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Drama glossary

Short drama terms creators should know before generating.

A simple glossary for the words QingxiHub uses across prompts, genre hubs, model guides and export workflows.

Hook

The first emotional reason to keep watching. In short drama, the hook usually appears before the viewer has time to think.

Three-beat scene

A compact scene shape: setup, pressure, turn. It keeps a 60-second episode from becoming a loose montage.

Cliffhanger

The final unanswered moment that pulls the viewer into the next episode. It should create tension, not just stop the story.

Model routing

Choosing a different video model for each scene based on what the shot needs: faces, motion, style, dialogue or atmosphere.

Retention

The percentage of viewers who keep watching. Strong retention usually comes from fast stakes, clean subtitles and frequent turns.

Burned-in captions

Subtitles rendered directly into the video, so they appear correctly on TikTok, Shorts, Reels and reposted clips.

Genre hub

A focused guide around one profitable story lane, such as werewolf, CEO romance or revenge.

Export pass

The stage where a preview becomes a publishable vertical MP4 with final captions, pacing and audio decisions.

Provider key

An account credential from a model provider. Beginners do not need one to preview; advanced users may connect one later.

Recommended next step

If you are new, start with a genre hub first. The glossary is useful, but the genre pages show how these terms work inside real episode structures.

Open a genre hub →