dramatization

dram·a·ti·za·tion   (drām'ə-tĭ-zā'shən, drä'mə-)    n.   The act or art of dramatizing: the dramatization of a novel. A work adapted for dramatic presentation: a dramatization by actors of actual recorded events.

Main Entry: dra·ma·ti·za·tion
Variant: or British dra·ma·ti·sa·tion /"dram-&t-&-'zA-sh&n,"dräm-/
Function: noun
: the transformation which in psychoanalytic theory the underlying dream thoughts undergo into dramatic and pictorial form before they can takepart in the actual dream