scenarist
Film script writer
A scenarist is a screenwriter—someone who writes scripts for films.
The term was more common in early Hollywood and now sounds dated or European.
It emphasizes the craft of constructing scenes and scenarios rather than dialogue alone: The studio hired a scenarist to adapt the novel.
Author of film dialogue
- screenwriterAuthor of film scripts
- playwrightAuthor of stage dramas
- dramatistWriter of stage works
- screenplayFilm's written blueprint
teleplay · script · dialogue · characterization · treatment · logline · synopsis · adaptation
One who makes movies
- directorOne who leads
- producerOne who makes things
- cinematographyMotion picture visual craft
- shootingDischarging a weapon
editing · soundtrack · casting · blockbuster · indie · studio · premiere · adaptation
Curved line segment
- themeCentral recurring concept
- characterizationDescribing distinctive qualities
- expositionSystematic explanatory presentation
- climaxPoint of greatest intensity
denouement · conflict · protagonist · antagonist · subplot · resolution · foreshadowing · backstory
scriptwriter
Author of film dialogue
- screenwriterAuthor of film scripts
- playwrightAuthor of stage dramas
- dramatistWriter of stage works
screenplay · teleplay · script · dialogue · characterization · treatment · logline · synopsis · adaptation · rewrite
filmmaker
One who makes movies
- directorOne who leads
- producerOne who makes things
- cinematographyMotion picture visual craft
shooting · editing · soundtrack · casting · blockbuster · indie · studio · premiere · adaptation · genre
arc
Curved line segment
- themeCentral recurring concept
- characterizationDescribing distinctive qualities
- expositionSystematic explanatory presentation
climax · denouement · conflict · protagonist · antagonist · subplot · resolution · foreshadowing · backstory · motif
narrator
One who tells events
- raconteurSkilled storyteller
- chroniclerWriter of historical accounts
- storytellerOne who recounts tales
bard · yarn · tale · saga · epic · legend · anecdote · fable · allegory · mythology
scenaristdirector
One who leads
actor · performer · cinematographer · film editor · producer
- worst-case scenarioMost unfavorable possible outcome
- best-case scenarioMost favorable potential outcome
- worst case scenarioMost unfavorable possible outcome
- best case scenarioMost favorable potential result
- nightmare scenarioMost feared potential outcome
- doomsday scenariosImagined catastrophic end events