Thursday, February 16, 2012

[Notes] Terminology (repost)


  1. Genre
    • a class or category of artistic endeavor having a particular form, content, technique
    • examples : Comedy, Drama, News, Action, Horror
  2. Cliché
    • an expression, idea, or element of an artistic work which has been overused to the point of losing its original meaning or effect, rendering it a stereotype.
    • The term is frequently used in modern culture for an action or idea which is expected or predictable.
    • example : And they lived happily ever after...
  3. Stereotype
    • an idea, trait, convention, etc, that has grown stale through fixed usage.
    • a set of inaccurate, simplistic generalizations about a group that allows others to categorize them and treat them accordingly.
    • example : The actor has been stereotyped as a villain (typecast)
  4. Antagonist
    • a person who is opposed to, struggles against, or competes with another
  5. Protagonist
    • the leading character, hero or heroine
  6. Supporting
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  7. Characterization
    • to create/ portray a character