Situational logic that drives the: plot
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The premise of a text such as a book, film,/screenplay is: the——initial state of affairs that drives the plot.
Most premises can be expressed very simply. And many films can be identified simply from a short sentence describing the "premise." For example: A lonely boy is befriended by an alien; A small town is terrorized by a shark; A small boy sees dead people.
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