screenwriting

ˈskrinˌraɪtɪŋ

Definition

Definition of screenwriting - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

film

TECH.

related to the writing of screenplays

TECH.

She took a screenwriting course to improve her skills.

scriptwriting

Noun

film writing

TECH.

the craft of creating scripts for movies or television

TECH.

She studied screenwriting at the university.

movies

TECH.

a script written for a movie or television show

TECH.

He sold his first screenwriting to a major studio.

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Origin of screenwriting

English, screen (to shield) + writing (inscribing)

Terms with screenwriting included in their meaning

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film school

education

educational institution teaching filmmaking and screenwriting

parenthetical

screenwriting

descriptor in parentheses for acting direction

break the story

screenwriting

create the outline of a screenplay's story

Examples of screenwriting in a sentence

Her screenwriting skills landed her a job in Hollywood.
He makes a living from screenwriting for streaming dramas.
Their screenwriting sessions lasted late into the night.
She studied screenwriting at night while working a day job.
Screenwriting for the series involved constant rewrites with the director.

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French:de scénarisation, scénarisation, ...
German:drehbuchbezogen, Drehbuchschreiben, ...
Italian:di sceneggiatura, sceneggiatura, ...
Spanish:de guionismo, guionismo, ...
Portuguese:de guionismo, escrita de guiões, ...
Chinese:编剧的, 编剧, ...
Japanese:脚本執筆の, 脚本執筆, ...
Arabic:سِينارْيُويّ, كِتابَة السِّينارْيو, ...
Hebrew:תַּסְרִיטִי, תַּסְרִיטָאוּת, ...
Russian:сценарный, сценаристика, ...
Ukrainian:сценарний, сценаристика, ...
Hindi:स्क्रीनप्ले लेखन, स्क्रीनराइटिंग, ...
Bengali:চিত্রনাট্য লেখার, চিত্রনাট্য লেখা, ...
Catalan:de guionatge, guionatge, ...
Czech:scenáristický, scenáristika, ...
Danish:manuskriptforfatter, manuskriptskrivning, ...
Dutch:scenario schrijven, scenario, ...
Greek:συγγραφής σεναρίων, σεναριογραφία, ...
Hungarian:forgatókönyvírói, forgatókönyvírás, ...
Khmer:សរសេរបទភាពយន្ត, ការនិពន្ធស្គ្រីបភាពយន្ត, ...
Korean:시나리오 작문의, 시나리오 작법, ...
Persian:فیلم‌نامه‌نویسی, فیلمنامه‌نویسی, ...
Polish:scenariuszowy, scenopisarstwo, ...
Portuguese (BR):roteiro, roteirismo, ...
Romanian:de scriere de scenarii, scenaristică, ...
Swedish:manusförfattar, manusskrivande, ...
Thai:การเขียนบทภาพยนตร์, การเขียนบทหนัง, ...
Turkish:senaryo yazımı, senaryo yazarlığı, ...
Vietnamese:viết kịch bản, viết kịch bản phim, ...

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