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Flashbacks

An interjected scene that takes the narrative back in time from the current story point (formally: analepsis). Used to recount events before the primary sequence, filling in crucial backstory.

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DZ-42: One-Shot - Character Worldview & Macro POV in SPLT

What screenwriting lessons can be we learn from SPLIT?
AI✦Though covered in lesser detail, the episode addresses how flashbacks function within Split’s structure to reveal character backstory and reinforce the film’s thematic concerns.✦
⏱ 1h 52m
26 APR 2017
Listen when you're writing a twist and need to earn it through point-of-view rather than surprise alone.
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In our first (and perhaps last) one-shot, we take a close look at the M. Night Shyamalan’s SPLIT. Rather than having one topic with many examples, we use the one example to look at many topics. Well, okay, a few topics… →