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The person who writes every word the director takes credit for and the actor improvises away.
means A writer who crafts the script — dialogue, action, structure — that becomes a film or television show.
from Coined in the silent-to-sound transition, when films suddenly needed words and someone to write them; merges the literal screen with the very old trade of writing.
Format tyrannyOne script page roughly equals one screen minute.
Low billingOften credited last, sometimes behind the caterer.
Possessive creditA film by belongs to the director, not them.
Rewrite realityMost produced scripts pass through several hands.