1 | ''CreatorSpeak that has to do specifically with TV scripts, script-writing, and production. Compare and contrast FanSpeak and CreativityLeash.'' |
2 | ---- |
3 | !!Script Speak: |
4 | |
5 | [[index]] |
6 | [floatboxright: |
7 | See also: |
8 | + StatusQuoIsGod |
9 | ] |
10 | * ActBreak - Splitting up a program into segments |
11 | * AsideGlance - Brief look at camera |
12 | * {{Beat}} - Short pause |
13 | * {{Blipvert}} - High speed montage |
14 | * BookEnds - Matching scenes at both ends of a story |
15 | * TheClimax - High point of a story |
16 | * EstablishingShot - Wide shot covering an area |
17 | * FadeIn - Marking the start of a scene by dissolving from black/white. |
18 | * FadeOut - Marking the end of a scene by dissolving to black/white. |
19 | * FadeToBlack (see also SmashToBlack) - Marking an important moment by dissolving to black. |
20 | * FadeToWhite - Marking an important moment by dissolving to white. |
21 | * FlyawayShot - Slow zoom out |
22 | * HarpoDoesSomethingFunny - Space in the script for performers to improvise. |
23 | * HatAndCoatShot - Closing shot of the movie |
24 | * TheHeavy - An antagonist with a big part. He's known as "the heavy" because, having so many lines, his actor's script is literally heavy. |
25 | * AnInsert - Close-up shot of a specific object |
26 | * InternalReveal - Something known to the audience is now known by a character |
27 | * IrisOut - Black edges move inward toward the center of the screen |
28 | * {{Kishotenketsu}} - Traditional East Asian four-act plot structure without a driving conflict |
29 | * LandingGearShot - Quick airplane landing shot |
30 | * MandatoryLine - Strange or quirky piece of dialog probably added for contractual reasons |
31 | * MarketBasedTitle - Title of a work in a foreign language is changed for marketing reasons |
32 | * OnTheNext - Montage to encourage watching the next episode |
33 | * PreviouslyOn - Montage showing scenes from one or more previous episodes |
34 | * MediaNotes/ScriptLifeCycle - How a script is created |
35 | * ShowParts - The structure of a TV program |
36 | * SmashCut - Abrupt change in the middle of a scene |
37 | * SmashToBlack - Immediate cut to black, typically at a commercial break |
38 | * SurpriseCarCrash - Fast abrupt ending involving a vehicle crash |
39 | * TheTag - Short mini-act near end of the show |
40 | * TheTeaser - Short cold opening used at the beginning to establish a show |
41 | * ThreeActStructure - Constructing a program to be set up and finished in three acts |
42 | * TitleIn - Indication that words describing something related to the scene are to appear |
43 | * WhereWhenWho - The three primary components of scene setting |
44 | |
45 | '''Writer Speak''' |
46 | |
47 | * AbortedArc: A story arc is established, only for the series to forget about it and leave it unresolved. |
48 | * AllJustADream: The story ends with the revelation that the events were all only being dreamed by the protagonist. |
49 | * {{Backstory}} |
50 | * BreatherEpisode: A more lighthearted episode so that the audience can take a break from the current serious storyline. |
51 | * {{Canon}}: That which is confirmed to have officially happened in the work's continuity. |
52 | * CharacterFocus |
53 | * {{Conceit}} |
54 | * ConceptsAreCheap |
55 | * {{Entrance}} |
56 | * {{Exposition}} |
57 | * FabulaAndSujet |
58 | * FlashbackBPlot |
59 | * FlatCharacter: A character who lacks depth. |
60 | * {{Foil}}: A character who is like the opposite of another character. |
61 | * FramingDevice: A secondary story at the beginning and end to present the work as a story or flashback. |
62 | * ForgottenFramingDevice: When the FramingDevice is not seen again after the story. |
63 | * FourLinesAllWaiting |
64 | * FridgeLogic: Logical inconsistencies within the story that the viewer doesn't notice until after the fact. |
65 | * HalfArcSeason: When interspersing a StoryArc with a mostly episodic show. |
66 | * HighConcept |
67 | * TheHollywoodFormula |
68 | * InMediasRes: When a work begins in the middle of the story. |
69 | * LeadIn |
70 | * LessonOfTheDaySpeech |
71 | * MeanwhileBackAtThe |
72 | * MeanwhileScene |
73 | * MidSeasonUpgrade |
74 | * MirrorCharacter |
75 | * MythArc: A story arc that spans the entire series. |
76 | * NegativeContinuity: There isn't a consistent canon, so expect tons of inconsistencies or for certain endings being undone by a return to the status quo by the next episode. |
77 | * NothingIsTheSameAnymore: An important change happens in the series that does away with the status quo from then on. |
78 | * OneShotCharacter: A character who only appears once. |
79 | * OpeningMonologue |
80 | * OpeningScroll |
81 | * OutOfFocus |
82 | * PlotTailoredToTheParty |
83 | * RecurringCharacter: A character who makes at least one reappearance after their debut. |
84 | * RegularCharacter |
85 | * ResetButton: The story gets reset to restore the status quo. |
86 | * {{Retool}}: The show's format is suddenly changed to appeal to newer viewers. |
87 | * TheReveal: Something not known to the audience at first is made known to them. |
88 | * RotatingArcs |
89 | * SequelHook: The ending teases toward a sequel coming up. |
90 | * SeriesGoal: A goal someone has to accomplish for the show. |
91 | * ShooOutTheClowns: The comical or more goofy characters are suddenly absent during the show's more serious moments, specifically the DarkestHour and FinalBattle. |
92 | * ShowDontTell |
93 | * SnapBack: When events suddenly revert to the way they were before in the next installment without explanation. |
94 | * StandAloneEpisode |
95 | * StoryArc (See also: AbortedArc; HalfArcSeason; MythArc; RotatingArcs) |
96 | * {{Subtext}} |
97 | * {{Tableau}} |
98 | * TakeThat: Making a jab toward another work or something in real life that the author dislikes. |
99 | * ThirdLineSomeWaiting |
100 | * TwoLinesNoWaiting (see also: ThirdLineSomeWaiting; FourLinesAllWaiting; FlashbackBPlot) |
101 | * {{Understatement}}: A statement that describes something as if it was less severe or grand than it actually is. |
102 | * TheUnreveal: Even when it looks like we'll find out the big secret, it never is revealed. |
103 | * WhamEpisode: A single episode that drastically changes the series' tone from then on. |
104 | * WillingSuspensionOfDisbelief |
105 | * WritingByTheSeatOfYourPants: The author just makes up the story as they go along. |
106 | * YouBastard: The audience is chastised for enjoying the characters' suffering. |
107 | |
108 | '''Production Lingo''' |
109 | |
110 | * MediaNotes/AudioDescription |
111 | * BlueScreen or GreenScreen (slang for ChromaKey) |
112 | * BottleEpisode: An episode goes easy on the budget money by limiting the number of characters, locations, etc. that can be used. |
113 | * MediaNotes/ClosedCaptioning |
114 | * ConceptArt: Sketches drawn to try and decide what the characters will look like in the final product. |
115 | * EpisodeCodeNumber |
116 | * FiveEpisodePilot: The series begins with a multi-part episode. In spite of the name, it can be in more or less than five parts. |
117 | * FixItInPost |
118 | * LaughTrack: Pre-recorded laughter plays during scenes that are supposed to be funny. |
119 | * LoopingLines: The actors redo their lines until they get them just right so that the best takes can be used for the final shot. |
120 | * ModelSheet: A study of the different facial expressions and movements the character can do. |
121 | * {{MOS}} |
122 | * MultiPartEpisode: A single story is divided between two or more episodes. |
123 | * {{Precap}}: A story begins with a prologue showing what's going to happen in it. |
124 | * ScullyBox |
125 | * ShootTheMoney |
126 | * {{Squib}} |
127 | * {{Storyboard}}: A series of drawings that are intended to illustrate the script and give the production team an idea of what the final work should look like. |
128 | * StudioAudience |
129 | * StuntDouble: During dangerous scenes, the actor is substituted with an experienced and more physically strong person made to look like them to avoid the regular actor getting hurt. |
130 | * StockFootage: Reusing footage that has already been shot. |
131 | * SyndicationTitle |
132 | * TalentDouble: An actor has a stand-in for when their character needs to demonstrate a skill that they lack in real life. |
133 | [[/index]] |
http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/context.php
FollowingContext Main / ScriptSpeak
Go To
- Show Spoilers
- Night Vision
- Sticky Header
- Wide Load