novelized
Turned into fiction
Novelized describes something adapted into novel form from another medium—typically a film, television series, or video game.
A novelized version expands the original with internal monologue, backstory, and descriptive detail that other formats can't easily convey: the novelized version of the movie.
The verb novelize means to create such an adaptation.
Film's written blueprint
- filmMovie or coating
- movieRecorded visual narrative
- televisionBroadcast viewing device
- seriesOrdered set of related items
franchise · tie-in · spinoff · sequel · prequel · remake · reboot · dramatization
Original text before publication
- paperbackBook with flexible cover
- hardcoverRigid-bound book format
- bestsellerHigh-volume publication
- genreCategory of creative work
author · ghostwriter · tie-in · mass-market · retail · blurb · series · imprint
Unversified language
- chaptersMain divisions of text
- storytellingRecounting events aloud
- plotStoryline or land parcel
- characterizationDescribing distinctive qualities
dialogue · point-of-view · voice · narrator · exposition · backstory · subplots · arcs
Constructing imaginary universes for fiction
- loreTraditional knowledge transmitted orally
- canonAccepted authoritative works
- continuityUninterrupted progression or coherence
- universeComplete system or domain
mythos · backstory · depth · detailing · elaboration · extended · enriched · supplementary
screenplay
Film's written blueprint
- filmMovie or coating
- movieRecorded visual narrative
- televisionBroadcast viewing device
series · franchise · tie-in · spinoff · sequel · prequel · remake · reboot · dramatization · retelling
manuscript
Original text before publication
- paperbackBook with flexible cover
- hardcoverRigid-bound book format
- bestsellerHigh-volume publication
genre · author · ghostwriter · tie-in · mass-market · retail · blurb · series · imprint · release
prose
Unversified language
- chaptersMain divisions of text
- storytellingRecounting events aloud
- plotStoryline or land parcel
characterization · dialogue · point-of-view · voice · narrator · exposition · backstory · subplots · arcs · foreshadowing
worldbuilding
Constructing imaginary universes for fiction
- loreTraditional knowledge transmitted orally
- canonAccepted authoritative works
- continuityUninterrupted progression or coherence
universe · mythos · backstory · depth · detailing · elaboration · extended · enriched · supplementary · behind-the-scenes
novelizedfilmed
Captured on video
cinematized · televised · dramatized · staged · optioned