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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This could earn a screenplay nomination at Oscar time.
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Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 9 May 2025
Craig and Carter Blanchard collaborated on the screenplay adaptation, and the film relies on the kind of quickie reveals and twists that audiences would expect from this kind of thing.
—Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2025
Craig and Carter Blanchard collaborated on the screenplay adaptation and the film relies on the kind of quickie reveals and twists that audiences would expect from this kind of thing.
—Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 9 May 2025
Eleanor the Great is from a screenplay by first-time feature writer Tory Kamen, and sees Sony Pictures Classics and TriStar Pictures partnering for the first time.
—Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 9 May 2025
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Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 9 May 2025
Craig and Carter Blanchard collaborated on the screenplay adaptation, and the film relies on the kind of quickie reveals and twists that audiences would expect from this kind of thing.
—Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2025
Craig and Carter Blanchard collaborated on the screenplay adaptation and the film relies on the kind of quickie reveals and twists that audiences would expect from this kind of thing.
—Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 9 May 2025
Eleanor the Great is from a screenplay by first-time feature writer Tory Kamen, and sees Sony Pictures Classics and TriStar Pictures partnering for the first time.
—Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 9 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for screenplay
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“Screenplay.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/screenplay. Accessed 17 May. 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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