- Different books and different "screenplay gurus" use different terminology, but there are a few basic terms that make discussing stories and screenplays easier. The ones that come up a lot in class (or writer's group) discussions are:
- Subplot
- Theme
- Subtext
- Character Change
- Want versus Need
- Stakes
- Comedic Tension
- Exposition
- Mystery versus Suspense
- Set-Piece
- Plant, Pay-off
- Preparation, Aftermath
- Resolution
- False Ending/The Final Twist
- Third Act
- End of Second Act (A.K.A. Culmination)
- Mid-Point (A.K.A. First Culmination)
- Second Act
- End of The First Act
- Point of Attack
- The Status Quo
- A Sequence
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