SOCIALBILITTY • GLOSSARY DEPARTMENT
Screenwriting, story structure, characters, dialogue, genres, treatments, scripts, themes, narrative concepts, and literary development for screen entertainment.
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View Definition →A Novel is an extended work of prose fiction that develops characters, events, settings, themes, and narrative structure over substantial length. Novels are frequently adapted into films and television projects, subject to the necessary rights and development process.
View Definition →A Play is a dramatic work written for live performance before an audience. Plays are organized through dialogue, stage directions, scenes, acts, characters, and theatrical action, and may also serve as source material for film or television adaptation.
View Definition →In screenwriting and production, Action refers to what is physically happening in a scene and is generally described in the screenplay’s action lines. The term may also refer to action-oriented sequences involving movement, conflict, stunts, vehicles, fights, chases, or other visually driven events.
View Definition →A Scene is a unit of dramatic action that takes place at a particular location and time. In screenwriting, a new scene is generally indicated by a new scene heading when the location or time changes. During production, a scene may be covered with multiple setups and shots.
View Definition →A Character is a person, creature, entity, or dramatic role that exists within a story. In screenwriting, characters are created through action, dialogue, behavior, relationships, objectives, and conflict; performers then interpret those characters for the screen or stage.
View Definition →Dialogue is spoken language assigned to characters, narrators, hosts, or other speakers in a screenplay, teleplay, stage play, or other scripted work. Dialogue communicates information, reveals character, advances story, creates rhythm, and helps define relationships and conflict.
View Definition →An Archetype is a recurring character type, story pattern, image, role, or symbolic model that appears across many stories and cultures. In screenwriting and filmmaking, archetypes can help define familiar dramatic functions such as the hero, mentor, trickster, ruler, caregiver, or outsider.
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