Definition of screenplay
: the script and often shooting directions of a story prepared for motion-picture production
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Examples of screenplay in a Sentence
an award for best screenplay
each actor will be given a copy of the screenplay to study
Recent Examples of screenplay from the Web
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Craig Fairbrass wrote the screenplay and stars in this direct-to-video crime thriller set in London and Marabella, Spain.
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The source of Birch’s screenplay, a short story by 19th-century Russian writer Nikolai Leskov, has the robust wisdom of a peasant myth.
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The lyrics don't bear any weight on the screenplay itself except for the idea of this folkloric character.
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This Israeli romantic comedy, playing the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, was a big winner at the Israeli equivalent of the Academy Awards, taking honors for best actress, screenplay, and costume design.
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The screenplay by Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio (writers of the previous installments) functions best when mining these pop culture nuggets.
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To compound the project’s personalization, the couple co-wrote the screenplay and Nanjiani plays himself in the film.
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The Van Zant side is insisting that Pyle co-wrote the screenplay and is acting as the film's key publicist.
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Just don't ask William Goldman to write the screenplay.
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First Known Use of screenplay
1916
SCREENPLAY Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of screenplay for English Language Learners
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: the written form of a movie that also includes instructions on how it is to be acted and filmed : the script for a movie
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