film script
Director's shooting text
A film script is the written text of a movie, containing dialogue, scene descriptions, and stage directions.
Also called a screenplay.
The script serves as the blueprint from which directors, actors, and crew work: She spent three years writing the film script before it got picked up by a studio.
- screenwriterAuthor of film scripts
- loglineOne-sentence story pitch
- sceneDramatic unit or locale
- opening sceneBeginning of a performance
- pre-productionFilmmaking preparation phase
parenthetical · dialogue · voice over · drafting · act · rewriting · treatment · producer · green light · blocking · pilot · editing · character arc · director · plot twist · third act · outlining · pages
film scriptnovel
New and unusual
prose fiction · short story · novella · epic poem · poetry collection
film scriptfinal cut
Approved version for release
theatrical release · motion picture · cinema · feature film · documentary
film scriptimprovisation
Spontaneous, unplanned creation
improvised dialogue · ad-lib · improv · off-the-cuff · freestyle