Character
This terms describes what a character wants more than anything in a story.
What is objective?
The opening section of a script that introduces the world and characters is called this.
What is exposition?
An object, color, or image that represents a larger idea is called this.
What is a symbol?
This non-spoken text of a play conveys essential information about the context and action to the production team.
What are stage directions?
This paperwork identifies all props, costumes, scenery, sound, and special requirements within a script
What is a script breakdown?
This obstacle prevents a character from achieving their goal.
What is conflict?
This major event launches the main conflict of the story.
What is inciting incident?
Repeated ideas, images, or phrases throughout a script are called this
What is a motif?
This element of a screenplay is used to communicate whether a scene occurs inside (INT.) or outside (EXT.) the location of the scene, and the time of day the scene takes place
What is the slugline?
This document tracks every scene in chronological order and often includes locations, characters, and production notes.
What is a scene breakdown or action analysis?
Changes in a character’s beliefs, behavior, or understanding over the course of a story are called this.
What is character arc?
This is the moment of greatest tension, action, or confrontation in a story.
What is climax?
The emotional attitude or feeling created by a script is called this.
What is tone?
Dialogue spoken by a character alone on stage, often revealing thoughts or emotions, is called this
What is a monologue or soliloquy?
Designers use this visual collection of images, colors, and textures to communicate ideas for a production.
What is a mood board or concept board?
A character who directly opposes the protagonist is called this.
Antagonist.
The sequence of events after the climax that settles/wraps up the story is called this.
What is the resolution or denouement?
This literary device allows the audience to know information that the characters do not and is used to create suspense.
What is dramatic irony?
What is a scene?
This paperwork helps costume designers track every costume change and appearance throughout a production.
What is a costume plot?
This term describes a universal, recurring pattern, symbol, or character template found across human culture, storytelling, and psychology, and is often used to refer to certain stereotypes for characters.
What is archetype?
The main classifications for story structures are named after these two individuals.
Who is Gustav Freytag and Aristotle?
This is a category of storytelling defined by specific thematic, stylistic, and narrative conventions.
What is genre?
Unlike stage plays, screenplays rely heavily on this structural principle in which meaning is often created through the arrangement of separate shots and scenes.
What is a montage?
This unifying artistic interpretation guides the actors, designers, and overall visual world of a production
What is a concept?