screenplay
noun
screen·play
ˈskrēn-ˌplā 
: the script and often shooting directions of a story prepared for motion-picture 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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The film won eight Academy Awards, including best picture, director, screenplay and actor for F. Murray Abraham as Salieri.
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Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2024
Macon Blair wrote the screenplay from a story by Etan Cohen.
—Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 May 2024
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Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2024
Macon Blair wrote the screenplay from a story by Etan Cohen.
—Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for screenplay
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screenplay
noun
screen·play
ˈskrēn-ˌplā
: the written form of a story prepared for film production
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