Screenwriter vs Screenwrite - What's the difference?
screenwriter | screenwrite |
One who writes for the screen, who writes drama for film or television; especially a professional who knows the conventions appropriate to such work.
To write (a script) for film or television.
* 1993 , John Leonard,
* 2008 , Greg Olson,
* 2014 , Nigel Andrews,
As a noun screenwriter
is one who writes for the screen, who writes drama for film or television; especially a professional who knows the conventions appropriate to such work.As a verb screenwrite is
to write (a script) for film or television.screenwriter
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New York Magazine, p. 64:
- That was two years ago, and Patricia MacLachlan, the author of the children's book from which the TV Sarah derived, has been prevailed upon to screenwrite a sequel.
David Lynch: Beautiful Dark, p. 228:
- The stage is set for Jeffrey to convince Sandy to help him, and his words recall Dune's Duke Leto's words to his son, Paul, which Lynch had screenwritten from Frank Herbert's novel.
The Two Faces of January – film review, FT.com:
- Amini screenwrote Jude and The Wings of the Dove and now directs his first feature.