scriptwriting
Crafting movie dialogue
Scriptwriting is the craft of writing scripts—the text that actors perform in films, television, theater, radio, or video games.
It encompasses dialogue, stage directions, and scene descriptions.
The term often appears in compound forms: a scriptwriting course, scriptwriting software.
One who does this is a scriptwriter, though screenwriter dominates for film work.
Storyline or land parcel
- storylineSequence of fictional events
- arcCurved line segment
- expositionSystematic explanatory presentation
- climaxPoint of greatest intensity
denouement · resolution · conflict · subplot · theme · setting · pace · perspective
Script's scene header
- fade-inGradual visual emergence
- fade-outGradual disappearance effect
- montageAssembled sequence of images
- intercutAlternate between scenes
parenthetical · transition · treatment · logline · synopsis · outline · title-page
Story's central figure
- antagonistOne who opposes another
- characterizationDescribing distinctive qualities
- arcCurved line segment
- motivationImpetus toward a goal
backstory · development · flaw · traits · hero · villain · sidekick · dynamic
Generating many ideas freely
- imaginationFaculty for forming ideas
- inspirationSource of creative impulse
- storytellingRecounting events aloud
- worldbuildingConstructing imaginary universes for fiction
themes · motifs · originality · ideation · conceptualizing · twists · genre-bending · tone
Strokes connecting two points
- monologueUninterrupted solo address
- soliloquyDramatic speech to oneself
- banterPlayful, teasing exchange
- exchangeMutual giving and receiving
quip · retort · subtext · exposition · voiceover · diction · vernacular · patter
Movie or coating
- televisionBroadcast viewing device
- theaterVenue for live drama
- stageRaised performance platform
- radioElectromagnetic wave receiver
podcast · video-game · animation · documentary · episodic · feature · short
Scottish upland region
- outlineSummary of key elements
- storyboardPlanned visual sequence drawings
- fountainWater-spouting structure
American film industry center
- pitchFrequency of sound
- optionAvailable course of action
- coverageExtent of inclusion
- blacklistRecord of prohibited entities
polish · greenlight · showrunner · residuals · WGA · representation · notes · attachment
plot
Storyline or land parcel
- storylineSequence of fictional events
- arcCurved line segment
- expositionSystematic explanatory presentation
climax · denouement · resolution · conflict · subplot · theme · setting · pace · perspective · point-of-view
slugline
Script's scene header
- fade-inGradual visual emergence
- fade-outGradual disappearance effect
- montageAssembled sequence of images
intercut · parenthetical · transition · treatment · logline · synopsis · outline · title-page
protagonist
Story's central figure
- antagonistOne who opposes another
- characterizationDescribing distinctive qualities
- arcCurved line segment
motivation · backstory · development · flaw · traits · hero · villain · sidekick · dynamic · static
brainstorming
Generating many ideas freely
- imaginationFaculty for forming ideas
- inspirationSource of creative impulse
- storytellingRecounting events aloud
worldbuilding · themes · motifs · originality · ideation · conceptualizing · twists · genre-bending · tone · voice
lines
Strokes connecting two points
- monologueUninterrupted solo address
- soliloquyDramatic speech to oneself
- banterPlayful, teasing exchange
exchange · quip · retort · subtext · exposition · voiceover · diction · vernacular · patter · repartee
film
Movie or coating
- televisionBroadcast viewing device
- theaterVenue for live drama
- stageRaised performance platform
radio · podcast · video-game · animation · documentary · episodic · feature · short
Highland
Scottish upland region
- outlineSummary of key elements
- storyboardPlanned visual sequence drawings
- fountainWater-spouting structure
Hollywood
American film industry center
blacklist · polish · greenlight · showrunner · residuals · WGA · representation · notes · attachment
- writingdrafting, authors, author, books, authoring
- screenwritingscreenplays, draft, first draft, scene, dialogue
- storytellingstorytelling, story, tale, narrative, narrator
- artsartist, creativity, expression, songs, painting
- cinemafilm, films, film studios, movies, movie
- theaterplays, stage, play, onstage, acting
scriptwritingimprovisation
Spontaneous, unplanned creation
improv · ad-libbing · extemporizing · freestyling · winging it
scriptwritingnovel writing
Creating extended fictional narratives
prose writing · essay writing · journalism · technical writing · fiction writing
scriptwritingacting
Temporarily holding position
directing · cinematography · production · performing · script reading
writer, writing, script, rewrite, manuscript, scribe, scripts, scripture, inscription