scriptwriters
They craft dialogue
Scriptwriters are people who write scripts—the dialogue, stage directions, and scene descriptions for films, television shows, plays, or other performed media.
The term is interchangeable with screenwriter for film and television work.
The scriptwriters spent weeks polishing the final act.
Storyline or land parcel
- arcCurved line segment
- conflictOpposition between parties
- climaxPoint of greatest intensity
- resolutionFormal decision or determination
denouement · exposition · foreshadowing · backstory · subplot · twist · protagonist · antagonist
Film's written blueprint
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
- scenesDivisions within acts
- structureArrangement of interconnected parts
- formattingStructuring visual presentation
draft · revision · logline · synopsis · treatment · pitch · adaptation · polish
TV series creative head
- directorOne who leads
- producerOne who makes things
- networkInterconnected system
- studioCreative professional's workspace
notes · feedback · punch-up · freelancer · development · commission · option · greenlight
Generating many ideas freely
- imaginationFaculty for forming ideas
- world-buildingCreating fictional universes
- originalityNovel creative quality
- conceptualizingForming mental representations
genre-bending · inspiration · characterization · visionary · innovation · symbolism · voice · sensibility
Strokes connecting two points
- banterPlayful, teasing exchange
- monologueUninterrupted solo address
- soliloquyDramatic speech to oneself
- reparteeQuick, clever conversation
quip · subtext · exchange · voiceover · aside · one-liner · catchphrase · exposition
Professional mutual-aid society
- WGAAmerican screenwriters' labor union
- creditsUnits toward graduation
- residualsOngoing compensation for rebroadcasts
- optionAvailable course of action
commission · representation · agent · manager · staffing · hiatus · greenlight · turnaround
plot
Storyline or land parcel
resolution · denouement · exposition · foreshadowing · backstory · subplot · twist · protagonist · antagonist · theme
screenplay
Film's written blueprint
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
- scenesDivisions within acts
- structureArrangement of interconnected parts
formatting · draft · revision · logline · synopsis · treatment · pitch · adaptation · polish · coverage
showrunner
TV series creative head
studio · notes · feedback · punch-up · freelancer · development · commission · option · greenlight · coverage
brainstorming
Generating many ideas freely
- imaginationFaculty for forming ideas
- world-buildingCreating fictional universes
- originalityNovel creative quality
conceptualizing · genre-bending · inspiration · characterization · visionary · innovation · symbolism · voice · sensibility · genre
lines
Strokes connecting two points
- banterPlayful, teasing exchange
- monologueUninterrupted solo address
- soliloquyDramatic speech to oneself
repartee · quip · subtext · exchange · voiceover · aside · one-liner · catchphrase · exposition · patter
guild
Professional mutual-aid society
- WGAAmerican screenwriters' labor union
- creditsUnits toward graduation
- residualsOngoing compensation for rebroadcasts
option · commission · representation · agent · manager · staffing · hiatus · greenlight · turnaround · freelance
- entertainmentmovie, movies, films, band, television
- copywritersheadline writer, content writer
- Writing & Filmscreenwriters, playwrights, novelists, literary adaptations, storytelling
- media peoplejournalists, journalist, reporters, reporter, editors
- dramatistsplaywrights, dramatists, dramaturgs, dramaturges
scriptwritersdirectors
Those who lead organizations
performers · actors · cinematographers · producers · editors
scriptwritersaudiences
Assembled viewers or listeners
viewers · readers · spectators · theatergoers · critics
scriptwritersadaptors
Devices enabling compatibility
script doctors · translators · transcribers · copyists · plagiarists