1. Writing for
television and
video
Made by Jack Price, Taylor Bailey and
Callum Marzo

2. The roles in the commissioning
process
 Writer
 Producer
 Director
 Commissioning editor
 Editorial assistant
 Script editor
 Executive producer
 Literary agent
 Researcher

3. Commissioning bodies
Corporations
Independent production
companies
Independent directors and
producers
Organisations

4. Facts about Writers in TV &
Video
• Also known as a screenwriter.
• A lot of them are free-lance.
• One of the most important roles.
• Some of them go on to become script
doctors.
• Video games can also use writers .
• The writers watch their production.

5. Legal and ethical
considerations
Writers have to be careful when planning
out their scripts.
 They must watch out for chances of libels
censorship and copyright©.
 They must remember to copyright their
own work.

6. Professional scripts
Writers are required to make a
professional script in order to appeal to
big companies.
 Needs to be clean and neat and all text
must size 12 and in black.
 No shorter than 90 pages and no longer
than 120.
 Leave out camera angles (suggestions
are allowed).