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  2. Wikipedia:How to write a plot summary - Wikipedia

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    As explained in Wikipedia:Plot-only description of fictional works, an encyclopedia article about a work of fiction frequently includes a concise summary of the plot. The description should be thorough enough for the reader to get a sense of what happens and to fully understand the impact of the work and the context of the commentary about it.

  3. Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Writing about fiction - Wikipedia

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    The plot summary for a work, on a page about that work, does not need to be sourced with inline citations, as it is generally assumed that the work itself is the primary source for the plot summary. However, if the summary includes a direct quote from the work, this must be cited using inline citations so that readers can easily verify it ...

  4. Wikipedia:How to streamline a plot summary - Wikipedia

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    The goal is to summarise the film's plot, not its editing. Identifying specific scenes or transitions is unnecessary. "The film begins with a dramatic showdown at noon between two gunfighters." → "Two gunfighters duel at noon." "Later, a cop arrests the conspirators. In the next scene, they escape from jail."

  5. Wikipedia:Plot-only description of fictional works - Wikipedia

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    The coverage of a fictional work should not be a mere plot summary. A summary should facilitate substantial coverage of the work's real-world development, reception, and significance. This means that an article about a work of fiction or elements from such works should not solely be a summary of the primary and tertiary sources , they should ...

  6. Wikipedia : Manual of Style/Film

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    Plot summaries are self-contained sections ("Plot", "Plot summary") in film articles that complement wider coverage about production, reception, themes, and other real-world aspects, following Wikipedia's policy on writing about fiction. Since films are primary sources for their articles, basic descriptions of their plots do not need references ...

  7. Wikipedia talk:How to write a plot summary - Wikipedia

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    As an example for a well-known movie, look at the plot summary for The Wizard of Oz (1939 film)#Plot. After the character Dorothy Gale in introduced in the first sentence, imagine replacing all mentions of "Dorothy" with "Gale" in the rest of that plot summary. If I misunderstood what you meant in your comment, I apologize.

  8. Log line - Wikipedia

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    A log line or logline is a brief (usually one-sentence) summary of a television program, film, short film or book, that states the central conflict of the story, often providing both a synopsis of the story's plot, and an emotional "hook" to stimulate interest. [1] A one-sentence program summary in TV Guide is a log line. [2] "

  9. Wikipedia:Source your plot summaries - Wikipedia

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    Wikipedia articles concerning fiction frequently feature overly long or excessively detailed plot summaries. While any plot section can be trimmed, it can be hard to know what to cut if one hasn't consumed the relevant media, while those who have might be tempted to explain any intricacy that arises to give the reader the full experience of the show.