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screenwriting

American  
[skreen-rahyt-ing] / ˈskrinˌraɪt ɪŋ /

noun

  1. the process or profession of writing screenplays.


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After graduating from New York University with a BFA in screenwriting in 2021, she fell into place behind the scenes, working in a Nickelodeon writers’ room for the since-canceled “The Really Loud House.”

From Los Angeles Times

Lately, it seems, the risk-averse screenwriting rules of what-should-happen-by-which-page that have steered Hollywood movies for far too long are feeling especially threadbare.

From Los Angeles Times

One night, I walked into the living room and said to my wife, “I think I might just write books for a while. Take a break from screenwriting.”

From Los Angeles Times

At one point while recording notes, in a moment of particularly on-the-nose screenwriting, Kelley verbalizes “Someone could write a book” and off he dashes to the library with his German interpreter, a baby-faced U.S.

From Los Angeles Times

According to The Raider, since the character Indiana Jones was named for George Lucas’ dog, the “Temple of Doom” screenwriting couple Willard Huyck and Gloria Katz decided to name Indy’s sidekick after their own dog Short Round.

From Salon