Screenwriters are responsible for researching stories, writing screenplays in the proper format, and pitching ideas to producers. They influence the creative direction and emotional impact of screenplays and films. Screenwriters either pitch original ideas or are commissioned to adapt existing works into screenplays. Screenwriting is a freelance profession where writers craft scripts for films, television, and video games.

1. • Scriptwriting, is the art and craft of writing scripts for mass media such as feature films, television
productions or video games. It is frequently
• Screenwriters are responsible for researching the story, developing the narrative, writing the
screenplay, and delivering it, in the required format, to development executives. Screenwriters
therefore have great influence over the creative direction and emotional impact of the
screenplay and, arguably, of the finished film. They either pitch original ideas to producers in the
hope that they will be optioned or sold, or screenwriters are commissioned by a producer to
create a screenplay from a concept, true story, existing screen work or literary work, such as a
novel, poem, play, comic book or short story.
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Example of a
simple script
• They usually consist of 90-120 page document written in
Courier 12pt font.
• The very first item on the first page should
be the words FADE IN: (The first page is
never numbered)
• Transitions are film editing instructions, and generally
only appear in a shooting script. Transition verbiage
includes:
 CUT TO:
 DISSOLVE TO:
 SMASH CUT:
 QUICK CUT:
 FADE TO:
• A shot tells the reader the focal
point within a scene has
changed. Like a transition, there's
rarely a time when a spec
screenwriter should insert shot
directions. Once again, that's the
director's job.
Examples of Shots:
 ANGLE ON --
 EXTREME CLOSE UP --
 PAN TO --
 LIAM'S POV --
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a freelance profession