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1	''CreatorSpeak that has to do specifically with TV scripts, script-writing, and production. Compare and contrast FanSpeak and CreativityLeash.''
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3	!!Script Speak:
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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	* UsefulNotes/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'''
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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.
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108	'''Production Lingo'''
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110	* UsefulNotes/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	* UsefulNotes/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]]

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