16 Powerful Plot Devices To Use in Your Screenplay

16 Powerful Plot Devices To Use in Your Screenplay   It’s a term that gets thrown around a lot but what exactly is a plot device? A plot device is any technique in a narrative used to move the plot forward. Plot devices are basically the methods you use throughout your screenplay to tell the story and specifically, get across the plot. It’s perhaps because plot devices are so explicit in their intention that often they seem jarring to audiences.

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