Screenplay

A screenplay or script is a blueprint for producing a motion picture. It can be adapted from a previous work such as a novel, play or short story, or it may be an original work in and of itself. Every year, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences hands out Oscars in both Original Screenplay and Adapted Screenplay categories. In the United States of America, the Writers Guild of America has final control on who may be awarded screenwriting credit for a screenplay.

Related Topics:
Motion picture - Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences - Oscar - Original Screenplay - Adapted Screenplay - Writers Guild of America - Screenwriting credit

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A script for a television program is sometimes called a teleplay.

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Someone who writes screenplays is a screenwriter.

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The art of writing a screenplay is known as screenwriting and is dealt with separately.

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