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scriptwriter Definition

script·writer (skriptrīt′ər)

noun

a person who writes scripts for films, television, etc.

scriptwriter Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • become: Wagner wrote the soundtrack and Hitler became the leading scriptwriter.
  • credit: In spite of seven credited scriptwriters - including the Giussani sisters - the plotting is full of holes and the characterisations are tissue thin.
  • bear: Comedy scriptwriter born in London in 1929 and awarded the OBE in 2000.
  • do: Did even the scriptwriters know what Barbie why in prison?
  • think: More... September 2001 We're Writers, Not Sheep Chris Baines thinks British scriptwriters should not be so nice.

Converse of subject

  • write: Although written by the scriptwriter of Psycho, the poor dialog and an unrewarding conclusion mars what few good touches the film manages.

Adjective modifier

  • successful: Katharine S. Way ( 1982 ) is a successful TV Scriptwriter for Casualty and The Bill and is developing original projects.
  • professional: But as any professional scriptwriter will tell you it is not what is said that counts, but rather what is shown or implied.
  • experienced: Experienced scriptwriters should submit a sample of their screen writing work to the show's production team.
  • British: British scriptwriter NJ CRISP died on 14th June, aged 81.
  • young: What advice would you give to a young scriptwriter who is very keen on descriptive prose?
  • leading: Wagner wrote the soundtrack and Hitler became the leading scriptwriter.

Preposition: on

  • series: The play was written by Brian Cooke, who was one of the original scriptwriters on the radio series.

Noun used with modifier

  • comedy: This hugely popular novel set the standard that comedy scriptwriters still unconsciously follow.
  • TV: The show is loosely based on James Griffin's own experience as a TV scriptwriter.
  • television: Horowitz, who is also a television scriptwriter for series including Foyle's War, adapted the novel himself.
  • radio: She became a freelance writer and radio scriptwriter and has scripted training videos for the Government Independent Tribunals Service.
  • film: He has been on the verge of working as a full-time film scriptwriter for several years.
  • freelance: Maurice Suckling Maurice lives in Newcastle upon Tyne, where he works as a freelance scriptwriter in the computer games industry.

Preposition: for

  • television: Tom Macrae is best known as a scriptwriter for television: his work has been shown on both Channel 4 and BBC2.

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