COOL ARTS CAREERS LL TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER ONE SHOWING A STORY 4 CHAPTER TWO A DAY ON THE JOB 10 CHAPTER THREE BECOMING A SCRIPTWRITER 16 CHAPTER FOUR SCRIPTWRITING IN THE FUTURE 22 SOME FAMOUS SCRIPTWRITERS 29 GLOSSARY So FOR MORE INFORMATION 31 INDEX 32 ABOUT THE AUTHOR
4 cooL ARTS CAREERS SCRIPT WRITER CHAPTER ONE SHOWING A STORY hink of your favorite movie television show or video game What did you love about the story Have you ever thought about how the story was created Have you ever wondered who comes up with the stories for the videogames you
Stories for movies TV shows and video games come from the work of scriptwriters Scriptwriters also write stage plays Web site pages informational videos advertisements and more They create things for characters to say and situations for characters to deal with When actors or directors are interviewed they often talk about writers Every good film play or video begins with a script A good script must include an interesting story exciting action and quality dialogue Writing for film or TV is different than writing for plays or radio Film and TV require action and movement Plays and radio programs focus more on dialogue But all types of scripts share one important trait Unlike novels which can describe characters thoughts scripts must use action and dialogue to show what is going on in a character s mind Scriptwriters need a good sense for movement and action They use images to explain parts of stories without using dialogue Scripts also need good stories Like a good book if a movie or TV show doesn t have a story that pulls you in you probably won't finish watching it Scriptwriters who work on drama need a good ear for how people speak in real life They need to understand how people s words affect their actions They also need to know how to set up an interesting conflict Many conflicts are based around characters who have different goals such as a superhero and an evil villain Other stories are about a single character with a problem to solve such as a detective trying to discover who committed a crime 5
