The word 'dramatise' is a real and usable word in written English.
It is a verb that means to present something in an embellished or exaggerated way; usually in order to make it more interesting or entertaining. You can use it when you want to emphasize the dramatic aspects of a situation. For example, "The actor dramatised the scene on stage, capturing everyone's attention."
But I think her true motivation had more to do with aesthetics – using available light to dramatise the subject with the infinite gradations of grey between pure black and white provided the subtlety that was her stock in trade.
Is it fair to those who loved her to dramatise Joanna Yeates herself in an early scene?
She became absorbed in the spiritual connection between mind and hand, internal and external, and sought to dramatise it in her remade Cornish fire logs.
Last Thursday, Miliband used the BBC's challengers' debate to dramatise his refusal to consider a formal pact with the SNP.
He believed fiercely in liberalism as something quite distinct from any other political creed; found ways to dramatise those differences which were right for his particular time; and above all was unafraid to defy a public mood which is often shallower than the public will admit.
A bite-sized version is now on offer to those with short attention spans, courtesy of HBO, whose 98-minute film of the book premiered this week on American TV.It is the best of the handful of attempts so far to dramatise the credit crunch on stage or screen (others include Sir David Hare's disappointingly undramatic "The Power of Yes" and the BBC's messy "The Last Days of Lehman Brothers").
This is perhaps the real contrast between Mr Cameron and David Davis, who left the shadow cabinet last month to dramatise his disgust with Labour's erosion of civil liberties.
They are getting more violent because people have seen that more can be squeezed from the government by throwing stones or setting fire to police stations than simply by marching through the streets, says Fernando Rospigliosi, a former interior minister.Above all the protests dramatise the shortcomings of Peru's political system.
With such scenes repeated across Iraq, this week's referendum to extend Mr Hussein's rule produced a 100% yes vote, from a purported 100% turnout.To its own people, the beleaguered regime was brazening its capacity to dramatise a show of national solidarity before the world's press.
But others, including Germany, France and Italy, see no reason to "dramatise the restart of negotiations" at all, says a diplomat.All manner of excuses are now in circulation as to why talks on the PCA should be resumed.
Its greatest devotees praise it even more extravagantly.Now Radio 4, an important BBC domestic station, has taken the bold decision to dramatise the book and broadcast it over the course of a week, using every drama slot in the schedules and a cast of stars.
