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* WriteWhoYouHate: The creator bases a character on a RealLife person the author hates or hated.
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If it's a link that can't be typed in camel case, it's kind of crucial that every part of the word is contained within the brackets.


* MassiveMultiplayerCrossover: A {{Crossove}}r between three or more continuities you'd never think would ever meet.

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* MassiveMultiplayerCrossover: A {{Crossove}}r {{Crossover}} between three or more continuities you'd never think would ever meet.
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* ReadingIn: InUniverse remote conversations are aided by someone off-camera reading the other set of lines.
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* ProductionNicknameProductionNickname: The creator(s) give their work (or one of its elements) a nickname.



* ReadingIn
* RuleOfPerception
* SameContentDifferentRating
* SchrodingersGun

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* ReadingIn
ReadingIn: InUniverse remote conversations are aided by someone off-camera reading the other set of lines.
* RuleOfPerception
RuleOfPerception: As far as the audience is concerned, if you can't perceive it, it doesn't exist.
* SameContentDifferentRating
SameContentDifferentRating: A new installment or a re-release has a different rating with little change in content.
* SchrodingersGunSchrodingersGun: Anything not yet explicitly revealed can be seamlessly {{retcon}}ned, with the viewer none the wiser.



* SimultaneousArcs

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* SimultaneousArcsSimultaneousArcs: Two or more different stories take place at the same time as each other.



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* TravelingAtTheSpeedOfPlotTravelingAtTheSpeedOfPlot: Any vehicle travels as fast or as slowly as the plot demands.



* VillainBasedFranchise
* WorldBuilding

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* VillainBasedFranchise
VillainBasedFranchise: The villain's the star of the franchise.
* WorldBuildingWorldBuilding: The act of constructing a fictional world.



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* WunzaPlotWunzaPlot: One is an A. One is a B. They do C.
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* Front13Back9

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* Front13Back9Front13Back9: The season starts with 13 episodes which are ordered, then the next 9 will air and be ordered later.



* IdiosyncraticWipes
* IJustWriteTheThing
* InspirationForTheWork
* MagicFranchiseWord
* MagnumOpus
* MagnumOpusDissonance
* MassiveMultiplayerCrossover
* MethodActing
* {{Mythopoeia}}
* NoHuggingNoKissing

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* IdiosyncraticWipes
IdiosyncraticWipes: Using unusual {{wipe}}s, {{dissolve}}s, or otherwise strange scene transitions.
* IJustWriteTheThing
IJustWriteTheThing: Yes, they write the plot, but in their minds, they have very little control over the finer details of the story.
* InspirationForTheWork
InspirationForTheWork: The creator(s) reveal how they came up with the work.
* MagicFranchiseWord
MagicFranchiseWord: An uncommon word gets associated with the work that used it.
* MagnumOpus
MagnumOpus: A creator/character's most ambitious and laborious creative undertaking.
* MagnumOpusDissonance
MagnumOpusDissonance: Creator and audience disagree on what's the former's best work.
* MassiveMultiplayerCrossover
MassiveMultiplayerCrossover: A {{Crossove}}r between three or more continuities you'd never think would ever meet.
* MethodActing
MethodActing: Trying to think like the character, rather than simply act like the character.
* {{Mythopoeia}}
{{Mythopoeia}}: A fictional mythology for a fictional world.
* NoHuggingNoKissingNoHuggingNoKissing: There's no sexuality or romance in a work.



* OpeningShoutOut

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* OpeningShoutOutOpeningShoutOut: The opening sequence is ReferencedBy a character InUniverse.



* PlotBunny

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* PlotBunnyPlotBunny: An story idea is very persistent in the creator's mind or breeds more ideas.
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* {{Abandonware}}
* ActingInTheDark

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* {{Abandonware}}
{{Abandonware}}: Software no longer officially sold or supported.
* ActingInTheDarkActingInTheDark: Actors aren't told about the nature of the work or their character to prevent it from affecting their performance.



* AllThereInTheScript: Character names that are only revealed in the script, character designs or the end credits.
* {{Applicability}}
* AscendedFanon: The fans' interpretations of things end up becoming officially canon.

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* AllThereInTheScript: Character names that are only revealed in the script, character designs designs, or the end credits.
* {{Applicability}}
{{Applicability}}: The creator(s) encourage the audience to make up their own mind about the theme.
* AscendedFanon: The fans' interpretations of things end up becoming become officially canon.



* CanonWelding
* ChekhovsGun

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* CanonWelding
CanonWelding: A creator combines their previous works into [[{{Crossover}} one series]].
* ChekhovsGunChekhovsGun: A plot device that isn't significant until later in the story.



* CreationMyth
* CreativeDifferences

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* CreationMyth
CreationMyth: A story regarding the creation of a universe and its inhabitants.
* CreativeDifferencesCreativeDifferences: When disagreements among those involved in a work lead to a collapse of the collaboration.



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* CrossThroughCrossThrough: A StoryArc that affects multiple different series, but they don't crossover.



* DiscretionShot
* EmotionalTorque

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* DiscretionShot
DiscretionShot: Something is {{implied}} to happen but the camera/narration doesn't show it.
* EmotionalTorqueEmotionalTorque: The capacity of a story to elicit emotion from its audience.



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* JustForFun/FightsCrimeWithXJustForFun/FightsCrimeWithX: Crime-solving with a unique gimmick to help the work stand out amongst other similar works.
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* TheyFightCrime
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* {{Prop}}: Something an actor holds or physically interacts with in a production.

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* CreatorBacklash: The creators are ashamed that they ever made the work.



* OldShame: The creators are ashamed that they ever made the work.
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* FlagshipFranchise: A company's most prominent and well-known franchise.
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* OrphanedReference

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* OrphanedReferenceOrphanedReference: The final work contains references to a concept or scene that was scrapped from an earlier draft.
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Capitalization was fixed from Main.World Building to Main.Worldbuilding. Null edit to update index.
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* WriteWhoYouKnow: The creator bases a character on a RealLife person the author knows or knew.
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* InspirationForTheWork
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* AllThereInTheManual
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* AllThereInTheManual
AllThereInTheManual: Information not revealed in the work itself is given in official books and documents.
* AllThereInTheScriptAllThereInTheScript: Character names that are only revealed in the script, character designs or the end credits.



* AscendedFanon
* AshcanCopy
* AvoidTheDreadedGRating

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* AscendedFanon
AscendedFanon: The fans' interpretations of things end up becoming officially canon.
* AshcanCopy
AshcanCopy: An adaptation is made when the company's media rights to the original work will soon expire in order to ensure that the company will be able to keep the rights for a while longer.
* AvoidTheDreadedGRatingAvoidTheDreadedGRating: A movie includes some profanity or another minor instance of mature content simply to keep the movie from being rated G.



* {{Corpsing}}

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* {{Corpsing}}{{Corpsing}}: An actor ends up breaking character and laughing uncontrollably at something they find funny.



* DevelopmentGag

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* DevelopmentGagDevelopmentGag: The work references a concept from when the work was still in development.



* EnforcedMethodActing
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* EnforcedMethodActing
EnforcedMethodActing: Using techniques and conditions to force a genuine reaction from the actor.
* FanworkBanFanworkBan: The creator forbids fan-made content of their work being made.



* FirstLawOfResurrection
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* FirstLawOfResurrection
FirstLawOfResurrection: If a character is killed off, they'll come back as long as the creator wants them to.
* FlagshipFranchiseFlagshipFranchise: A company's most prominent and well-known franchise.



* FullyAbsorbedFinale
* IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming

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* FullyAbsorbedFinale
FullyAbsorbedFinale: A show that didn't get a GrandFinale has the loose ends tied up by having an episode of a spin-off series or another work taking place in the same continuity serve as a final episode of sorts to the series that ended without a proper conclusion.
* IdiosyncraticEpisodeNamingIdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming: Every episode is named in the same way.



* OldShame
* OneEpisodeWonder

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* OldShame
OldShame: The creators are ashamed that they ever made the work.
* OneEpisodeWonderOneEpisodeWonder: A television show that ended after just one episode.



* ParentalBonus
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* ParentalBonus
ParentalBonus: A work features content and references that only older viewers will notice or understand.
* PilotMoviePilotMovie: A feature-length film that is intended to serve as the beginning of a television series.



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* PoorlyDisguisedPilotPoorlyDisguisedPilot: An episode of a television show focuses on a different set of characters to serve as a possible pilot for a spin-off series.



* ShoutOut

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* ShoutOutShoutOut: A work makes a reference to another work.



* StylisticSuck

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* StylisticSuckStylisticSuck: A work is deliberately made to be of poor quality.



* TroubledProduction

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* TroubledProductionTroubledProduction: A work has endured a lot of problems in development despite eventually being finished and released.



* WriteWhatYouKnow
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* WriteWhatYouKnow
WriteWhatYouKnow: The creator bases the story on their own experiences.
* WritingAroundTrademarksWritingAroundTrademarks: Lawsuits are avoided by never mentioning copyrighted material directly by name.

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Useful terms and concepts about creating works for media.

Compare and contrast FanSpeak. See also the {{Creators}} index.

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Useful terms and concepts about creating works for media.

Compare and contrast FanSpeak. See also the {{Creators}} index.
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* FightsCrimeWithXJustForFun/FightsCrimeWithX
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''Useful terms and concepts about creating works for media. Compare and contrast FanSpeak.''

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Please do not try to clump concepts together on an index list. People use them alphabetically.


* EnforcedMethodActing



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* OpeningShoutOut



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** TheyFightCrime
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Wick cleaning. Thread here.


* AscendedFanon



* SureWhyNot (see AscendedFanon)
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''Useful terms and concepts about creating works for media. Compare and contrast {{Fan-Speak}}.''

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