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film writer

film writer

1 3.1
A person who makes the story and script for a movie
  • noun
  • /fɪlm ˈraɪtər/
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  • After years of hard work, she finally became a respected film writer in the industry.
  • film writer and playwright
  • Television and film writer
  • TV and film writer

So Shakespeare invented a technique that is used today by all successful showrunners and feature film writers.

Examples

  • The film writer crafted an engaging screenplay that captivated audiences.

  • Also because Suzanne's a has been a film writer and ATV writer.

  • So he said yes when Brennan asked him to join the Village Voice as its principal film writer.

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  • I work now as a new film writer, a career late in coming but one that's been my lifelong dream.

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  • And none of those film writers programmed it or know PTA.

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  • Additionally, the /Film writers criticize Bruce starting out low, then rising, and repeating, but this analysis ignores a major focal point of the film.

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  • Brad Bird and fan-favorite film writer Damon Lindelof are teaming up for a new project at Disney.

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  • Brad Bird and fan-favorite film writer Damon Lindelof are teaming up for a new project at Disney.

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  • As a film writer, as well as a musician, I've learned the art of believable exaggeration, because people don't want reality, but it must be plausible.

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  • Earlier this year, LA Weekly film editor Karina Longworth, who took over for Foundas and had become the newspaper chain's most high-profile film writer, stepped down as editor to focus on film criticism.

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Synonyms

screenwriter
vsfilm writer
57 3.7

A person who writes scripts for films or television

focuses on film scripts specifically rather than including television work
scriptwriter
vsfilm writer
5 4.0

A person who makes scripts for plays, films, or TV shows

concentrates on film scripts rather than covering plays or broadcasts
scenarist
vsfilm writer
1 8.3

A person who writes scripts for films or television

aims at film work specifically rather than broad television projects
scripter
vsfilm writer
1 5.2

A person who writes short programs or dialogue for films

focuses on cinematic scripts rather than technical or programming work
scriptor
vsfilm writer
8.4

A person who writes scripts for plays or films

limits work to film scripts rather than a wide range of formats

Surface Forms

film writer singular
film writers plural

Morphology

film + writer

The meaning 'a person who writes screenplays for films' is directly and compositionally derived from 'film' (movie) modifying 'writer' (a person who composes written works). This noun+noun compounding pattern is common in English and cross-linguistically, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the intended meaning.

Etymology

The phrase film writer creates a simple picture: a writer who makes the words and story for a film. That's why it means 'a person who writes scripts for movies'.