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MR. LINGMAN
LITERARY CONNECTIONS
CRITICAL VIEWING
SCREENPLAY OR SCRIPT
A novel or play adapted to film or an original work written specifically for filming.
TREATMENT
A detailed pre-production literary summary or presentation of a film’s story.
PLOT
The plan or storyline of any narrative.
SUBPLOT
A minor or secondary plot of a narrative, often running parallel to the development of the main plot or mirroring the main plot.
SETTING
The where and when of a narrative.
CONFLICT
The basic struggle within the plot of the narrative.
vs. Nature vs. Supernatural
vs. Himself vs. Society
vs.
Man
PROTAGONIST
The main of leading character
ANTAGONIST
The character who oppose the protagonist
ANTI-HERO
The principal protagonist of the film who lacks the attributes of a typical hero.
ATMOSPHERE
The effects in a narrative that produce a specific mood or impression.
CHARACTERIZATION
The development of characters in a narrative; a dynamic character undergoes change whereas a static character stays the same.
BOOKENDS
Scenes at the beginning and end of a film that complement each other and help tie a film together.
CLIMAX
The turning point of a narrative, often determining the fate of the protagonist.
ANTICLIMAX
A weak or disappointing narrative conclusion.
DENOUMENT
The final resolution or outcome of the plot.
DIEGETIC
Meaning “realistic” or “logically existing”. For example, the music that plays on a character’s radio in a scene.
EXPOSITION
Important background information for the events of a story which set up what’s at stake for the characters.
FORESHADOWING
A hint or indication of things yet to occur in the plot.
FLASHBACK
The opposite of foreshadowing, a glimpse into the past at some previous event.
IRONY
The twisting or foiling of narrative expectations.
PATHOS
Qualities in a narrative that evoke feelings of pity and compassion.
SURREALISM
A style of art developed principally in the twentieth century consisting of incongruous or jarring imagery.
MACGUFFIN
Alfred Hitchcock’s term for an item, object, goal, event or piece of knowledge that drives the logic or action of the plot.