Story and Script Terms

- 1 
SENTENCE 
PITCH

one sentence that's intriguing and attention-grabbing without giving away the end of the book. 
The important thing to remember is that a good pitch is a description of what actually happens. It's a one sentence description of the plot,not the theme.


- LOGLINE
 
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 brief or condensed statement giving a general view of some subject.



- CHARACTER
 
BIO
 
character's background


- STORYLINE

The plot or subplot of a story



- SCENE 
BREAKDOWN

 
You breakdown a script you read or movie you watch per each scene and scene sequence.


- BEATS
 
A beat is a the smallest unit of story telling. It is a piece of the story in which something happens.



- PLOTS


(mini story line)
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.

- sub PLOTS
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


- TURNING 
POINTS

(point which the character should chose about the future.)
A decisive point at which a significant change or historical event occurs, or at which a decision must be made.



- SCRIPT

(voices to your character)
A script is a document that outlines every aural, visual, behavioral, and lingual element required to tell a story.




All situations/plots can have these: 


- HOOK
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


- CLIMAX
its point of highest tension or drama or when the action starts in which the solution is given.


- MOTIVE 
something to achieve/ to get/ something that we need.




- DRAMATIC SEQUENCE
Sequence of events-eg.One thing leads to another to another to another


- RESOLUTION
a resolve or determination 


- OUTCOME
a final product or end result; consequence; issue.




- PARADIGM

model/example/diagram of a script/template (hang it like a painting) 


- ACTS

Act1, Act2, Act3

In general, Act I is the beginning setup, Act II is a middle confrontation, and Act III is the ending resolution.

- SET UP

is where all of the main characters and their basic situation are introduced, and contains the primary level of characterization (exploring the character's backgrounds and personalities).

- CONFRONTATION

is the bulk of the story, and begins when the inciting incident (or catalyst) sets things into motion. This is the part of the story where the characters go through major changes in their lives as a result of what is happening; this can be referred to as thecharacter arc, or character development.

- RESOLUTION

is when the problem in the story boils over, forcing the characters to confront it, allowing all elements of the story to come together and inevitably leading to the ending.

- 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 the exposition of the movie.

- MOTIVE

Want to achieve/get/see/needs/etc

- CONFLICT

is a necessary element of fictional literature. It is defined as the problem in any piece of literature and is often classified according to the nature of the protagonist or antagonist.

- DRAMATIC ENTERTAINMENT

drama to entertain