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12 Monkeys

A

Aaron Sorkin
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Act I
Act One
Act Structure
Act three
Act Two
Action
Action Beats
Action Description
Action Line
Action Line Efficiency
Action line revision
Action lines
Action-oriented scripts
Active Listening
Active Verbs
Active voice
Adaptation
Adaptation specialist
Agency agreements
Agents
All is Lost Moment
Allies and Adversaries
Ambiguity
Antagonist
Antagonist's role
Anti-hero
Anti-hero
Archetypal characters
Archetypes
Arrival
Association of talent agents
Atmosphere
Audience expectations
Auteur screenwriters
Auteur theory
Automation features

B

Background
Backstory
Backstory Reveal
Beat
Beat sheet
Beats
Before Sunrise
Betrayal
Black mirror
Blocking
Body language
Brainstorming
Business cards
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

C

Call to Adventure
Callback
Camera angle
Camera Movements
Cannes
Career trajectory
Carl Gottlieb
Catalyst
Catchphrases
Catharsis
Cause and Effect
Celtx
Central Conflict
Chain of title
Character Arc
Character arcs
Character consistency
Character Contrast
Character Development
Character Dynamics
Character flaw
Character Introduction
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arts
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science
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math & computer science
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