Citations:backstory

English citations of backstory

1. The previous experiences and life of a person, specifically (narratology, especially in film, television) a character in a dramatic work.
   • 2012, Craig Batty, “Shaping Characters”, in Screenplays & How to Write & Sell Them, Harpenden, Hertfordshire: Oldcastle Books, →ISBN:

     A core element of understanding inner character is backstory. In other words, where's your character come from? What's happened to them in the past that's affecting who – and how – they are now?