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scripting

scripting

4.1
Writing scripts for film, television, radio or theatre
  • noun
  • /ˈskrɪptɪŋ/
translation icon : guionismo
  • During the workshop, we learned about the scripting process for television shows.

This was the day after we had our hosting and script writing workshop.

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Examples

  • And then I try to draft like very rough scripts of what might happen in an episode about something like this.

  • I don't know, Like I was saying, in terms of shopping the script, I just submitted through my own contacts.

  • The playwright spent months on the scripting of the new drama before rehearsals began.

  • Her experience in scripting for radio helped her create engaging audio content.

Synonyms

screenwriting
vsscripting
9 3.8

Making scripts for movies or TV shows

is broader and includes radio and theatre as well as film and television
scriptwriting
vsscripting
1 3.7

To write the words and actions actors follow in films, plays or TV shows

also covers radio work as well as those forms

Compounds

scripting language
  • Specialized
1 4.9

A way to write small computer programs that run by themselves to do tasks

How Complete

finalization
  • US
1 5.1
revising
2.9
scripting
4.1
drafting
3.3
planning
507 2.2

Surface Forms

scripting singular
scriptings plural

Morphology

scripting = script (transparent) = script + ing

Direct deverbal noun formation: 'script' (to write a script) + -ing yields the activity of writing scripts, which is immediately clear to learners.

Etymology

The word scripting comes from script, a word that means 'a written text' and comes from a root meaning 'to write'. So scripting is literally the work of writing the words and actions actors will follow in film, television, radio, or theatre.