Convention
Artistic practice or process or device that is commonly accepted and understood within a given culture.
Ex: Outlaw in a Western
Alien in a Sci-Fi
Three Art Structure
Convention of Narrative Screenplays
Established the beginning, middle and end of a film
Beginning-setup of main character and situation
Middle- Working out of problem caused in Act 1
End- Conflict Resolution
Helps to build a series of incidents to hold au
Segmentation
Formal analysis of a film's story and plot.
Provides a breakdown of the narrative and plot, down to a basic outline
Classical Unities
Unity of action in which main character pursues one goal
Unity of place, in which it occurs in one physical setting
Unity of time, in which it is shot in one time period.
It was Aristotles idea that films should obey all three rules, and yet, it is often