dramatisation
Story made theatrical
Dramatisation is the British spelling of dramatization—the act of adapting something for dramatic presentation, or the result of that adaptation: The BBC's dramatisation of the novel won critical acclaim.
It also describes making something seem more dramatic or exciting than it is: His account was pure dramatisation.
Raised performance platform
- performanceCarrying out a task
- actorsThose playing roles
- rehearsalPre-performance practice session
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
monologue · costumes · scenery · audience · curtain · director · playhouse · troupe
Rhetorical extreme exaggeration
- embellishmentDecorative addition or exaggeration
- overstatementClaim beyond the facts
- amplificationIncrease in intensity
- melodramaSensational, emotionally overwrought drama
sensationalism · overplay · caricature · histrionics · theatrics · overreaction · inflation · magnification
Film's written blueprint
- scriptWritten words for performance
- novelizationAdapting films into books
- adaptModify for new conditions
- reinterpretationNew understanding of something
film · television · miniseries · series · episode · remake · reboot · sequel
Recounting events aloud
- plotStoryline or land parcel
- arcCurved line segment
- climaxPoint of greatest intensity
- conflictOpposition between parties
resolution · characters · subplot · foreshadowing · backstory · exposition · denouement · flashback
stage
Raised performance platform
- performanceCarrying out a task
- actorsThose playing roles
- rehearsalPre-performance practice session
dialogue · monologue · costumes · scenery · audience · curtain · director · playhouse · troupe · backstage
hyperbole
Rhetorical extreme exaggeration
- embellishmentDecorative addition or exaggeration
- overstatementClaim beyond the facts
- amplificationIncrease in intensity
melodrama · sensationalism · overplay · caricature · histrionics · theatrics · overreaction · inflation · magnification · flourish
screenplay
Film's written blueprint
- scriptWritten words for performance
- novelizationAdapting films into books
- adaptModify for new conditions
reinterpretation · film · television · miniseries · series · episode · remake · reboot · sequel · prequel
storytelling
Recounting events aloud
conflict · resolution · characters · subplot · foreshadowing · backstory · exposition · denouement · flashback · prologue
pathos
Pity-evoking quality
- catharsisPurification through emotional expression
- poignancyPiercing emotional quality
- sentimentFelt attitude or view
intensity · passion · expressiveness · feeling · empathy · fervor · heartstrings · affect · emotion · sensibility
dramatisationoriginal text
First unedited version
source material · source text · primary source · ur-text · source book
dramatisationunderstatement
Intentional diminishment for effect
deadpan delivery · minimisation · downplaying · bare facts · documentary