script writing

Composing dramatic text

Script writing is the craft of composing scripts—the written texts that guide performances in film, television, theater, radio, or video games.

It encompasses dialogue, stage directions, and scene descriptions.

The term is often written as one word: She studied scriptwriting in college.

A script writer or scriptwriter creates these works.

Opposites
format/medium

script writingprose fiction

Imaginary tales in sentences

novel writing · prose writing · literary fiction · essay writing · narrative prose

performance vs. improvisation

script writingimprovisation

Spontaneous, unplanned creation

improv · ad-libbing · impromptu speech · freestyle · freestyling

creative vs. technical writing

script writingtechnical writing

Clear explanation of complexity

report writing · documentation · copywriting · business writing · legal writing

Family

writing, script, manuscript, scribe, scripture

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