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I just think Australia tends to make very good movies, so if someone hands me an Australian or an American film script I would guess the Australian film would be more intriguing.
Barbara Hershey

Meaning of "film script" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FILM SCRIPT

film script  [fɪlm skrɪpt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FILM SCRIPT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Film script is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FILM SCRIPT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

film script

Screenplay

A screenplay or script is a written work by screenwriters for a film, video game, or television program. These screenplays can be original works or adaptations from existing pieces of writing. In them, the movement, actions, expression, and dialogues of the characters are also narrated. A play for television is also known as a teleplay.

Definition of film script in the English dictionary

The definition of film script in the dictionary is a script containing dialogue and directions for a film; a screenplay, especially.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FILM SCRIPT


adscript
ˈædˌskrɪpt
conscript
ˈkɒnskrɪpt
coscript
kəʊˈskrɪpt
crypt
krɪpt
decrypt
diːˈkrɪpt
encrypt
ɪnˈkrɪpt
JavaScript
ˈdʒɑːvəˌskrɪpt
manuscript
ˈmænjʊˌskrɪpt
nondescript
ˈnɒndɪˌskrɪpt
postscript
ˈpəʊsˌskrɪpt
prescript
ˈpriːskrɪpt
proscript
ˈprəʊˌskrɪpt
rescript
ˈriːˌskrɪpt
ripped
rɪpt
script
skrɪpt
subscript
ˈsʌbskrɪpt
superscript
ˈsuːpəˌskrɪpt
tapescript
ˈteɪpˌskrɪpt
transcript
ˈtrænskrɪpt
typescript
ˈtaɪpˌskrɪpt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FILM SCRIPT

film colour
film company
film crew
film critic
film fan
film festival
film industry
film library
film noir
film pack
film projector
film rating
film rights
film sequence
film set
film speed
film star
film strip
film studio
film test

WORDS THAT END LIKE FILM SCRIPT

accept
adopt
apt
attempt
concept
Egypt
examination script
except
Gothic script
kept
nonreceipt
opt
pt
receipt
sales receipt
sept
shooting script
slipt
till receipt
VAT receipt

Synonyms and antonyms of film script in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «film script» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FILM SCRIPT

Find out the translation of film script to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of film script from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «film script» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

电影剧本
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

guión de la película
570 millions of speakers

English

film script
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

फिल्म की पटकथा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سيناريو الفيلم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

киносценарий
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

roteiro de filme
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ফিল্ম স্ক্রিপ্ট
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

scénario de film
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Skrip filem
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Drehbuch
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

映画の脚本
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

영화 스크립트
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Script film
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

kịch bản phim
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

திரைப்பட ஸ்கிரிப்ட்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चित्रपट स्क्रिप्ट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

film senaryosu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sceneggiatura
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

scenariusz filmowy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

кіносценарій
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

scenariu de film
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ταινία script
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

draaiboek
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

filmmanus
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

filmmanus
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of film script

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FILM SCRIPT»

The term «film script» is regularly used and occupies the 63.527 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FILM SCRIPT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about film script

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6 QUOTES WITH «FILM SCRIPT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word film script.
1
John Banville
How I envy writers who can work on aeroplanes or in hotel rooms. On the run I can produce an article or a book review, or even a film script, but for fiction I must have my own desk, my own wall with my own postcards pinned to it, and my own window not to look out of.
2
Michael Chabon
What's going to be hard for me is to try to divorce myself as much as possible from what I wrote. I'll have to approach it simply as raw material and try to craft a film script out of it.
3
Barbara Hershey
I just think Australia tends to make very good movies, so if someone hands me an Australian or an American film script I would guess the Australian film would be more intriguing.
4
Michiel Huisman
TV has gotten perhaps better than your average film script, but at the same time, it's fun to give it all you've got for a few months and produce a story.
5
David Mamet
A good film script should be able to do completely without dialogue.
6
John Rhys-Davies
How stupid do you have to be to imagine that you can turn 'The Lord Of The Rings' into a film script?

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FILM SCRIPT»

Discover the use of film script in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to film script and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
A Monkey Tale, the Feature Film Script
The feature film script companion to the novel MONKEY by Frank Mosco in convenient book form.
Frank Mosco, 2006
2
Writing the second act: building conflict and tension in ...
Author Michael Halperin helps you slay the dragon with in-depth discussions on structure, plot devices, and how to keep the action moving and your characters evolving, while drawing the audience into your story.
Michael Halperin, 2000
3
Cane's Gate, The Feature Film Script
Mystery, adventure, fiction, screenplay based on the original novel Cane's Gate by Frank Mosco.
Frank Mosco, 2006
4
Cinematic translation of Ionel Teodoreanu's Lorelei: ...
Translation and interpretation of the script.
Doris Plantus-Runey, 2007
5
Camera-cut-composition: A Learning Model
The Unity of the Film Script The origin of the film story in a script and the variable meanings it assumes in preproduction, during the actual shoot, and in the final editing underline a problem unique to the filmmaker in envisioning the organic, ...
Aaron Sultanik, 1995
6
MirrorMask
MirrorMask is a breathtaking film written by bestselling author Neil Gaiman and brought to life through the vision of acclaimed artist and director Dave McKean.
Neil Gaiman, 2005
7
The Hollywood Standard: The Complete and Authoritative Guide ...
... in Hollywood that senior executives at Warner Bros. once threatened to disband their own script processing department when they suspected its staff had compromised standard script margins on one critical draft of a feature film script.
Christopher Riley, 2009
8
Screen Writings: Scripts and Texts by Independent Filmmakers
25 (Summer 1991): 10-13 Laura Mulvey and Peter Wollen, for permission to reprint the script of Riddles of the Sphinx, originally published in Screen Yoko Ono, for permission to reprint "Film Script 3," "Film Script 5," "Omnibus Film ...
Scott MacDonald, 1995
9
Dictionary of Film Terms: The Aesthetic Companion to Film Art
Writer (screen) The role of the motion-picture writer in the filmmaking process includes the major responsibility of providing a film scenario or film script which ultimately will become a shooting script. A treatment is a narrative description of a  ...
Frank Eugene Beaver, 2006
10
The Film Finance Handbook: How to Fund Your Film
... SHORT | TV | FEAT Script support can be granted to an individual or a team for the writing of a film script. The applicant must supply the Foundation with a working plan for the script as part of the application. Development support Offers: up ...
Adam P. Davies, Nicol Wistreich, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FILM SCRIPT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term film script is used in the context of the following news items.
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The play on the name
So this became a film script. The annual journal Sansriti that brought out a special issue on Keya Chakraborty formed the basis of the film. «The Statesman, Jul 15»
2
MOMentity: How to be a friend and a parent to your children
This version builds on the film script and score without trying to reproduce it; the original book and lyrics are by Richard M. and Robert B. «NewsOK.com, Jul 15»
3
Count On NBC's Las Vegas-Set 'The Player' To Shoot In L.A. …
Snipes took to the script, saying that it's every bit as good as any film script he's attached himself to in the past. “You can imagine Terrence ... «Deadline, Jul 15»
4
I will research on Vyapam scam: Prakash Jha
May be it serves as a good story for a film script. I have taken years on developing a single script. So I cannot tell when and how will it happen. «Hindustan Times, Jul 15»
5
It's hard not to feel good in 'Kinky Boots'
Fierstein's book takes some liberties from Geoff Deane and Tim Firth's film script, mostly to punch up the disappointed dads/striving sons ... «Chicago Tribune, Jul 15»
6
Jennifer Garner's wedlock breaks, ring stays
... her wedding ring on Monday as she read what appeared like the film script on the set of "Miracles from Heaven", reports aceshowbiz.com. «Economic Times, Jul 15»
7
Celebrating 25 years of cult classic House Party
The original film script was written for crossover rap superstars, Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince turned Hollywood star Will Smith. However, they ... «The Voice Online, Jul 15»
8
Story: Beyond The Buzzword
Consider the brand guide and, to apply the analogy of Hollywood again, compare it to the film script. Both are painstakingly constructed over ... «MediaPost Communications, Jul 15»
9
'Crimson Peak' Film Update: Director Guillermo del Toro Says That …
Along with del Toro directing the film, Matthew Robbins is on board to pen the film script. The film is produced by Maguy Cohen, Callum Greene ... «Yibada, Jul 15»
10
Dark Horse Comics to Bring Titles Like The Umbrella Academy and …
And the last TV show announced on the Dark Horse/UCP slate isn't based on a comic at all! Rather, it's based on a sci-fi feature film script by ... «The Mary Sue, Jul 15»

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