screenplay

Also known as scenario, film script, movie script, script, motion picture play, motion picture screenplay, motion picture script, screen play

A screenplay, or script, is a written work produced for a film, television show (also known as a teleplay), or video game by screenwriters (cf. stage play). Screenplays can be original works or adaptations from existing pieces of writing. A screenplay is a form of narration in which the movements, actions, expressions and dialogue of the characters are described in a certain format. Visual or cinematographic cues may be given, as well as scene descriptions and scene changes.

AI overview

A screenplay is a written document that describes a story for film, television, or video games, including the characters' dialogue, actions, expressions, and movements in a specific format. Screenplays matter because they serve as the blueprint that transforms a written story into a visual production, guiding filmmakers and actors on what to film and how scenes should unfold.

AI-generated from the Wikipedia summary — may contain errors.

Wikidata facts

Image: The Godfather Screenplay.JPG

Show 1 more fact

Commons category: Screenplays

Sources (1)

wikidata.org

via Wikidata · CC0

~13 min read

Article

17 sections

Contents

{{anchor|History}}History
Format and style
Physical format
US
UK
Other
Screenplay formats
Feature film
Speculative screenplay
Television
Documentaries
Screenwriting software
Script coverage
See also
References
Further reading
External links

==History== In the early silent era, before the turn of the 20th century, "scripts" for films in the United States were usually a synopsis of a film of around one paragraph and sometimes as short as one sentence. Shortly thereafter, as films grew in length and complexity, film scenarios (also called "treatments" or "synopses") were written to provide narrative coherence that had previously been improvised. Films such as A Trip to the Moon (1902) and The Great Train Robbery (1903) had scenarios consisting respectively of a list of scene headings or scene headings with a detailed explication of the action in each scene. At this time, scripts had yet to include individual shots or dialogue.