What Is a Scriptwriter?
Every movie, miniseries, or television show you have ever seen has one thing in common. They all started as scripts. Scriptwriters are generally referred to as screenwriters, and come in all forms. From a paid professional commissioned to do a job, to a kid in his room with a pad of paper, anyone can be a scriptwriter. Breaking into the business of writing is difficult, but if you have a good script, you may be able to find someone to give you a chance. Screenplays “Screenplay” is the accepted term for a script that is meant to be turned into a movie. Scriptwriters produce screenplays on spec. In other words, screenwriters write scripts with no commission or guarantee of selling. Once a scriptwriter has completed screenplay, he shops it to literary agencies and tries to get it read by any and every person he can. Often, a writer’s first screenplay serves as a showpiece. It won’t get made, but it may land the writer a job writing something that will. Studios offer jobs to established sc
