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screenplayA script written for a film, including dialogue, stage directions, and camera instructions

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: A script written for a film, including dialogue, stage directions, and camera instructions

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈskriːnˌpleɪ/

Korean meaning: 영화 대본, 시나리오 (대사, 무대 지시, 카메라 지시를 포함한)

Korean pronunciation: 스크린-플레이 (강세: 스크린)

Example Sentences

  • She spent three years writing a screenplay about a vampire who's afraid of blood.
  • The screenplay was so boring that even the actors fell asleep while reading it.
  • His screenplay won an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay.

screenplay

NOUN

//ˈskriːnˌpleɪ//

A script written for a film, including dialogue, stage directions, and camera instructions

screenplay concept
💡 Concept

Director reviewing film script

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screenplay rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Perfect your screenplay through endless display and replay!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈskriːnˌpleɪ/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈskriːnˌpleɪ/

🌳Etymology

Rootscreen
Suffix-play

Origin

20세기 초 영화 산업의 발달과 함께 등장한 합성어로, 'screen'(영화 스크린)과 'play'(연극)가 결합되어 '스크린용 연극', 즉 영화 대본을 의미하게 되었습니다.

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🎵Rhyme

displayreplayfair play
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replay
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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

She spent three years writing a screenplay about a vampire who's afraid of blood.

😄 Fun example

The screenplay was so boring that even the actors fell asleep while reading it.

His screenplay won an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay.

The screenplay adaptation faithfully captured the essence of the novel.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

scriptscenariofilmscriptshooting script

Antonyms

improvisationad-lib

Related

directorproducerscreenwriterdialoguescene