screenplay
noun
screen·play
ˈskrēn-ˌplā 
: the script and often shooting directions of a story prepared for movie production
Examples of screenplay in a Sentence
an award for best screenplay
each actor will be given a copy of the screenplay to study
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Directed by Domingo González, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Sofía Cuenca, Culpa Nuestra is produced by Pokeepsie Films, the Spanish production company behind hits like Veneciafrenia and 30 Monedas.
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Veronica Villafañe, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
The complaint claimed that when Crichton sold Warner Bros. the screenplay for what became the pilot episode of ER, Warner Bros. promised that no subsequent productions derived from ER would go forward without Crichton’s consent.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 10 Apr. 2025
The screenplay was worked on by Jeff Kaplan, Cameron Squires, Eric Pearson, Peter Cameron, Ian Springer, and Josh Friedman.
—John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Apr. 2025
Genovese co-wrote the screenplay with Isabella Aguilar, Lucia Calamaro, Paolo Costella and Flaminia Gressi.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 4 Apr. 2025
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Veronica Villafañe, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
The complaint claimed that when Crichton sold Warner Bros. the screenplay for what became the pilot episode of ER, Warner Bros. promised that no subsequent productions derived from ER would go forward without Crichton’s consent.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 10 Apr. 2025
The screenplay was worked on by Jeff Kaplan, Cameron Squires, Eric Pearson, Peter Cameron, Ian Springer, and Josh Friedman.
—John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Apr. 2025
Genovese co-wrote the screenplay with Isabella Aguilar, Lucia Calamaro, Paolo Costella and Flaminia Gressi.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 4 Apr. 2025
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“Screenplay.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/screenplay. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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screenplay
noun
screen·play
ˈskrēn-ˌplā
: the written form of a story prepared for film production
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