Suspension of disbelief: the moment when the reader puts aside their critical faculties and allows themselves to believe the story that is about to be told, they will accept what they will be told.
The threshold: the place the viewer crosses over and the point in which they leave behind the ordinary for the new and extraordinary that will be proposed.
The mentor: the narrator/guide through the story.
Reality/Fiction/Truth are used in every exhibit by the curator:
Reality — the physical thing in front of the viewer, something they could touch if it weren’t for the showcase. We do not have to validate this part of the story.
Fiction & Truth — some artefacts are true but seem invented, some invented but seem true. Along with a name or quote the story begins to form.
Context: though similar to a museum of natural history, Lower Jurassic doesn’t situate itself in a specific time.
The collection of objects along with the narrative are what make the fiction extraordinary but believable.