Monday, August 8, 2011

Sentence pitch: The summarization of a story in one line. This is very important and aids the movie/story to sell.

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.

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.

Character Bio: Detailed description of the characters life.

Storyline: 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.

Scene Breakdown: The breakdown of a script you read or movie you watch per each scene and scene sequence.

Beats: Unit of a scene in a story where there is an exchange between the characters and the action/ reaction/revelation advances the story and shape the turning of that scene.

Plots/ Sub plots: 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, or by coincidence. One is generally interested in how well this pattern of events accomplishes some artistic or emotional effect.A 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. May contain message.

Turning points: Point of highest tension or drama or when the action starts in which the solution is given. Decisions are also made here.

Climax: The dialogue for a story

Hook: A narrative hook (or hook) is a literary technique in the opening of a story that "hooks" the reader's attention so that he or she will keep on reading. The "opening" may consist of several paragraphs for a short story, or several pages for a novel, but ideally it is the opening sentence.

Motive: What drives the character to do the actions which he does in the story.

Conflict: Clashes between the characters over matters in the story.

Dramatic Sequence: A point in the story where the form or manner of the drama is employed.

Resolution: To solve a conflict, or come to an agreement.

Outcome: The result or consequence that follows something.


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