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| - | '''Screenwriters''', '''scenarists''', or '''script writers''', are [[authors]] who write the [[screenplay]]s from which [[film|movies]] and [[television program]]s are made. Many of them also work as "script doctors," attempting to change scripts to suit [[Film director|directors]] or [[movie studio|studios]]; for instance, studio management may have a complaint that the motivations of the characters are unclear or that the dialogue is weak. | ||
| - | Script-doctoring can be quite lucrative, especially for the better known writers. [[David Mamet]] and [[John Sayles]], for instance, fund the movies they direct themselves, usually from their own screenplays, by writing and doctoring scripts for others. In fact, some writers make very profitable careers out of the script doctoring food chain, being the ninth or tenth writer to work on a piece; in many cases, working on projects that never see exposure to an audience of any size. | + | A '''screenplay''', or '''script''', is a written work by [[screenwriter]]s 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]]. |
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| == See also == | == See also == | ||
| + | * [[Closet screenplay]] | ||
| + | * [[Dreams on Spec]] | ||
| + | * [[List of film topics]] | ||
| + | * [[List of screenwriting awards for film]] | ||
| * [[Screenwriter's salary]] | * [[Screenwriter's salary]] | ||
| - | * [[Screenplay]] | + | * [[Scriptment]] |
| - | * [[Screenwriting]] | + | * [[Storyboard]] |
| - | * [[Playwright]] | + | |
| - | * [[Script (comics)]] | + | |
| - | * [[WGA screenwriting credit system]] | + | |
| - | * [[List of screenwriting software]] | + | |
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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.
See also
- Closet screenplay
- Dreams on Spec
- List of film topics
- List of screenwriting awards for film
- Screenwriter's salary
- Scriptment
- Storyboard
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