This document provides an overview of the roles and responsibilities involved in writing for television and video. It discusses key roles such as the commissioning editor, executive producer, producer, director, and writer. It also covers important concepts for writers like copyright, censorship, plagiarism, and presentation of scripts. The document is presented by various individuals and provides information on becoming a screenwriter and managing writing projects.

2.  Hello, this is our presentation on writing
for television and video. We are going to
delve into the key responsibilities of a
writer and a variety of others.

3.  Title Page – Jamie
 Intro – Ollie
 Contents – Dan
 Key roles - Jamie
 Legal and ethical – Ollie
 Commissioning bodies – Jamie
 Role of the writer – Jamie
 Becoming a writer – Dan
 Questions - Ollie

4.  Commissioning editor: The commissioning editor is sort of like a buyer.
 Executive producer: The executive producer is a key figure for a media
project
 Producer: The producer is the person responsible for all financial aspects of a
film or broadcast etc…
 Director: The director is the person who oversees all the staff/actors in a film
or broadcast etc
 Editorial assistant: An editorial assistant is a person who provides help for
senior editors and work via their orders

5.  Researcher: A researcher is used to make facts in films and broadcasts are
historically accurate
 Script editor: A script editor is the person that advises and assists the main
writer(s).
 Literary agent: a professional agent who acts on behalf of an author in
dealing with publishers and others involved in promoting the author's work
 Writer: The writer is the person who writes the script for a film or broadcast

6.  Copyright - Copyright is a law that was designed to protect the individuality
of the writer. When something is copyrighted, it is only the words you have
used to describe your work that are protected.
Copyright Logo taken from wikipedia
 Censorship - Censorship is the control of information that is available to the
public to read. Censorship is applied to material that is considered to be
indecent or obscene
Censorship logo taken from
pigeonsandplanes.com

7.  Watershed - Watershed is the point in time where it is deemed appropriate
for programs containing adult content may be played on air. Content that is
rated 15 is not allowed to be aired during watershed.
 Plagiarism - Plagiarism is the stealing and publication of another author’s
work and publishing it as your own.
Taken from
socialsciencespace.com

8.  The commissioning body is the top of the
food chain. They are the big boss that
pay for your film.

9.  For films and television the screen writer
needs to write in an extensive amount of
detail so a visual representation can be
created for it.

10.  Screenwriter agent: Someone who finds you a
network that will pick your script up.
 Handle negations for contracts, royalty statements,
and collecting money.
 Royalty Payments: Paying the creator of a piece of
work in exchange for the use of that work.
 Royalties relate to things such as patents,
copyrighted works, or franchises.

11.  Presentation of a script: the use of the industry
standard typeface "Courier New" or 'Courier' in
size 12.
 The Scene headings and characters names should
be CAPATALISED so that it stands out.
 Writers time management: They have deadlines
given to them in which they must finish the script.
 They may also have multiple scripts to complete
with individual deadlines.

12. Lastly any questions?