The Definition of Script Writing
Script writing is the activity of creating a script for any person or people to perform. Though it is most often associated with the movie and television industries, script writing is also an important part of live theatre, news casting, advertising, sales and education.
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Script Writing in Movies
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Script writing for movies involves not only creating believable dialog, but also indicating the actions and expressions of the actors involved in each scene. Script writers must consider how the movie will be filmed, what special effects will be used and how the audience will perceive the script. Movie scripts are often rewritten many times to get the right film from beginning to end. Scenes may be deleted and a script writer must be on hand to write new scenes that the director may want to add.
Script Writing in Television and Video
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Televisions shows need many scripts each season and often employ a team of script writers. Television scripts are frequently written and revised as the season unfolds so that the writers can respond to audience opinion about a storyline. Television scriptwriters use current news and celebrity gossip as inspiration for stories or jokes. Recorded videos, including how-to videos, music videos and promotional videos all started out as a script for the actors to read.
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Script Writing for Live Events
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Live events such as plays, telethons, award shows and talk shows require script writers. Live comedy shows like "Saturday Night Live" often refer to their writers as "skit writers" due to the nature of the pieces they write. Even news shows are script-based. While on-site reporters must often ad lib, the scripts for the main stories told by the in-studio news anchors are shown on cue cards or electronic Teleprompters.
Script Writing for Games
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Video games, for computers and for gaming systems, require script writers. The voices are recorded by actors reading from a set script. This type of script writing is specialized and complex. Since video game stories are not the same each time you play, but rather vary based on the player's decisions and skill, writers must create scripts for various scenarios. Each time someone speaks in a video game, a script writer told him what to say.
Script Writing for Business
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Any ad that is read on the radio or filmed for television is based on a script written by a writer. Help desk agents are provided with basic scripts which they use to answer frequently asked questions. Outbound sales agents (telemarketers) use a calling script when contacting customers. Training companies often use role-playing techniques and demonstrations to teach skills and sometimes include sample scripts to teach learners how to respond to customer situations.
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