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| - | "[[Jean-Claude Carrière]] (1931 – 2021) was a frequent collaborator with Luis Buñuel (1900 - 1983) on the [[screenplay]]s of Buñuel's late French films."--Sholem Stein | + | "[[Jean-Claude Carrière]] (1931 – 2021) was a frequent collaborator with Luis Buñuel (1900 – 1983) on the [[screenplay]]s of Buñuel's late French films."--Sholem Stein |
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| - | A '''screenplay''', or '''script''', is a written work by screenwriters for a [[film]], [[television show|television program]], or [[video game]]. These screenplays can be [[Originality|original works]] or [[Film adaptation|adaptations]] from existing pieces of writing. In them, the movement, actions, expression and dialogues of the characters are also narrated. A screenplay written for television is also known as a [[teleplay]]. | + | A '''screenplay''', or '''script''', is a written work by screenwriters for a [[film]], [[television show|television program]], or [[video game]]. These screenplays can be [[Originality|original works]] or [[Film adaptation|adaptations]] from existing pieces of writing. In them, the movement, actions, expression and dialogues of the characters are also narrated. A screenplay written for television is also known as a teleplay. |
| + | ==Screenwriting== | ||
| + | '''Screenwriting''' is the art and craft of writing [[Screenplay|scripts]] for [[film]], [[television]] or [[video game]]s. | ||
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| + | Writing for film is potentially one of the most high-profile and best-paying [[career]]s available to a writer and, as such, is also perhaps the most sought after. While it is increasingly difficult to make a living as a [[Hollywood]] screenwriter, that does not stop tens of thousands of people from trying every year, as the capricious nature of the [[film industry]] makes it possible for a complete unknown to launch a career simply by writing a commercially-appealing screenplay and getting it into the hands of the right people. | ||
| + | ==Portrayed in film== | ||
| + | Screenwriting has been the focus of a number of films: | ||
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| + | * ''[[Crashing Hollywood (1931 film)|Crashing Hollywood]]'' (1931)—A screenwriter collaborates on a gangster movie with a real-life gangster. When the film is released, the mob doesn't like how accurate the movie is. | ||
| + | * ''[[Sunset Boulevard (1950 film)|Sunset Boulevard]]'' (1950)—Actor [[William Holden]] portrays a hack screenwriter forced to collaborate on a screenplay with a desperate, fading [[silent film]] star, played by [[Gloria Swanson]]. | ||
| + | *''[[In a Lonely Place]]'' (1950)—[[Humphrey Bogart]] is a washed up screenwriter who gets framed for murder. | ||
| + | * ''[[Paris, When it Sizzles]]'' (1964)—[[William Holden]] plays a drunk screenwriter who has wasted months partying and has just two days to finish his script. He hires [[Audrey Hepburn]] to help. | ||
| + | * ''[[Barton Fink]]'' (1991)—[[John Turturro]] plays a naïve New York playwright who comes to Hollywood with high hopes and great ambition. While there, he meets one of his writing idols, a celebrated novelist from the past who has become a drunken hack screenwriter (a character based on [[William Faulkner]]). | ||
| + | * ''[[Mistress (1992 film)|Mistress]]'' (1992)—In this comedy written by [[Barry Primus]] and [[J. F. Lawton]], [[Robert Wuhl]] is a screenwriter/director who's got integrity, vision, and a serious script — but no career. [[Martin Landau]] is a sleazy producer who introduces Wuhl to [[Robert De Niro]], [[Danny Aiello]] and [[Eli Wallach]] - three guys willing to invest in the movie, but with one catch: each one wants his mistress to be the star. | ||
| + | * ''[[The Player (1992 film)|The Player]]'' (1992)—In this satire of the Hollywood system, [[Tim Robbins]] plays a movie producer who thinks he's being blackmailed by a screenwriter whose script was rejected. | ||
| + | * ''[[Adaptation (film)|Adaptation]]'' (2002)—[[Nicolas Cage]] portrays real-life screenwriter [[Charlie Kaufman]] (as well as his fictional brother, Donald) as Kaufman struggles to adapt an esoteric book ([[Susan Orlean]]’s real-life nonfiction work ''[[The Orchid Thief]]'' ) into an action-filled Hollywood screenplay. | ||
| + | * ''[[Dreams on Spec]]'' (2007)—The only documentary to follow aspiring screenwriters as they struggle to turn their scripts into movies, the film also features wisdom from established scribes like [[James L. Brooks]], [[Nora Ephron]], [[Carrie Fisher]], and [[Gary Ross]]. | ||
| + | * ''[[Seven Psychopaths]]'' (2012)—In this satire, written and directed by [[Martin McDonagh]], [[Colin Farrell]] plays a screenwriter who is struggling to finish his screenplay ''Seven Psychopaths'', but finds unlikely inspiration after his best friend steals a Shih Tzu owned by a vicious gangster. | ||
| + | * ''[[Trumbo (2015 film)|Trumbo]]'' (2015)—Highly successful Hollywood screenwriter [[Dalton Trumbo]], played in this [[biopic]] by [[Bryan Cranston]], is targeted by the [[House Un-American Activities Committee]] for his socialist views, sent to federal prison for refusing to cooperate, and [[House Un-American Activities Committee#Hollywood blacklist|blacklisted]] from working in Hollywood, yet continues to write and subsequently wins two Academy Awards while using pseudonyms. | ||
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| == See also == | == See also == | ||
| * [[Auteur theory]] | * [[Auteur theory]] | ||
| + | * [[Ben Hecht]] | ||
| * [[Closet screenplay]] | * [[Closet screenplay]] | ||
| * [[Dreams on Spec]] | * [[Dreams on Spec]] | ||
| - | * [[List of film topics]] | ||
| - | * [[List of screenwriting awards for film]] | ||
| - | * [[Screenwriter's salary]] | ||
| * [[Scriptment]] | * [[Scriptment]] | ||
| * [[Storyboard]] | * [[Storyboard]] | ||
| + | * [[Unfilmability]] | ||
| + | * [[Screenwriting guru]] | ||
| + | * [[Storyboard]] | ||
| + | * [[Screen]] | ||
| + | * [[Play (theatre)]] | ||
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A screenplay, or script, is a written work by screenwriters for a film, television program, or video game. These screenplays can be original works or adaptations from existing pieces of writing. In them, the movement, actions, expression and dialogues of the characters are also narrated. A screenplay written for television is also known as a teleplay.
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Screenwriting
Screenwriting is the art and craft of writing scripts for film, television or video games.
Writing for film is potentially one of the most high-profile and best-paying careers available to a writer and, as such, is also perhaps the most sought after. While it is increasingly difficult to make a living as a Hollywood screenwriter, that does not stop tens of thousands of people from trying every year, as the capricious nature of the film industry makes it possible for a complete unknown to launch a career simply by writing a commercially-appealing screenplay and getting it into the hands of the right people.
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Portrayed in film
Screenwriting has been the focus of a number of films:
- Crashing Hollywood (1931)—A screenwriter collaborates on a gangster movie with a real-life gangster. When the film is released, the mob doesn't like how accurate the movie is.
- Sunset Boulevard (1950)—Actor William Holden portrays a hack screenwriter forced to collaborate on a screenplay with a desperate, fading silent film star, played by Gloria Swanson.
- In a Lonely Place (1950)—Humphrey Bogart is a washed up screenwriter who gets framed for murder.
- Paris, When it Sizzles (1964)—William Holden plays a drunk screenwriter who has wasted months partying and has just two days to finish his script. He hires Audrey Hepburn to help.
- Barton Fink (1991)—John Turturro plays a naïve New York playwright who comes to Hollywood with high hopes and great ambition. While there, he meets one of his writing idols, a celebrated novelist from the past who has become a drunken hack screenwriter (a character based on William Faulkner).
- Mistress (1992)—In this comedy written by Barry Primus and J. F. Lawton, Robert Wuhl is a screenwriter/director who's got integrity, vision, and a serious script — but no career. Martin Landau is a sleazy producer who introduces Wuhl to Robert De Niro, Danny Aiello and Eli Wallach - three guys willing to invest in the movie, but with one catch: each one wants his mistress to be the star.
- The Player (1992)—In this satire of the Hollywood system, Tim Robbins plays a movie producer who thinks he's being blackmailed by a screenwriter whose script was rejected.
- Adaptation (2002)—Nicolas Cage portrays real-life screenwriter Charlie Kaufman (as well as his fictional brother, Donald) as Kaufman struggles to adapt an esoteric book (Susan Orlean’s real-life nonfiction work The Orchid Thief ) into an action-filled Hollywood screenplay.
- Dreams on Spec (2007)—The only documentary to follow aspiring screenwriters as they struggle to turn their scripts into movies, the film also features wisdom from established scribes like James L. Brooks, Nora Ephron, Carrie Fisher, and Gary Ross.
- Seven Psychopaths (2012)—In this satire, written and directed by Martin McDonagh, Colin Farrell plays a screenwriter who is struggling to finish his screenplay Seven Psychopaths, but finds unlikely inspiration after his best friend steals a Shih Tzu owned by a vicious gangster.
- Trumbo (2015)—Highly successful Hollywood screenwriter Dalton Trumbo, played in this biopic by Bryan Cranston, is targeted by the House Un-American Activities Committee for his socialist views, sent to federal prison for refusing to cooperate, and blacklisted from working in Hollywood, yet continues to write and subsequently wins two Academy Awards while using pseudonyms.
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See also
- Auteur theory
- Ben Hecht
- Closet screenplay
- Dreams on Spec
- Scriptment
- Storyboard
- Unfilmability
- Screenwriting guru
- Storyboard
- Screen
- Play (theatre)
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