A setup, in
storytelling
Storytelling is the social and cultural activity of sharing narrative, stories, sometimes with improvisation, theatre, theatrics or embellishment. Every culture has its own narratives, which are shared as a means of entertainment, education, cul ...
, is the introduction in a
plot of an element that will be useful to the story only later, when the payoff comes.
Most of the important elements that are part of the setup are usually introduced during the
exposition
Exposition (also the French for exhibition) may refer to:
*Universal exposition or World's Fair
*Expository writing
*Exposition (narrative), background information in a story
* Exposition (music)
*Trade fair
* ''Exposition'' (album), the debut alb ...
,
with which it is sometimes confused. But there can be a setup within a specific
scene
Scene (from Greek ') may refer to:
General
* Scene (performing arts), a part of the story held in a single location
* Scene (perception), a set of information that can flow from a physical environment into a perceptual system via sensory tran ...
late in the story, with a
character, object or concept appearing only to be used paragraphs or seconds later.
References
Storytelling
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