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Following is a list of vocabulary words from www.ScriptFrenzy.com. Search forwards, backwards and
diagonal in the puzzle above for these words. Disregard any spaces or punctuation.
Beat Sheet
Blocking
Bomb
Cast Page
Character Arc
Conflict
Courier
Dénouement
Deux ex machina
Flash Forward
Flashback
Genre
Logline
One-Act Play
Pen
Rhubarb
Scene
Scene Cards
Score
Sketch
Slug Line
Storyboard
Subplot
Ten-Minute Play
Voice Over
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Beat Sheet: An abbreviated
description of the main events
in a play. This outline includes
basic things like your script’s
genre and more complex
elements like your character arc,
plot and subplots.
Blocking: The process where the
director works with the actors on
their movement onstage.
Bomb: A play which is a financial
disaster. In the United Kingdom,
“bombing” is a good thing. When
used with the word “down” (e.g.
“went down a bomb”), the term
means “a great success.”
Cast Page: A page that typically
follows the title page of a play,
listing the characters with a very
brief description of each.
Character Arc: A curved line
that traces the development,
growth and transformation of a
character over the course of a
script.
Conflict: The heart of your
script: your protagonist wants
something badly, but antagonists
and other obstacles are
preventing him or her from
getting it.
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Courier: The primary font (in 12
point size) used in the film and
television industry.
Dénouement
[dey-noo-mahn] A
really big and impressive word
for the concluding scenes of a
movie where the story ends and
the characters’ situations after
the climax is shown.
Deux ex machina: [dey-uhs eks
mah-kuh-nuh] In Latin, this
literally means “God in the
machine.” In classical drama,
it was an actor playing God
who was lowered from above
the stage to resolve the action
of a play. Now it refers to
any character or event that
miraculously “saves the day” at
the end of a script.
Flash Forward: A scene that
breaks the chronological
direction of a play by showing
events that will happen in the
future.
Flashback: A scene that breaks
the chronological direction of
a play by showing events that
happened in the past.
Genre: The category a story or
script falls into, such as a
thriller, romantic comedy, action,
drama, etc.
Logline: A one-sentence, “25 words
or less” description of a play.
One-Act Play: Technically, this is a
play that has only one act, but
in more common usage, it is a
play that runs no longer than
one hour.
Pen: To write, especially a script.
Rhubarb: [AKA: Walla] Background
conversation. Historically, when
a script called for “crowd unrest”
or “murmuring,” filmmakers
found that it worked best if
the extras mumbled the word
“rhubarb” over and over.
Scene: A continuous block of
storytelling either set in a single
location or following a particular
character. The end of a scene is
typically marked by a change in
location, style or time.
Scene Cards: A method used by
some writers to outline their
script by describing each scene
on an index card, then arranging
and rearranging them to work
out the story structure.
Score: The musical component of
a musical play’s soundtrack,
written specifically for that
musical by a composer.
Sketch: A short scene (usually less
than 15 minutes long) written
to be part of a sketch-based
series.
Slug Line: A header appearing in a
script before each scene, stating
the location and time in which
the following action will occur.
Storyboard: A sequence of
pictures to communicate the
general appearance of the
scenes.
Subplot: This additional plotline is
used in various ways, weaving
in and out of the main action to
add excitement and characters
to a play. Having various plots is
also helpful in creating a central
theme to a story.
Ten-Minute Play: A complete play,
with a beginning, middle and
end, designed to play in ten
minutes.
Voice Over: AKA: V.O.—When
written in your script after a
character name, it indicates that
the next bit of dialogue will be
heard from off-stage, meaning
the speaker will not be seen.
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