the work of drama in a written form (FILMTERM), which tells a story through visual descriptions, actions of characters and their dialogue (Screenwriting.info, 2017), written by a scriptwriter and intended to be the basis for a team of artistic collaborators who complete the storytelling in any given medium (Burgoyne & Downey, 2012). Often called screenplay when intended for the screen (film and television). (Lavandier, 2005) The term applies to comics manuscripts as well. (FILMTERM)
