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Filmikunsti terminibaas Filmterm

ID 453783 Last modified 13.09.2019
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Domain screenwriting
  • occurs when events that occur in the order ABC are told in the order ACB or CAB (Herman 2009, p.192), i.e. a jump forward, embedded in the narrative, to a later development in the story (Lavandier, 2005). Done mainly for the purpose of book-ending, creating dramatic irony, and foreshadowing (FILMTERM). Also known as prolepsis

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