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Glossary Antagonist: The enemy of the movie’s hero/heroine. Logline: A succinct sentence that describes the Application of the goal: The way in which the overall story of a movie. character is changed by his or her journey. Low point: The point in the film in which the hero/ Attainment of the goal: The moment when a hero/ heroine seems farthest from his or her goal. heroine resolves the central conflict of a film. Pitch: A presentation of an idea for a film or Brainstorm: A process in which new ideas are screenplay. created. Protagonist: The hero/heroine of the movie. Call to adventure: The moment in a hero/heroine’s Resolution: The point in the film when the conflict is journey when he or she is removed from his or her finally worked out. everyday life. Return to the ordinary world: The point in a film Central conflict: The dominant problem in a movie when a character returns to his or her everyday life. that propels the action from start to finish. Revision: Change made to a script or story. Character arc: The change in a character throughout Road of trials: The events that occur as a hero/ the character’s life. heroine attempts to reach his or her goal. Cinematic: The visual aspect of movies that makes Sequel: A book or movie that is complete in itself but them unique from other types of art. continues the narrative of an earlier work. Climax: The emotional high point of the movie. Setting: The place and time a story occurs. Complication: A conflict arising in a movie that Storyboard: A visual representation of the scenes of requires immediate attention. a movie. Conflict: The problem the hero/heroine is trying to Subplot: A side-story in a movie. solve and/or tension in a story. Genre: The category of a movie, such as action, Tagline: A sentence or phrase used to market (or comedy, horror, science fiction, etc. sell) a movie. Headline: The title of a newspaper or magazine Theme: A word or phrase that sums up the main story. emotion of a movie, such as love, revenge, greed, etc. Hero/heroine’s journey: The events that influence a Three-act structure: The structural system for most character’s arc in a given movie. Hollywood films composed of the setting, conflict Improvisation: To spontaneously perform, or to and resolution. perform without any preparation. Treatment: A summary of a screenplay idea that Inner Movie Method: The process by which a movie includes the movie’s genre, theme, main character idea is first developed from the heart. and important scenes. Copyright © Community Learning LLC. All rights reserved. Student Book 49
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