====== Storytelling Units ======


> //NOTE:  This page uses the ">" symbol in the following way://
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> **A > B**
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> //This indicates that "A" is composed of one or more "B"//


Overarching structure for Franchises:

**[[Game Series]] > [[Entry|Game Titles (Releases, Entries, or simply Games)]]**

Structure for a single Game:

**[[entry|Game]] > [[Episode|Episodes]] > [[Scene|Scenes]] > [[Shot|Shots]]**

Shots are flexibly composed of **[[Beat|Beats]]** which include:

  * [[Line of Dialogue|Lines of Dialogue]]
  * [[Choice|Choices]]
  * Explicitly expressed [[Beat|Beats]]
  * Player idle [[Beat|Beats]]

See: [[Time Tracking]]


See also: [[Story]], [[Casting Decisions]]

===== Storytelling Units =====

Each Title or Game can be divided up into the following units, shown in a rough analogy with Books, TV, and Movies:

^ In a game...         ^ In a book...  ^ On TV...         ^ At the Movies...  ^
| [[Beat]] such as [[Line of Dialogue]] or [[Choice]]  | Sentence      | Line of Dialogue | Line of Dialogue  |
| [[Shot]]             | Paragraph     | [[Shot]]         | [[Shot]]          |
| [[Scene]]            | Page          | [[Scene]]        | [[Scene]]         |
| [[Episode]]          | Chapter       | [[Episode]]      | Act               |
| [[Title]] (Release)  | Book          | Season / Series  | Film              |

Since our storytelling method doesn't have to be linear, there can be entire Episodes within a Title that function like optional side-quests.

===== In Terms of Products ======

^ In a game...         ^ In a book...  ^ On TV...     ^ At the Movies...          ^
| [[Game Trailer]] or [[Demo]]  | Back Cover or Prologue | Pilot Episode or Trailer   | Movie Trailer     |
| [[Title]] (Release)  | Book      | Season / Series  | Film                      |
| One [[Game Series]]      | Book Series | Show / Program   | "Trilogy" or Film Series  |
| Related [[Game Series]] | Universe  | Spinoff Shows    | Universe or Franchise     |

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