What is ScreenPlay in movies?

Answer 1

In cinematography, there are several types of screenplays:

• A literary screenplay is a screenplay written in the same language that is used in fiction. This type of screenplay is not always an adaptation of a literary work; it may well be an original work in its own right.

• A publicistic screenplay, in contrast to a literary screenplay, is written in the "broken" language used in newspaper articles and does not contain the aesthetic component found in the literary and artistic styles.

Screenplays can be both original and derivative.

• An original screenplay is written as an independent work of art, featuring an original plot and original protagonists.

• A derivative screenplay is an adaptation of an existing literary work for the screen.

• A director's screenplay is a screenplay, the descriptive part of which is numbered or has the boundaries between shots indicated on it (wide shot, close-up shot, etc.).

• An explication is a plan for the production of a motion picture, including the filming techniques and methods and a complete list of the filming equipment that is necessary in order to implement the creative concept. There are two types of explication: a director's explication and a cameraman's explication (however, the latter is not classified as a separate category of screenplay). Explications are often mistaken as synopses, but on closer inspection one sees that they have nothing whatsoever in common. A synopsis is an outline of the plot of a movie, as set out in the screenplay, described in a succinct and entertaining manner. A synopsis is usually no more than several pages in length.

The descriptive part of a screenplay can be either poetic or prosaic. In this regard, screenplays can be divided into those that are poetic and those that are prosaic.

A poetic screenplay is a literary and dramatic work whose descriptive part is divided into rhythmically commensurable segments, or poems. This remarkable feature makes the poetic screenplay very distinct from the other types of screenplays, endowing it with a special form of artistic expression.

• In a prosaic screenplay, the descriptive part is prosaic.

We can now identify the three main features of the poetic screenplay:

• Figurativeness - colourful expressiveness of portrayal that is only found in poetry. The main method of making words figurative is to use them in a figurative sense. At this point it is worth mentioning the particular means of artistic expression - tropes (metaphor, metonymy, synecdoche, hyperbole, and litotes) and figures of speech (simile, epithet and oxymoron) that are used in poetic works.

• Succinctness - brevity and conciseness of narration. In the poetic screenplay, the characters' environment, appearance and actions are described in a relatively concise form, using as few words as possible. However, this specific feature does not prevent the author from creating a precise and harmonious work that can convey the main objectives of his/her creative concept to the reader.

• The extraordinary dynamism of the action. In the poetic screenplay, events unfold very quickly - just as they do in modern life, when a moment's delay may result in missing a train. It is perhaps this particular feature that determined the emergence of the poetic script as a genre that can coexist with the new trends in modern life, the needs of today's world, and the frantic pace of life.

The poetic screenplay genre was created by Alexey Snezhin in 2011.

Spec screenplay

A 'spec' or speculative screenplay is a script written to be sold on the open market with no upfront payment, or promise of payment. The content is usually invented solely by the screenwriter, though spec screenplays can also be based on established works, or real people and events.[1]

Commissioned screenplay

A commissioned screenplay is written by a hired writer. The concept is usually developed long before the screenwriter is brought on, and often has multiple writers work on it before the script is given a green-light.[2]

(From Wikipedia)