screenplay — 1916, from SCREEN (Cf. screen) + PLAY (Cf. play) … Etymology dictionary
screenplay — ► NOUN ▪ the script of a film, including acting instructions and scene directions … English terms dictionary
screenplay — ☆ screenplay [skrēnplā΄ ] n. the script from which a film is produced … English World dictionary
Screenplay — This article is about the media object. For other uses, see Screenplay (disambiguation). Main article: Pre production See also: Screenwriting Sample from a screenplay, showing dialogue and action descriptions A screenplay or script is a written… … Wikipedia
screenplay — UK [ˈskriːnˌpleɪ] / US [ˈskrɪnˌpleɪ] noun [countable] Word forms screenplay : singular screenplay plural screenplays cinema a story someone writes for a film … English dictionary
screenplay — /skreen play /, n. 1. a motion picture or television scenario. 2. Older Use. a motion picture. [1915 20; SCREEN + PLAY] * * * Written text that provides the basis for a film production. Screenplays usually include not only the dialogue spoken by… … Universalium
screenplay — noun /ˈskriːnˌpleɪ/ a script for a movie or a television show I know Corinne would be happy if I started writing scripts again. Since my last screenplay, I havent written anything in over four months. See Also: teleplay, screenwriter … Wiktionary
screenplay — noun Screenplay is used after these nouns: ↑film … Collocations dictionary
screenplay — [[t]skri͟ːnpleɪ[/t]] screenplays N COUNT A screenplay is the words to be spoken in a film, and instructions about what will be seen in it. Syn: script … English dictionary
screenplay — noun (C) a story written for film or television: her first screenplay, an adaptation of Austen s Sense and Sensibility … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
