scriptwriter n : someone who writes scripts for plays or movies or broadcast dramas

English

Noun

scriptwriter (Plural: scriptwriters)

1. A person who writes scripts.

A scriptwriter is a person who writes scripts for movies, plays, television, comedy shows, political speeches and other presentations. Scriptwriting is notably different from writing novels in its brevity: the average full-length feature movie screenplay is between 95 and 125 pages.http://www.screenwriting.info/03.php

Diplomas in scriptwriting, play writing and play production are offered by various colleges, including the National College of Music and Trinity College of Music

• Comics: script (comic)
• Films/television: screenwriters
• Plays: playwrights

See also

• List of screenwriting software

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