story-telling techniques: (MUST USE AT LEAST 1 TYPE, YOU CAN MIX AS WELL)
1. journey / quest or goal-achievement / education: Indiana Jones
2. rivalry / testing: Rocky
3. discovery / coming of age: Big
4. love / forbidden love: The Lake house
5. problem-solution / question-answer: Fahrenheit 9/11

6. characters: Spongebob Squarepants
7. situations: Dumb and Dumber
8. location/sets: The Chronicles of Narnia
9. scenarios: Seinfeld
10. atmosphere: Planet of The Apes
11. colours: Primary Colours
12. costumes/hair/make up: Wizard of Oz
13. props: Barney
14. language: Mind Your Language
15. music & sound effects: Once

Words

Genre:

The type or categorization of a subject

Cliche:

A term used to express something that has become too common, predictable and not unique

Stereotype:

A word used to generalised a certain typed of character

Antagonist:

The villain of a story (the bad guy)

Protagonist:

The hero of the story (the good guy)

Supporting:

A subject that supports and can either enhance or not enhance a story

Characterization:

The main subject of the story