Sunday, July 29, 2012



A Scriptwriter’s Terminology:

1 SENTENCE PITCH : The teaser or the short summary of the movie/show in one sentence. 

LOGLINE : A one-sentence summary of your script.

SYNOPSIS : A brief summary of the plot or story.

CHARACTER BIO : A personal data or information of a character.

CHARACTER BIBLE : A more personal data or information of many characters. 

3 ACT STRUCTURE : 3 parts of scene starting from Set-up,confrontation and resolution.

STORYLINE : The set of scripts or writings of the story from the start, climax to finish.

TREATMENT :  A draft of the movie/show. 

PLOTS / SUBPLOTS : The main storyline or the main focus of the story.

SCENE BREAKDOWN : A list of scenes.

BEATS : a 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.

SCRIPT : The paperworks of the story usually contains dialogues and draft of the story.


All situations/plots need:

HOOK / TEASER : A short preview of the story usually to make the audience feel curious or excited.

MOTIVE : A reason for the plot of the story.

CONFLICT / OBSTACLES : The bad things or stuffs that the Protagonist have to overcome.

DRAMA / ACTION : A story with more focus on active skills and body language.

DRAMATIC SEQUENCE : A scene where it's intense.

UP THE STAKES : A scene where the protagonist have to take a risk.

CHAIN REACTION: A scene which cause something to the other characters or something happened simultaneously 

RESOLUTION : The way to solve the conflict.

OUTCOME : The results.

CLOSURE : Ending.

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