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Screenwriting or Scriptwriting?
- Thread starter Radhika
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Screenplay = movies
Teleplay = TV
Script = either
For movies, screenwriter. For TV, television writer.
Scriptwriter can be used, but could be confused with writing computer code (also called scripts).
Someone may have a better answer.
Teleplay = TV
Script = either
For movies, screenwriter. For TV, television writer.
Scriptwriter can be used, but could be confused with writing computer code (also called scripts).
Someone may have a better answer.
Of the two, scriptwriting is more inclusive. A script is any documented dialogue, commentary, or set of actions. So a script could be the narration to a filmstrip or a radio play. Any action which has written guidelines is "scripted". [Yes, even "reality shows" are scripted.]
Screenwriting is 'scriptwriting' specifically targeted for the 'screen'--movie or television.
A playwright writes scripts but not for the screen.
IndieTalk mentioned computer programs are 'scripts' which basically execute statements that direct the actions of the computer. In terms of Director, Flash, computer/video games, etc. you have 'scripting languages' which manipulate the visual elements and interactive responses in the scene.
Computer games are scripted since a given scene will have a location, non-player characters, and objects which must respond to the player. Usually there is also an underlying storyline. In this case, you have authors (writer of underlying story), programmers (script the rendering of actions), and scriptwriters (write the dialogue given by non-player characters to be read by voice actors). [And with 2D and 3D animation, you also have artists, editors, directors, etc.]