summary of a television program or film, often providing both a synopsis of the program's plot, and an emotional "hook" to stimulate interest.
CHARACTER BIO:is a detailed description or account of someone's life. It entails more than basic facts (education, work, relationships, and death), a biography also portrays a subject's experience of these events. Unlike a profile or curriculum vitae (résumé), a biography presents a subject's life story, highlighting various aspects of his or her life, including intimate details of experience, and may include an analysis of a subject's personality.
SYNOPSIS:A synopsis is a brief summary of the major points of a written work, either as prose or as a table; an abridgment or condensation of a work.
STORYLINE:Storyline may refer to:The plot or subplot of a story;The narrative of a work, whether of fictional or nonfictional basis;The narrative threads experienced by different but specific characters or sets of characters that together form a plot element or subplot in the work of fiction. In this sense, each narrative thread is the narrative portion of a work that pertains to the world view of the participating characters cognizant of their piece of the whole,and they may be the villains, the protagonists, a supporting character, or a relatively disinterested official utilized by the author, each thread of which is woven together by the writer to create a work.The Storyline method of teaching.
TREATMENT:Film treatment, prose telling of a story intended to be turned into a screenplayIn the card game bridge, a treatment is the meaning associated with a natural bid as distinct from a conventional bid
DEVELOPMENT HELL:In the jargon of the media-industry, "development hell" (or "development limbo") is a period during which a film or other project is trapped in development. A film, television program, screenplay, computer program, concept, or idea stranded in development hell takes an especially long time to start production, or never does.The film industry buys rights to many popular novels, video games, and comics, but it may take years for such properties to be successfully brought to the cinema, and often with considerable changes to the plot, characters, and general tone.
