Hey, can anyone tell me please what is the difference between a screenplay and a movie script?

Answer 1

A script and a screenplay are the exact same thing. They both contain slug lines (introduces the setting for the scene - for example, INTERIOR - SAL'S DINER - NIGHT), dialogue (what's spoken and by who), and action (McClane LEAPS from the top of the building as the helicopter EXPLODES behind him).

The script is NOT "written down after a movie has been shown," it does NOT contain "camera angles and directions, shot descriptions" or "screenwright comments." A script may contain a limited amount of suggestions about what the shot will look like, but traditionally those suggestions are kept to a bare minimum. Deciding the look of the film is the job of the director & cinematographer and they can deviate from the script suggestions as much as they please.

Answer 2

There is no difference, technically. The proper term for a script for a movie is 'screenplay,' the proper term for a script for a television show is a 'teleplay.' A stage play is called a ... play. NOTES: - The screenplay is the screenplay, there is no separate 'script' for the actor to memorize. There are, however, different types of screenplays; the spec and the shooting scripts. Neither of these, however, are a 'script' for the actor to memorize, either. - Films are written in screenplay format, not in 'play' format first. - Cinematographers don't write the screenplays for the film; they're the camera guys. - A director doesn't 'add' to the film with 'flash forwards' or any other nonsense, nor is the director 'assigned' to a film. Directors can work with writers to polish the screenplay, and many directors will vie for the rights to certain films they want to direct. This isn't a high school class, it's a business.

Answer 3

A screen play and a script convey similar ideas. A movie script is something that is written down after a movie has been shown. It has the exact dialogue spoken in the movie, and dictates locations, etc. It is more simplistic. A screenplay is similar to a stage script, where it is written before the movie is made. It has camera angles and directions, shot descriptions, motions, screenwright commetns, etc. most people dont' know the difference.

Answer 4

A screenplay is what's meant to be seen, heard, performed, etc.
In a way, it's like writing every single thing that's going on in a film (script, camera angles, motions, when to cut scene, etc.)
A movie script is pretty much the same thing, minus camera angles, which camera, additional info.

Answer 5

I may be wrong, but, I think the script is the dialogue spoken in the movie. The screenplay is each individual scene and how the actors interact in the movie, plus any car crashes, explosions, shootouts, etc.

Answer 6

a screenplay is for a tv show a movie script is for a movie

Answer 7

Screenplay is the accepted term for the work. Do you drive a car or an automobile?

Answer 8

i believe that the difference is that a screen play is lik theater. wen the actors n actresses go up on stage in front of an audience n perform, n a movie script is the booklet in which u read n memmorize then b filmed doing the work.

Answer 9

The terms are synonymous.

Answer 10

I agree with Jorst.