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In literature, pace or pacing is the speed at which a story is told—not necessarily the speed at which the story takes place. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It is an essential element of storytelling that plays a significant role in maintaining reader interest, building tension, and conveying the desired emotional impact. [ 4 ]
Billy Pace’s past is revealed through a series of flashbacks: his abusive upbringing under his uncle, who instilled in him the philosophy of never hesitating; killing his uncle to save his dog; surviving in juvenile detention; and becoming a ruthless mercenary. In the bunker, Pace forms an unexpected bond with Collins.
Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance: a play, opera, mime, ballet, etc., performed in a theatre, or on radio or television. [1] Considered as a genre of poetry in general, the dramatic mode has been contrasted with the epic and the lyrical modes ever since Aristotle's Poetics (c. 335 BC)—the earliest work of dramatic theory.
Frett, let me say this simply, has got it all: a gift for pace and tension and mood, for violence that can erupt out of nowhere or after a slow boil; a sixth sense for where to place the camera ...
A drama is then divided into five parts, or acts, which some refer to as a dramatic arc: introduction, rise, climax, return or fall, and catastrophe. Freytag extends the five parts with three moments or crises: the exciting force, the tragic force, and the force of the final suspense.
Wonderfalls is an American fantasy comedy drama television series created by Todd Holland and Bryan Fuller.The series premiered on Fox on March 12, 2004, and only four episodes were aired before Fox canceled the show in April 2004 due to low ratings.
Beats are specific, measured, and spaced to create a pace that moves the progress of the story forward. Audiences feel uneven or erratic beats. Uneven beats are the most forgettable or sometimes tedious parts of a film. Erratic beats jolt the audience unnecessarily. Every cinematic genre has a beat that is specific to its development.
The first act is usually used for exposition, to establish the main characters, their relationships, and the world they live in.Later in the first act, a dynamic, on-screen incident occurs, known as the inciting incident, or catalyst, that confronts the main character (the protagonist), and whose attempts to deal with this incident lead to a second and more dramatic situation, known as the ...