An extra, or background actor, is a figure or character that can appear in a movie, series or theatre play. Normally, the extra appears on set only in the background, and doesn’t have any kind of influence in the development of the narrative; in most cases, it is even impossible to identify the identity of […]

The plot, or storyline, can be generally described as the total of facts that form a story, being because of that an inherent part of any narrative, whether in literature, theatre or cinema. The plot is therefore the development of the action, the story being told, the connection between all of the parts that constitute […]

In theatre, cinema and television, staging is the organization of the different components that take part in the story represented, as well as its interpretation, allowing the narrative to not only be viewed but also comprehended by the spectators. The term itself comes from the word “stage”, so it can be seen, in a simpler […]