What is another word for screenplay?

Pronunciation: [skɹˈiːnple͡ɪ] (IPA)

A screenplay is a written document that outlines the story, characters, and scenes of a movie or TV show. Other words for screenplay include script, screenplay, teleplay, scenario, manuscript, and dialogue. While some of these terms have specific applications (teleplay refers specifically to a script for a television show, for example), all can generally be used interchangeably with screenplay. Other synonyms for screenplay might include film script, plot outline, or treatment, depending on the stage of development that the work is in. No matter which term is used, however, all refer to the written blueprint for making a film or television show.

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Usage examples for Screenplay

My old friend John Michel has offered to help me find a new literary agent, and I'm about to begin writing a screenplay called "Misguided Angel" that I've wanted to write for years.
"Undo-a-Novel-By-Joe-Hutsko"
Hutsko, Joe

Famous quotes with Screenplay

  • There's nothing more important in making movies than the screenplay.
    Richard Attenborough
  • I want to release another CD this year, finish writing a screenplay, and make another short film.
    Todd Barry
  • A stage play requires very different craft from a book, fiction or otherwise, and ditto from a screenplay.
    Dirk Benedict
  • You sell a screenplay like you sell a car. If someone drives it off a cliff, that's it.
    Rita Mae Brown
  • If I talk about Charles Dance I am talking about something else, something I operate and wind up and have to make an impression with and use to transmit someone else's screenplay.
    Charles Dance

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