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screenwriting

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

noun

  1. the process or profession of writing screenplays.


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Noonan also won Sundance’s Waldo Salt screenwriting award for the script.

From Los Angeles Times

Other awards for the U.S. dramatic competition went to Josef Kubota Wladyka for directing the dance dramedy “Ha-chan, Shake Your Booty!” and Liz Sargent for screenwriting for the family drama “Take Me Home.”

From Los Angeles Times

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