Glossary
(Note: Glossary entries which are also Key Terms are in italics)
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences This renowned industry organization, recognizing the need for some kind of format for screenplays when sound came into motion picture, began to standardize the screen play format, which has led to the modern-day master scene script.
Act A term borrowed from the theater to signify a key story point in motion picture narrative.
Action The events and choices whose consequences impact characters and constitute the storyline; the fundamental component of visual narration in visual media.
Actuality A way to refer to real events as in news or directly observed reality as opposed to a description of reality.
Adaptation Using a source ...
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