Key Terms For Television And Film.

Key Terms:

Single camera drama - A drama filmed with only one camera.

Multi camera drama - A drama filmed with more than one camera.

Conventional - It follows the conventions of what we expect.

Unconventional - It differs from the conventions of what we expect.

Format - Single camera drama is a type of format, as well as a television series,  a television serial, short film or a feature length film.

Feature film - Normally a film that runs for one and a half hours or longer.

Short film - A film that lasts less than 45 minutes long.

Narrative structure - It's a story and a plot.

The story - The events that happen during the film.

The plot - The order of the events (beginning, middle and end), and why/how these events happened.

Linear narrative - When the story is told in order from a to b, like a straight line and doesn't jump around. It's chronological.

Non-linear narrative - When the story jumps around from one time to another, like by using flash backs, and the time line is not in order.

Equilibrium - 'Boy meets girl.' The world is good and in harmony, there are no huge problems to worry about.

Disequilibrium - 'Boy loses girl.' Something changes and there is disorder. Aliens invade, for example.

Re-equilibrium - 'Boy wins girl back.' It all comes back together in order and the problems are solved. The aliens are defeated, for example. Sometimes a little disorder is left at the end so there is the option of making a sequel that leads on from the film.