Glossary Synopsis Synopsis is a brief summary or general survey of something. A synopsis outlines the major points of a subject, written work, or story. It can be presented in prose form or as a table, and serves as an abridgment or abstract of the original material.

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Synopsis may also refer to video synopsis which is a short video summary of a long video.
 

The difference between synopsis and summary  A synopsis focuses on the plot, whereas a summary can include other elements such as characters and setting. A synopsis is typically used to give an overview of a story, whereas a summary provides more detail, creating a condensed version of a story.

Synopsis - definition, purpose, example

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Film Synopsis "PLC"
Storyline: Tree-like multiple storylines – the “trunk” line and “branch” lines

A film synopsis is typically a one-page document that summarizes your film. It contains the film's title, genre, logline (a one-sentence summary), and a five-paragraph explanation of the film's storyline, major plot points, and key characters.

A movie with multiple storylines
Hyperlink cinema are films where the characters or action reside in separate stories, but a connection or influence between those disparate stories is slowly revealed to the audience.

To write a synopsis, start by clearly outlining the main plot points of your story.
 Introduce your protagonist, their mindset, and motivations at the beginning. Include the premise or hook, key plot developments, important characters, and any significant twists or turns. Keep the synopsis concise, focusing on summarizing the essential elements of the narrative without personal opinions or critiques.

Remember to maintain neutrality while capturing the main points.

It's generally best to keep your synopsis to one or two pages.

Tips for writing a film synopsis

Write in the third-person and present tense. ... Remember to maintain neutrality while capturing the main points. ...
Keep it short and concise. ... Use professional synopses as models...

Start by clearly outlining the main plot points of your story.

Include the premise or hook, key plot developments, important characters, and any significant twists or turns. ... Make sure it flows. ...
Make characters stand out.  Introduce your protagonist, their mindset, and motivations at the beginning.  ...

Keep the synopsis concise, focusing on summarizing the essential elements of the narrative without personal opinions or critiques. ... Edit for clarity. ...
Specify the film's/book's category or genre ...

Beta-test your synopsis with your friends or outsides, learn from their feedback and improve. ....
 

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First Impression Slide + Example: One-page Synopsis

How to EXCITE PROSPECTIVE PARTNERS within 30 seconds?

How to create a POWERFUL FIRST IMPRESSION that lasts?

This is a very challenging task, but "the winners take it all".

Who are the winners in the marketplace? The winners are value innovators who dare to break obsolete rules, and love to address creative challenges.

EXAMPLE

I need to introduce my disruptive global mega-innovation - Innompic Planet of Loving Creators - to prospective partners frequently.

So do my teammates and co-founders. One of them - Dr. Z, the founder of Innompics USA Inc. - is burning with a desire to launch TV series on the Planet of Loving Creators and its heroes from various countries.

Dr. Z is to pitch some famous TV studios soon. I'm helping Dr. Z to create the first-impression one-page synopsis.

Below is the second slide of our one-page synopsis. It illustrates the 10 Key Strengths of Innompic Games - the heartbeats of the Planet of Loving Creators. The slide is to create the 'Aha!' effect, evoke curiosity of prospective partners and make them willing to learn more about our value proposition.



VIRTUOUS SPIRAL JOURNEY

As this is the first time that we pitch TV studios, we treat our current one-page synopsis not as final but as the first step of a virtuous-spiral journey towards the 'Winners Take It All" stretch goal.


"Thinking and imagining a different world, no matter how crazy or unconventional it may seem, is actually the key to innovation. Embracing this mindset will help us stay ahead on the journey to creating a future-ready mindset." ~ Faruq Khalifa

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One-page Synopsis
TV series "Planet of Loving Creators

One-page Synopsis
Innovative Value: two-dimensional movie – both entertaining and educational
Educational value: Teaching how to stretch and turn daring dreams to reality
Style: Synergy of imagination, innopreneurial implementation, and real-life stories

The Essence of the Planet of Loving Creators (PLC)
“Planet of Loving Creators” (PLC) is a daring vision of the World Innompic Games launched in 2017. Innompic Games is a civilizational breakthrough, the new Games for the new creativity and innovation-driven world, an intellectual and entrepreneurial brother of Olympic Games.
Innompic Games are heart beats of the global Innompic ecosystem – an amazing “baby” that is to turn the Earth to a Planet of Loving Creators gradually as it grows and overcomes diverse never-seen-before challenges.

The Tree of the Script
Roots – the compelling ‘why’, daring vision, values, mission, attitude, know-how.
Trunk – creative venturepreneurial growth of Innompics.
Branches – inspirational stories of Innompians from various countries.