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I Page
An ‘I’ page is a script page that is all dialogue. With no action description to break up the page, the visual page looks like a capital ‘I’ with a column of white space on both the left and right of the page. This is too much white space. A script page should be a combination of both action description and dialogue.....
I/E. (INTERIOR/EXTERIOR)
Beginning the slug line, the abbreviation I/E. indicates that the scene will take place both inside and outside. I/E. scenes often take place inside and outside of moving automobiles. Clearly the car itself is outside as it moves through a particular environment, but the characters are inside the vehicle.....
Imagination
Imagination is the action of being creative and resourceful in forming new ideas, images, or concepts.....
Inciting Incident
The inciting incident (or point of attack) is the moment - and first major plot point - at which the dramatic conflict, hidden up until now, announces itself. This moment occurs about half way through the first act.....
Indirection
Indirection occurs when a character sees something he cannot hear or hears something he cannot see, and acts based on this incomplete information.....
INT.
Beginning the slug line, the abbreviation INT. (INTERIOR) notifies the reader that the following scene will be inside.....
INTO FRAME:
The audience is limited to what they can see through the dimensions of a movie screen, so INTO FRAME suggests something or someone coming into the picture while the camera stays put.....
INTO VIEW:
The audience is limited to what they can see through the dimensions of a movie screen, so INTO VIEW suggests something or someone coming into the picture while the camera stays put.....
Investigation
A scene of investigation is a scene in which the character gathers investigation.....
Irony
Irony is a device of making a character use words, pursue actions, or follow intentions which mean one thing to him or her yet something entirely different to the audience and/or other characters.....
JUMP CUT TO:
A jump cut is an abrupt transition in which two sequential shots of the same subject in the same scene in real time are taken from camera positions that vary only slightly. This type of edit causes the subject of the shots to appear to “jump” position in a discontinuous way.....
Location
The location is the particular place or setting in which a scene takes place.....
Lock In
At the end of Act One, the main character is “locked-in” the predicament that will be central to the story, propelling him/her into a new direction to obtain his/her goal.....
Log Line
A log line is a brief one-sentence summary of the pitch for a proposed movie or television series.....
Main Culmination
The main culmination, or climax, is the ultimate decisive moment at the end of Act Two, in which the character has done everything he or she could do to reach the desired objective, and now he or she faces his/her highest obstacle and the end of the main tension. This moment usually works in opposition from the midpoint and end. If the character wi....
MATCH CUT TO:
A match cut is any cut from one scene to another, in which the two camera shots compositional elements match, helping to establish a strong continuity of action. It can be used to underline a connection between two separate elements, or for purely visual reasons. In a match cut, an object or action shown in the first shot is repeated in some fashio....
MATCH DISSOLVE TO:
A match cut dissolve is a transition very similar to the MATCH CUT. The only difference is that the picture dissolves between the two objects of similar color, shape, size, or movement from one scene into the next.....
Midpoint
The midpoint (also called the first culmination) is the first decisive moment in which the character faces his/her highest obstacle so far. This moment usually parallels the end of the film; therefore, if the film is a tragedy, then the first culmination should be a low point for the character. If the character wins in the end, then the first culmi....
Midpoint Contrast
The first culmination (or midpoint) and the main culmination (end of act two) are almost always in contrast with each other. If the script has a tragic midpoint and ending, then the protagonist should have a major victory at the end of the second act.....
Midpoint Mirror
The first culmination (or midpoint) and the end of the film usually mirror each other. If the protagonist wins in the end of the script, then he should have a victory at the midpoint. If it’s a tragic ending for our hero, then he should also have a tragedy at the midpoint.....
