What is the diiferance between Story Writer, scriptwriter and screenplay writer?
July 152010
I want to know that what is the roll of STORY, SCRIPT and SCREENPLAY witer in the film.
If I am reading your question correctly, you are asking about the difference in the credit the writer is given for the film.
Story By, Written By, Screenplay By
Those are the three, and while there are differences between the three, the main purpose behind the designation is for Writer’s Guild credits, and pay standards within the guild.
There are many variations of how these credits can appear in a film. Sometimes all three appear, other times a combination of sorts. And don’t even get me started on Television credits. Those go even deeper.
The manual, can be found here:
http://www.wga.org/content/subpage_writersresources.aspx?id=153
Policy found here:
http://www.wga.org/content/subpage_writersresources.aspx?id=171
And here is the verbatim cut and paste answer for your actual question:
It is appropriate to award a "Story by" credit when: 1) the story was written under employment under Guild jurisdiction; 2) the story was purchased by a signatory company from a professional writer, as defined in the Minimum Basic Agreement; or 3) when the screenplay is based upon a sequel story written under the Guild’s jurisdiction. If the story is based upon source material of a story nature, see "screen story" below.
A "Screenplay by" credit is appropriate when there is source material of a story nature (with or without a "Screen Story" credit) or when the writer(s) entitled to "Story by" credit is different than the writer(s) entitled to "Screenplay by" credit.
The term "Written by" is used when the writer(s) is entitled to both the "Story by" credit and the "Screenplay by" credit.
This credit shall not be granted where there is source material of a story nature. However, biographical, newspaper and other factual sources may not necessarily deprive the writer of such credit.
MEAT, ET. ALL:
So, your so-called screenwriters that "answered" your question are folks you should beware of when seeking answers on this forum. I am a member of the WGA, but for goodness sakes, if you cannot even research properly if you are pretending to be something you are not, go home.
July 15th, 2010 at 1:55 pm
The screenplay writer makes the outline of the story and basic stuffz.
The storywriter extends the screenplay into a bigger story.
The scriptwriter makes the final dialogue and action based on the story and screenplay
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July 15th, 2010 at 2:07 pm
Story is the basic outline. For Titanic, the ’story’ would be a romantic historical drama aboard the Titanic. A basic plot outline.
A script sets out what people will say, where the plot goes and how, etc. This is where any plot twists, all characters and character motivations come into play. This is a dialogue based story that is, for the most part, complete.
A screenplay is the script adapted for film. This includes visual cues and descriptions to help in filming and directing, along with character cues to help in acting. Screenplays often include things like: "FADE IN to a close up shot of a flower…" etc, but include the script in it.
Sometimes a movie will not have all three written out. Sometimes, once the story is down, they go directly to a screenplay. It really depends. That is the basic difference, though.
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July 15th, 2010 at 2:15 pm
Okay, first off, a SCRIPT and SCREENPLAY are basically the same thing.
A STORY for a film is normally a very short treatment which describes the characters and events of the film. Basically, a writer would work out their idea like this: Idea to a summary, summary to a 3 paragraph story treatment, story treatment to first draft of script.
I can name a couple of films that had stories written by someone that were then turned into scripts by someone else. Kevin Williamson, the writer of "Scream" and "Scream 2", wrote a treatment for "Scream 3" but was unable to write the script due to another commitment. As a result, another writer came in and did the script based off the story. Williamson also did the same thing with the script for "The Faculty", to which he did not come up with the story, but basically written the script based on the story treatment.
A story writer is basically the guy who has the idea for the story and writes the treatment. Sometimes he does write the script, but may end up being taken off the project and another writer brought in to work on the script (this often happens a lot when it comes to feature films. Think about it, why do you think "Armageddon" has EIGHT writers listed in the credits?).
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July 15th, 2010 at 2:36 pm
story writer is writing the story,screen play writer is actually imagining how the story should be played infront of audience,he thinks about the the locations etc,script writer-i dont have any idea about them
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July 15th, 2010 at 2:49 pm
one who writes the story, another who writes diologues and the last one decides how to play it on the screen.
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July 15th, 2010 at 3:28 pm
The story writer is the person(s) who wrote the story.
The screenwriter is the person(s) who wrote the screenplay.
There’s no such thing as a "scriptwriter" or a "screenplay writer."
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I’m a screenwriter.
July 15th, 2010 at 4:14 pm
If I am reading your question correctly, you are asking about the difference in the credit the writer is given for the film.
Story By, Written By, Screenplay By
Those are the three, and while there are differences between the three, the main purpose behind the designation is for Writer’s Guild credits, and pay standards within the guild.
There are many variations of how these credits can appear in a film. Sometimes all three appear, other times a combination of sorts. And don’t even get me started on Television credits. Those go even deeper.
The manual, can be found here:
http://www.wga.org/content/subpage_writersresources.aspx?id=153
Policy found here:
http://www.wga.org/content/subpage_writersresources.aspx?id=171
And here is the verbatim cut and paste answer for your actual question:
It is appropriate to award a "Story by" credit when: 1) the story was written under employment under Guild jurisdiction; 2) the story was purchased by a signatory company from a professional writer, as defined in the Minimum Basic Agreement; or 3) when the screenplay is based upon a sequel story written under the Guild’s jurisdiction. If the story is based upon source material of a story nature, see "screen story" below.
A "Screenplay by" credit is appropriate when there is source material of a story nature (with or without a "Screen Story" credit) or when the writer(s) entitled to "Story by" credit is different than the writer(s) entitled to "Screenplay by" credit.
The term "Written by" is used when the writer(s) is entitled to both the "Story by" credit and the "Screenplay by" credit.
This credit shall not be granted where there is source material of a story nature. However, biographical, newspaper and other factual sources may not necessarily deprive the writer of such credit.
MEAT, ET. ALL:
So, your so-called screenwriters that "answered" your question are folks you should beware of when seeking answers on this forum. I am a member of the WGA, but for goodness sakes, if you cannot even research properly if you are pretending to be something you are not, go home.
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