Converse of object

• adapt: Their Oscar for best adapted screenplay is richly deserved.

• write: Best selling novelist Thomas Harris has written the screenplay, based on his upcoming novel, Behind The Mask.

• pen: Scribe Ehren Kruger, who is teaming with Bobker and helmer Iain Softley on Skeleton Key for Universal Pictures, penned the Grimm screenplay.

• read: That's sort of the way I read a screenplay.

• sell: You really can write and sell a successful screenplay - but you do need to understand how screenplays are structured, presented and sold.

• win: Article continues The chances of a woman winning best screenplay are a bit better.

Preposition: for

• film: She has also written the screenplay for the film, in which she also appears.

• movie: Dennis Potter wrote the screenplay for the movie too.

Adjective modifier

• original: Using the original screenplay - simply updated - is inspired.

• successful: He sets his sights on writing a successful screenplay, but writer's block strikes.

• good: Seconds later Crash bags its second award of the night, scooping the sister honor for best original screenplay.

• short: In 2002 her first short screenplay, Frozen Assets, was selected for production via the Short Film Factory screenwriting scheme.

Modifies a noun

• writer: To his left sits John Hodge, screenplay writer.

• writing: I am open to ideas and any help as far as screenplay writing goes might be neccessary.

• award: Beauty also missed out on the original screenplay award, which went to Charlie Kaufman for Being John Malkovich.

Noun used with modifier

• draft: A first draft screenplay by Terry Gilliam and Charles Alverson.

• film: Orders to Kill, 1958, a film screenplay.

• television: Daily Script, The - a listing of movie and television screenplays and transcripts available on the Internet.

• feature: The first thing I want you to do is to realize that your feature screenplay is not, repeat NOT, ready to go.

• movie: If I send you my movie screenplay can you help me get it made?