Storyline
noun
A series of events or the main sequence of events in a story, film, or play.
The movie has an intriguing storyline that keeps the audience engaged till the end.
Often appears as...
- complex storyline
- follow the storyline
noun
A series of events or the main sequence of events in a story, film, or play.
The movie has an intriguing storyline that keeps the audience engaged till the end.
Often appears as...
- complex storyline
- follow the storyline
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Pro Tip 1/3Visual Imagery
Imagine storylines as a mental movie to grasp the sequence and connectivity of events.
As she read the book, she visualized the storyline unfolding like a film.
Pro Tip 2/3Key Sequences
Identify key events in a storyline to understand how they contribute to the main plot.
I couldn't figure out the villain's motive until I revisited the storyline's key sequences.
Pro Tip 3/3Narrative Flow
Recognize that 'storyline' refers to the flow of the narrative, not just isolated events.
The storyline got confusing with too many flashbacks disrupting the narrative flow.
Pro Tip 1/3Visual Imagery
Imagine storylines as a mental movie to grasp the sequence and connectivity of events.
As she read the book, she visualized the storyline unfolding like a film.
Pro Tip 2/3Key Sequences
Identify key events in a storyline to understand how they contribute to the main plot.
I couldn't figure out the villain's motive until I revisited the storyline's key sequences.
Pro Tip 3/3Narrative Flow
Recognize that 'storyline' refers to the flow of the narrative, not just isolated events.
The storyline got confusing with too many flashbacks disrupting the narrative flow.
Pro Tip 1/3Visual Imagery
Imagine storylines as a mental movie to grasp the sequence and connectivity of events.
As she read the book, she visualized the storyline unfolding like a film.
Pro Tip 2/3Key Sequences
Identify key events in a storyline to understand how they contribute to the main plot.
I couldn't figure out the villain's motive until I revisited the storyline's key sequences.
Pro Tip 3/3Narrative Flow
Recognize that 'storyline' refers to the flow of the narrative, not just isolated events.
The storyline got confusing with too many flashbacks disrupting the narrative flow.
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Sean Sherman: Why aren't...
just understanding what were precontact foods, precolonial foods. And I realized that that term didn't even really make a lot of sense to people. So I think it's really important to go through the storyline because to understand colonial or what is a precolonial food, you have to understand colonialism itself.
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Jim Toomey: Learning...
in the course of that one. The third storyline I did about a year and a half ago was probably my most difficult. It was on shark finning, and I felt really strongly about this issue. And I felt like, since my main character was a shark, the comic strip was a perfect vehicle for telling the public about this.
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Jimmy Wales: How a...
There's a media storyline about Wikipedia, which I think is false. It builds on the storyline of bloggers versus newspapers. And the storyline is, there's this crazy thing, Wikipedia, but academics hate it and teachers hate it. And that turns out to not be true.
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Crystal Rasmussen: A...
when really, it was two hours north of there. I spent time alone in the mirror, like I had with my drag persona all those years ago, trying to change the way I speak just a little. To the world, I was easy. I worked hard to fit myself into a neat storyline,
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All it takes is 10...
It does hurt. And we reinforce the storyline, right? And we just keep telling ourselves, and we do it all the time. And it's only in learning to watch the mind in this way that we can start to let go of those storylines and patterns of mind.
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A brief history of video...
a storyline common in many video games. By the mid-90s, the Golden Age of Arcade Games was coming to an end, and the home game console was gaining in popularity. While arcade games continued to decline in sales over the years,
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Why we shouldn’t fear...
storylines the reality is that an asteroid striking the earth and annihilating human life as we know it is more likely than AI turning evil is and ruin put it working to prevent the AI from turning evil is like disrupting the
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4 larger-than-life...
But I believe the opposite to be true. Soap operas reflect life, just bigger. So there are real life lessons we can learn from soap operas, and those lessons are as big and adventurous as any soap opera storyline.
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Naif Al-Mutawa:...
These are clearly biblical archetypes, and the thinking behind that was to create positive, globally-resonating storylines that could be tied to the same things
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Jungle Death Squad PIPE...
I said I'd take the cigarette now I just run my mouth off I was a big joke it became clear that they got instructions to play along with his fart storyline
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Sean Sherman: Why aren't...
just understanding what were precontact foods, precolonial foods. And I realized that that term didn't even really make a lot of sense to people. So I think it's really important to go through the storyline because to understand colonial or what is a precolonial food, you have to understand colonialism itself.
Video examples
Jim Toomey: Learning...
in the course of that one. The third storyline I did about a year and a half ago was probably my most difficult. It was on shark finning, and I felt really strongly about this issue. And I felt like, since my main character was a shark, the comic strip was a perfect vehicle for telling the public about this.
Video examples
Jimmy Wales: How a...
There's a media storyline about Wikipedia, which I think is false. It builds on the storyline of bloggers versus newspapers. And the storyline is, there's this crazy thing, Wikipedia, but academics hate it and teachers hate it. And that turns out to not be true.
Video examples
Crystal Rasmussen: A...
when really, it was two hours north of there. I spent time alone in the mirror, like I had with my drag persona all those years ago, trying to change the way I speak just a little. To the world, I was easy. I worked hard to fit myself into a neat storyline,
Video examples
All it takes is 10...
It does hurt. And we reinforce the storyline, right? And we just keep telling ourselves, and we do it all the time. And it's only in learning to watch the mind in this way that we can start to let go of those storylines and patterns of mind.
Video examples
A brief history of video...
a storyline common in many video games. By the mid-90s, the Golden Age of Arcade Games was coming to an end, and the home game console was gaining in popularity. While arcade games continued to decline in sales over the years,
Video examples
Why we shouldn’t fear...
storylines the reality is that an asteroid striking the earth and annihilating human life as we know it is more likely than AI turning evil is and ruin put it working to prevent the AI from turning evil is like disrupting the
Video examples
4 larger-than-life...
But I believe the opposite to be true. Soap operas reflect life, just bigger. So there are real life lessons we can learn from soap operas, and those lessons are as big and adventurous as any soap opera storyline.
Video examples
Naif Al-Mutawa:...
These are clearly biblical archetypes, and the thinking behind that was to create positive, globally-resonating storylines that could be tied to the same things
Video examples
Jungle Death Squad PIPE...
I said I'd take the cigarette now I just run my mouth off I was a big joke it became clear that they got instructions to play along with his fart storyline
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Hiro Murai
American Director
A TV show has to be a certain length and, you know, you have expectations from the viewers. You know, you want to see the characters again, or you want to see certain dynamics between the characters or certain kinds of storylines. And you kind of figure out how to best fit what you want to say into that format.
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Eric Bischoff
American Businessman
A character like mine, there is only so much you can do from a storyline perspective. You can be that heel authority figure, which I was for a few years in WWE and WCW, and it's interesting, and it's fun, but after a while, you've kind of done everything you can do creatively.
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Emma Rigby
English Actress
When you're in a soap, it's fantastic, and I'm really grateful for the fans who watch you and support you. For me, it was the best experience because I was able to act every day and work with so many different directors and get some great storylines and learn on-screen.
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Greg Rucka
American Writer
I like the 'Keystone Kops' storyline. It didn't actually go quite the way I wanted to, but it was another great way to show how different life was in these two different corners of the DCU, being on the ground in these different areas.
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Henry Ian Cusick
Peruvian Actor
I was a theater actor back in the U.K., and you knew the whole play, so you could plot your storyline and character. And then I did 'Lost' and didn't know, and it was kind of frustrating, but I enjoyed it.
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Erica Durance
Canadian Actress
It's fun to get to play a lead character that goes all the way through and drives the storyline and makes the final discovery and catches the bad guy.
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James Newton Howard
American Composer
The first 'Hunger Games' movie was one of those rare films to combine epic storyline, memorable characters and challenging musical opportunities.
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Emma Bell
American Actress
I love really, really deep, dark-as-Russia storylines. I love supernatural aspects. I grew up with ghost stories.
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Ilaiyaraaja
Indian Musician
A director should concentrate on his storyline and his characters.
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Diana Silvers
American Actress
I'm drawn to interesting female characters and good storylines.
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Hiro Murai
American Director
A TV show has to be a certain length and, you know, you have expectations from the viewers. You know, you want to see the characters again, or you want to see certain dynamics between the characters or certain kinds of storylines. And you kind of figure out how to best fit what you want to say into that format.
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Eric Bischoff
American Businessman
A character like mine, there is only so much you can do from a storyline perspective. You can be that heel authority figure, which I was for a few years in WWE and WCW, and it's interesting, and it's fun, but after a while, you've kind of done everything you can do creatively.
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Emma Rigby
English Actress
When you're in a soap, it's fantastic, and I'm really grateful for the fans who watch you and support you. For me, it was the best experience because I was able to act every day and work with so many different directors and get some great storylines and learn on-screen.
Quote examples
Greg Rucka
American Writer
I like the 'Keystone Kops' storyline. It didn't actually go quite the way I wanted to, but it was another great way to show how different life was in these two different corners of the DCU, being on the ground in these different areas.
Quote examples
Henry Ian Cusick
Peruvian Actor
I was a theater actor back in the U.K., and you knew the whole play, so you could plot your storyline and character. And then I did 'Lost' and didn't know, and it was kind of frustrating, but I enjoyed it.
Quote examples
Erica Durance
Canadian Actress
It's fun to get to play a lead character that goes all the way through and drives the storyline and makes the final discovery and catches the bad guy.
Quote examples
James Newton Howard
American Composer
The first 'Hunger Games' movie was one of those rare films to combine epic storyline, memorable characters and challenging musical opportunities.
Quote examples
Emma Bell
American Actress
I love really, really deep, dark-as-Russia storylines. I love supernatural aspects. I grew up with ghost stories.
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Ilaiyaraaja
Indian Musician
A director should concentrate on his storyline and his characters.
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Diana Silvers
American Actress
I'm drawn to interesting female characters and good storylines.
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