screenwriter

/'skri:n,raitə/

Thân thiện

A screenwriter types a new scene on a laptop in a quiet café.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A person who writes screenplays: A screenwriter is someone who creates the written content for films, television shows, or other visual media. Their work involves crafting the story, dialogue, characters, and scene descriptions that form the blueprint for a production.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • The famous director collaborated with a talented screenwriter on her new film.
  • To become a successful screenwriter, one must understand both storytelling and visual structure.

Advanced Usage

• "To work as a screenwriter": To have the profession of writing screenplays.

  • After years in the theater, she decided to work as a screenwriter for television.

• "A screenwriter's draft": A specific version of a screenplay written by the screenwriter.

  • The director preferred the emotional depth of the screenwriter's first draft.

Variants and Related Words

• Screenwriting (n): The craft or profession of writing screenplays.

  • He took a course in screenwriting to improve his skills.

• Screenplay (n): The script for a film, including dialogue and scene directions, written by a screenwriter.

  • The screenplay for that movie won several awards.

Synonyms

• Scriptwriter: A writer of scripts for films, television, or radio. (Note: 'Screenwriter' is more specific to visual media like film and TV).
• Scenarist: A writer of scenarios or screenplays (a less common, more formal term).

Related Phrases

• "To credit a screenwriter": To formally acknowledge a screenwriter's contribution to a film.

  • The film failed to properly credit the original screenwriter.

• "A screenwriter's room": A collaborative space where multiple screenwriters work together, common in television production.

  • She spent her summer in the screenwriter's room for the new drama series.

Học thuật

Noun

1. someone who writes screenplays

Từ đồng nghĩa

• film writer