Screenwriter
Company: Caisteracademy
Location: Chicago
Posted on: November 20, 2024
Job Description:
Are you an armchair critic with a creative imagination and the
ability to write? Are you serious about the film industry and lured
by the drama of the big screen? If so, and you're ready to climb
your way to the top, then a career as a screenwriter is well-suited
to you.What Is Screenwriting?A screenwriter or scriptwriter (also
sometimes known as scenarist) is a writer who writes screenplays
for television, film, video games, and comics. Screenwriters are
good at writing, storytelling, and usually, have a vivid
imagination. They love movies and television and think they have
the fortitude and passion to make it in this competitive
industry.There are a number of attributes and skills that all
screenwriters must have, including:
- An understanding and appreciation of how films, video games,
etc. affect an audience
- An in-depth knowledge of the story, plot, and narrative
- A creative imagination
- Familiarity with current software for formatting, writing and
presenting screenplays, comics, or video games
- Ability to bring characters to life through pictorial and
dramatic writing
- Organized and dedicated
- Ability to work within strict deadlines
- Ability to work as part of a team with other creatives
- Flexible, able to take criticism, ambitious, and realisticWhat
Does a Screenwriter Do?Screenwriting is a distinct art field that
requires talent, practice, and training, plus an enormous level of
commitment. Every screenplay begins with a story idea.
Screenwriters turn those ideas into scripts with the intention of
having them produced, made into a video game or a comic. Some
stories are fiction and others are nonfiction, based on a person's
life story or an event, which is then adapted by the
screenwriter.Most, if not all screenwriters are contracted
freelance writers and may begin their careers writing on
speculation. Professional scriptwriters do not write for free and
are commonly represented by a talent agency.Screenwriters produce
highly creative writing and often work on strict deadlines with a
script development team to create a finished screenplay. When
producers bring in additional writers to add or improve certain
aspects of a script, the original writer will either get credit for
the original screenplay, or they will be credited for additional
dialogue or as a story consultant.Screenwriter Education & Training
RequirementsMost screenwriters do not have a degree in theater,
film, or screenwriting, but many have a degree in some other field,
such as business, photography, or English. And many have a graduate
degree. That said, you don't need a degree to gain employment as a
screenwriter, but it doesn't hurt either.Where Does a Screenwriter
Work?Because most screenwriters work as contract freelancers, they
often work out of their homes or offices. Sometimes, when
commissioned by a production company, they will write the bulk of
the script off-site, but come into the company offices often to
present first-drafts and revisions.Job OutlookThe BLS predicts job
growth for screenwriters to relatively flat between 2018 and 2028.
This is much slower growth than for all career fields due to strong
competition for all scriptwriting jobs.
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Keywords: Caisteracademy, Orland Park , Screenwriter, Other , Chicago, Illinois
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