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Storytelling glossary of terms 3

TermDefinition
External feature the clothes, design or look of a character
Act One consists of introducing the characters, introducing the story, and getting a landscape of where the story is trying to go
Act Two consists of the choices and actions your main character makes as they attempt to overcome the escalating obstacles in pursuit of their goals
Act Three consists of the final test of the protagonist and the resolution that follows; where the story comes together
Antagonist is a force that gets in the way of your character’s wants and needs; typically “the villain”
Final Crisis/Climax the most intense moment of the film for the protagonist who should be in danger of losing everything they value most; “the ultimate test”
Inciting Incident an event which leads to a key obstacle your protagonist faces and sets the rest of the story in motion
Low Point the point in the story when it seems like everything is lost for your main characters
Moral the lesson that the main character learned at the end of the story
Point of No Return a choice which the main character can never turn back
Resolution the return of the world and characters to a calmer place, perhaps a more complete or better version of themselves
Story Beats the most important moments in your story Story Spine: a tool used to develop story beats following a simple pattern
Structure the ordering of the events, or a sequence of beats, in the story
Theme the idea that connects all the events in the story and is connected to the moral
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