screenplay
noun [C] /ˈskriːn.pleɪ/Definition
› the text for a film, including the words to be spoken by the actors and instructions for the cameras: Who wrote/did the screenplay for/of/to the film 'Chariots of Fire'?Cinema - general words
(Definition of screenplay noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
© Cambridge University Press)
Browse related topics
You are looking at an entry to do with Cinema - general words, but you might be interested in these topics from the Entertainment topic area:
- Carnival, fairground & circus
- Cinema & theatre: acting, rehearsing & performing
- Cinema & theatre: actors & performers
- Cinema & theatre: casting, roles & scripts
- Cinema & theatre: parts of plays, shows & films
- Cinema & theatre: people who work in cinemas & theatres
- Cinema & theatre: production, direction & recording
- Cinema ratings & types of film
- Dance & choreography
- Entertainers in general
- Humour & humorous
- Lacking humour
- Theatre - general words
- Theatre auditorium & front-of-house
- Theatres, cinemas & their parts
- Types of film, play, book etc.
Browse the Thesaurus
SMART Thesaurus
Synonyms and related words:
- 12A
- animation noun (IMAGE)
- animator noun
- best boy noun
- Bollywood noun
- CGI noun
- film verb
- filmgoer noun
- filming noun
- filmstrip noun
- footage noun
- frame noun (PHOTOGRAPH)
- pan verb (MOVE SLOWLY)
- sequence noun (FILM PART)
- shoot verb (FILM)
- showing noun (PUBLIC EVENT)
- slow motion noun
- soundtrack noun
- storyboard noun
- the big screen noun
Topic:
Cinema - general words
Word of the Day
ride (out) the storm
to manage not to be destroyed, harmed or permanently affected by the difficult situation you...
Blog
Read our blog about how the English language behaves.
New Words
Find words and meanings that have just started to be used in English, and let us know what you think of them.
