telefilms
Films for broadcast
Telefilms are movies made specifically for television broadcast rather than theatrical release.
The term distinguishes these productions from films that premiere in cinemas: The network commissioned several telefilms for the holiday season.
Telefilm may also refer to a television production company or, in some contexts, the medium of television film generally.
Storyline or land parcel
- scriptWritten words for performance
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
- charactersPersons in a narrative
- protagonistStory's central figure
antagonist · conflict · climax · resolution · arc · storyline · tension · twist
Interconnected system
- cableHeavy-duty woven line
- primetimeTelevision's highest-viewership period
- airtimeScheduled transmission period
- ratingsEvaluative scores assigned
viewership · satellite · streaming · syndication · schedule · channel · premiere · rerun
One who leads
- producerOne who makes things
- studioCreative professional's workspace
- castingShaping through liquid form
- cinematographyMotion picture visual craft
editing · soundtrack · score · budget · shooting · location · set · crew
Occurring in distinct segments
- cliffhangerSuspenseful unresolved ending
- continuityUninterrupted progression or coherence
- seasonYearly division or series
- finaleConcluding part of performance
pilot · sequel · installment · series · saga · subplot · recurring · anthology
plot
Storyline or land parcel
- scriptWritten words for performance
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
- charactersPersons in a narrative
protagonist · antagonist · conflict · climax · resolution · arc · storyline · tension · twist · drama
network
Interconnected system
- cableHeavy-duty woven line
- primetimeTelevision's highest-viewership period
- airtimeScheduled transmission period
ratings · viewership · satellite · streaming · syndication · schedule · channel · premiere · rerun · commercial
director
One who leads
- producerOne who makes things
- studioCreative professional's workspace
- castingShaping through liquid form
cinematography · editing · soundtrack · score · budget · shooting · location · set · crew · post-production
episodic
Occurring in distinct segments
- cliffhangerSuspenseful unresolved ending
- continuityUninterrupted progression or coherence
- seasonYearly division or series
finale · pilot · sequel · installment · series · saga · subplot · recurring · anthology · two-parter
- TV moviesTV movie, TV movies, made-for-TV, mini-series, TV specials
- film termsauteur, genre, celluloid, mise-en-scene, 35mm
- South Asian Cinemaactors, actresses, screenwriters, thrillers, biopics
telefilmstheatrical releases
Films distributed to cinemas
theatrical films · feature films · motion pictures · blockbusters · art house films