1 | ->''“There is no future. There is no past. Do you see? Time is simultaneous, an intricately structured jewel that humans insist on viewing one edge at a time, when the whole design is visible in every facet.”'' |
2 | -->-- '''Dr. Manhattan''', ''ComicBook/{{Watchmen}}'' |
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4 | ''The choice and sequencing of events to depict, especially nonlinear storytelling. For events that actually'' happen ''in a nonlinear order, see TimeTravel. For time periods, see HollywoodHistory. For depictions of various times of day in fiction, see TwentyFourHourTropeClock.'' |
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6 | [[index]] |
7 | * '''{{Flashback}}''' (main trope): A break in the story to remember a character's past vividly. |
8 | * AnachronicOrder: Scenes, episodes, or installments are deliberately presented out of chronological order. |
9 | * AndThatLittleGirlWasMe: A character recounts a story about a seemingly irrelevant person before revealing the story is about themself. |
10 | * BackToFront: The story is told backwards, from end to beginning. |
11 | * CallForward: The flashback sequence alludes to events that the audience knows eventually happened. |
12 | * DashedPlotLine: Time periods larger than one year where nothing interesting happens are skipped to preserve TheLawOfConservationOfDetail. |
13 | * DeathByFlashback: Revealing a character's backstory is a good indication that they are about to die. |
14 | * DecadeThemedFilter: A flashback from a different decade is filtered in the manner of the camera technology of the time. |
15 | * DelayedNarratorIntroduction: The narrator is only introduced partway through their own story. |
16 | * DistantFinale: The ending takes place significantly in the future. |
17 | * DistantPrologue: The introduction takes place significantly in the past. |
18 | * FabulaAndSujet: Distinction between the chronological order of the story's events (Fabula) and the order in which we see the scenes (Sujet). |
19 | * FastForwardToReunion: The main plot resolves with characters going separate ways, the ending skips to the future when they eventually reunite. |
20 | * FlashbackBackBack: Flashback is preceded by an echoey sound effect. |
21 | * FlashbackBPlot: A linear secondary story is told through flashbacks alongside the main story, both involving the same character(s). |
22 | * FlashbackCut: A very brief flashback (usually lasts a few seconds) in the middle of a scene |
23 | * FlashbackEcho: Events in the present are quickly followed by flashbacks to similar events in the past. |
24 | * FlashbackEffects: Visual and audio effects used to indicate a flashback. |
25 | * FlashbackMontageRealization: A character's realization is shown with a montage of previous scenes and lines of dialogue. |
26 | * FlashbackNightmare: A character dreams of a traumatic past event. |
27 | * FlashbackStares: A character stares into the distance while remembering a past event. |
28 | * FlashbackToCatchphrase: A flashback reveals the origin of a character's catchphrase. |
29 | * FlashbackTwist: A flashback is used and subverts the audience's expectations. |
30 | * FlashbackWithTheOtherDarrin: A flashback to a previously shot scene with [[TheOtherDarrin a new actor]]. |
31 | * FlashbackWithinAFlashback: A flashback occurs inside another flashback. |
32 | * FlashForward: A break in the story to show a future plot development ahead of time. |
33 | * {{Futureshadowing}}: We see the aftermath of an event before seeing the event itself. |
34 | * HappyFlashback: A flashback to a happy(er) time in a character's life. |
35 | ** HappierHomeMovie |
36 | * HilariousInFlashback: Events in a flashback turn out to be funny because the audience knows the present state of things. |
37 | * HowDadMetMom: A flashback to how the parents of a character met for the first time. |
38 | * HowWeGotHere: The story starts in its climax and quickly is followed by a retelling of the events that led to it (a form of InMediasRes). |
39 | * InMediasRes: The story doesn't start at the beginning; it's either in the middle or at the end. |
40 | * InstantMysteryJustDeleteScene: A scene is skipped so the viewer doesn't know what happened there for the sake of mystery and suspense. |
41 | * {{Interquel}}: A work takes place in the middle of a previously-published work (or in between two). |
42 | * InterrogationFlashback: The story is told via a character being pumped for information. |
43 | * MonochromePast: Past events depicted in black and white, sepia tone, or muted colors. |
44 | * NecroCam: A FlashbackMontageRealization about how a character died. |
45 | * NestedStory: Stories within stories within stories... |
46 | * NotTheFirstVictim: A predator had victims before the apparent "first" victim. |
47 | * OffstageWaitingRoom: Some characters do important things for the plot while others wait for them to finish their own adventure (do nothing). |
48 | * OnceMoreWithClarity: We see a scene and it seems to mean one thing; after several plot developments, we see the same scene, and this time it means something completely different |
49 | * PensieveFlashback: A character physically observes a flashback. |
50 | * POVSequel: A story retold from another character's perspective. |
51 | * RashomonStyle: Several characters narrate a past event, but each version is different. |
52 | * RetrauxFlashback: A flashback is presented with an appropriate ArtShift. |
53 | * RewatchBonus: Now that the work is over, we'll find a new meaning in those little strange details if we watch it again. |
54 | * SeamlessScenery: Different scenes transition into each other as if they're still in one location or linear sequence; characters can literally walk into the next scene. |
55 | * SequencingDeception: The work implies that two scenes happen simultaneously or one after the other, but the true order is completely different than we thought. |
56 | * StartsWithTheirFuneral: A story begins with a character's funeral and flashbacks to show [[HowWeGotHere how they got there]]. |
57 | * StylisticCallback: A work references stylistic changes since prior works in the same series. |
58 | * SuspiciouslySpecificSermon: Religious service is oddly plot relevant. |
59 | * TakeUpMySword: TheHeroDies and must be replaced. |
60 | * ThirdPersonFlashback: A person remembering a past event will see everything from a third-person perspective instead of through their own eyes (first person). |
61 | * TimeSkip: A good chunk of time is skipped between two plot developments or installments. |
62 | * TroubledBackstoryFlashback: Flashback showing the moment a character's life goes downhill. |
63 | * ViewersAreGoldfish: The creators think we can't remember past plot developments, so they will remind us constantly. |
64 | * WhenItAllBegan: A past event that is responsible for the current plot. |
65 | * WholeEpisodeFlashback: The entire episode is a {{Flashback}} to a past storyline. |
66 | [[/index]] |
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