Screenwriter , screenwriter [1] [2] [3] - author of the script for the film , television series , cartoon , play , computer game and so on.
Most of the writers who later became famous start their scripts with pondering the plot [4] . This means that they compose scripts without even being hired or receiving pay. One of the brightest examples of the last century was the popular science fiction film "Back to the Future" - its film studio script was rejected 22 times, believing that such a story would not be interesting to most lovers of cinema fiction.
The screenwriter can compose an original plot or adapt an existing one for shooting a film. The adapted script for film or television mainly consists of translating or interpreting literary works. The screenwriter writes scripts for any films, including documentaries and reality shows .
Often the director of the film is the author or co-author of the script of the film being shot.
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In Russia
Until the mid-zero years, only holders of diplomas from the corresponding faculty of the All -Russian State Institute of Cinematography , St. Petersburg State Institute of Cinema and Television , and Higher Courses for Scriptwriters and Directors could become a scriptwriter [5] . Due to the popularity of sitcoms and comedy series in the early 2000s, KVN turned out to be the main supplier of authors, and so far the majority among television scriptwriters are kaveenschiks. In 2014-2015, due to the crisis in the media, journalists also started writing scripts.
History
Top American Scriptwriters
In 2006, members of the US Scriptwriters Association out of more than 1,400 films selected 101 with the best screenwriters. [6] And 10 films with the best scenarios were selected from them:
- Casablanca , adapted script by Julius and Philip Epstein, 1942
- The Godfather by Mario Puzo and Francis Ford Coppola , 1972
- Chinatown by Robert Towney, 1974, directed by Roman Polanski
- “ Citizen Kane ” by Herman J. Mankevich and Orson Welles , 1941
- “ All About Eve ” by Joseph L. Mankevich , 1950
- “ Annie Hall ” by Woody Allen and Marshall Brickman, 1977
- Sunset Boulevard by Charles Brackett, Billy Wilder, and D. M. Marshman, 1950
- The TV Network by Paddy Chayefsky, 1976
- “ Only Girls Are in Jazz, ” a story by Robert Toeren and Michael Logan, scripted by Billy Wilder and A. L. Diamond , 1959
- The Godfather 2 by Mario Puzo and Francis Ford Coppola , 1974
Woody Allen, Francis Ford Kopolla and Billy Wilder became the screenwriters for which the most films were selected - 4 films each. Films with scripts by Charlie Kaufman , William Goldman and John Houston won in three categories. [6]
Notes
- ↑ SCENARIST, SCENARIST . www.ozhegov.com. Date of appeal March 30, 2018.
- ↑ SCENARIST Ushakov's Dictionary . ushakovdictionary.ru. Date of appeal March 30, 2018.
- ↑ SCENARIST Ushakov's dictionary . ushakovdictionary.ru. Date of appeal March 30, 2018.
- ↑ How to become a screenwriter . Life hacker. Date of treatment July 28, 2017.
- ↑ In the exploit mode, to rupture the aorta: Who writes scripts in Russia and how much you can earn from this - Meduza . Meduza Date of treatment March 13, 2016.
- ↑ 1 2 Casablanca became the film with the best script of all time (2006). (port.) (Retrieved June 4, 2010)