Parts of films, stories and plays

act (noun)

one of the parts that a play, opera, or ballet is divided into. Each act is divided into two or more scenes

the events that form part of a play or film

something you say in a speech, play etc without preparing or writing it before you say it

literature something that a character in a play or film says that they want the audience but not the other characters to hear

backstory (noun)

a set of events invented for a book, film, or play that have taken place before it begins

comic relief (noun)

something that is intended to make you laugh in a serious film, play, or situation

content (noun)

the subject, ideas, or story that a piece of writing or a radio or television programme deals with

contrivance (noun)

a clever or complicated method of achieving a particular effect, especially in a story, that seems artificial

the credits (noun)

a list of the people involved in making a film or television programme that is shown at the end or beginning of it

denouement (noun)

formal the end of a book, play, or series of events, when everything is explained

effects (noun)

cinema special artificial images and sounds created for a film

embellishment (noun)

a detail added to a story to make it more interesting, especially one that is not completely true, or the process of doing this

ending (noun)

the way in which something such as a story, film, or play ends

filler (noun)

something that you add to a story, broadcast, article, film etc only because you have space or time to fill

footage (noun)

film of a particular subject or event

l (abbreviation)

line: used for referring to a particular line on a page or in a play or poem

leaven (noun)

literary something that makes a situation, story, film etc more interesting, funny, or exciting

longueur (noun)

literary a boring period of time, or a boring part of a book, play, film etc

MacGuffin (noun)

an object, place or character in a film, book, play etc whose only purpose is to move the plot along

part (noun)

a section of a book, magazine, play, television series etc

plot (noun)

literature a series of related events that make up the main story in a book, film etc. A second, less important story in the same book or film is called a subplot.

plothole (noun)

an obvious mistake or missing element in the plot of a film, book, TV show or play

postscript (noun)

information added to the end of a story, article, or report

prolog ()

an American spelling of prologue

prologue (noun)

theatrecinema the beginning of a play, film, or television programme that introduces the story

quotation (noun)

words from a book, play, film etc that you mention when you are speaking or writing

quote (noun)

a quotation from a book, play, speech etc

scene (noun)

a part of a play, book, film etc in which events happen in the same place or period of time

score (noun)

the music written for a film, play etc

sequence (noun)

cinema a part of a film that deals with one event or that has a particular style

set piece (noun)

an impressive part of a play, film, book, or piece of music, often done in a traditional pattern or style

setting (noun)

a particular time or place that a play, book, film etc happens in

soliloquy (noun)

a speech in a play in which a character who is alone talks about their thoughts or feelings

sound effects (noun)

the recorded sounds in a film, television programme, or radio show, for example the sound of doors opening or cars starting

speech (noun)

a part of a play when a particular character speaks for a long time

spoiler (noun)

information about what happens in a story that you may not want to know about before reading a book, seeing a film etc for yourself

subtext (noun)

an idea in a book, film etc that is not clearly stated but can be understood

subtitle (noun)

an additional title that appears after the main title of a piece of writing such as a book, song, or play, and gives extra information

title (noun)

the name of a book, poem, film, play, or other work of art

Synonyms and antonyms of Parts of films, stories and plays in British Thesaurus