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Glossary

Every term in one sentence

Six groups of terms, each linked to the chapter where it matters.

Writing

节拍

Beat

One visible action, reaction or change of information; the smallest unit that moves a script forward.

一句话故事

Logline

One sentence stating protagonist, goal, obstacle, stakes and twist, used to test whether a story works.

冲突

Conflict

A character's goal blocked by a person, rule or situation; without it a short drama has no drive.

反转

Twist

New information overturns what viewers believed, suddenly changing the situation or relationships.

悬念结尾

Cliffhanger

An episode ends right before danger lands or a secret is revealed, pulling viewers into the next one.

信息差

Dramatic irony

Viewers know the truth while a character does not, creating tension or misunderstanding.

人设

Character profile

A character's identity, goal, personality and signature behavior, which decide their choices in conflict.

分场大纲

Scene outline

A scene-by-scene list of characters, location, action, dialogue and outcome; the skeleton before storyboarding.

付费卡点

Paywall cliffhanger

A strong cliffhanger at the end of the last free episode that prompts viewers to unlock more.

Camera

动态分镜

Animatic

Storyboard frames timed and paired with temp sound to test pacing before generating video.

轴线

180-degree rule

An imaginary line between characters; keeping the camera on one side preserves screen direction.

分镜表

Shot list

A table listing each shot's duration, size, angle, action, camera move, dialogue and sound.

建立镜头

Establishing shot

An opening wide or empty shot that tells viewers where and when the scene takes place.

正反打

Shot / reverse shot

Alternating single shots of each speaker; more stable in AI generation than two people in one frame.

过肩镜头

Over-the-shoulder shot

Filmed from behind one person's shoulder toward the other, showing both positions.

视线匹配

Eyeline match

Cutting from a character looking somewhere to what they see, with matching direction.

关键帧

Keyframe

A still made before video generation that locks composition, lighting, character and setting.

AI generation

首尾帧

First and last frame

Supplying both the opening and closing image of a clip to constrain the motion between them.

文生视频

Text-to-video (T2V)

Generating video from text alone; highly random, good for exploring ideas, not final shots.

图生视频

Image-to-video (I2V)

Animating an approved keyframe; more control over character and setting, preferred for production.

提示词

Prompt

Text instructions for a model; video prompts should cover action, intensity, camera, changes and what stays fixed.

负面提示词

Negative prompt

Telling the model what to avoid, such as text or extra fingers; not every tool supports it.

种子

Seed

A number that fixes randomness; record it with the prompt to reproduce or tweak a result.

抽卡

Re-roll

Regenerating with the same settings to pick the best take; budget attempts per shot to control cost.

角色母版

Character reference sheet

Approved front, side and expression references that every later shot uses to keep the same face.

角色一致性

Character consistency

The same character keeps face, hair, costume and build unchanged across shots.

身份漂移

Identity drift

A character's face gradually changing during a clip, common with turns, occlusion and long shots.

闪烁

Flicker

Brightness, texture or detail jumping between frames; locate the area before fixing it.

超分

Upscaling

Enlarging low-res footage and adding detail; test at low res, upscale only chosen takes.

Sound

环境底噪

Room tone / ambience

Continuous background sound laid under a scene to keep space believable and hide edits.

响度

Loudness

Perceived overall volume; check on a phone speaker and headphones before publishing.

干声

Dry vocal

A clean voice file without reverb, music or effects, easy to adjust in post.

音色

Voice timbre

The texture of a voice; fix each character's age, pitch, pace and breathiness.

语音合成

Text-to-speech (TTS)

Turning dialogue text into speech; generate and review line by line.

声音克隆

Voice cloning

Copying a person's voice from a recording; requires that person's permission.

口型同步

Lip sync

Matching mouth movement to dialogue; lock the audio first, then use frontal shots.

动作音效

Sound effects / Foley

Footsteps, doors, impacts and other event sounds, placed exactly on the action frame.

配乐

Score

Music that sets mood and pace; under dialogue, use instrumentals at lower volume.

混音

Mixing

Balancing dialogue, ambience, effects and music levels, with dialogue clarity first.

闪避

Ducking

Automatically lowering music while someone speaks, then restoring it.

Editing

Publishing

AI 生成内容标识

AI-generated content label

Marking content as AI-generated as platforms and regulations require; follow each platform's rules.

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