Chapter 8
Dramatic Structure and Form
Key Terms
action |
key moment |
screenplay |
acts |
log line |
sequence |
adversary |
low-concept film |
setbacks |
antagonist |
master scene script |
seven-step method |
archetype |
photoplays |
shooting script |
character |
pitch |
shot |
comedy |
pity |
story engines |
concept |
play-within-a-play |
subplot |
conflict |
plot |
tag line |
dénouement |
premise |
tension |
deus ex machina |
problem |
three-act structure |
dialogue |
protagonist |
three-stage process |
drama |
resolution |
through line |
fear |
revenge |
tragedy |
flashback |
reversals |
treatment |
genre |
scene |
Writers Guild of America |
hero |
scene heading |
(East and West) |
high-concept film |
scene outline |
Origins of Drama
The origin of drama in Western culture is rooted in the Greek ...
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