scriptwritingn.
/ˈskrɪp(t)ˌrʌɪtɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈskrɪp(t)ˌraɪdɪŋ/ 1. The writing of script (script n.1 7). Now rare.
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1873 Proc. First Meeting Amer. Assoc. Instructors of Blind 29 Those who oppose the combined type actually recognize it in using capitals in script writing.
1895 P. N. Hasluck How to write Signs, Tickets, & Posters v. 89 A sable writer is the best brush for practising ‘script’ writing.
1923 Tamworth Herald 17 Feb. 8/5 Mr. W. Smart pointed out that whilst script writing was suitable for infants and should be encouraged, every child above Standard III. ought to be taught to write in a running style, legibly and well, whether it was based on script writing or not.
1949 Bay of Plenty Times (Tauranga, N.Z.) 18 Mar. 6/3 Schools are still being blamed for a lot of the damage to modern handwriting by the 1920's vogue for teaching children script writing only.
2. The writing of a script for film, television, radio, etc.; the occupation or craft of a scriptwriter. Cf. screenwriting n.
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1912 H. C. Hoagland How to write Photoplay iii. 32 Avoid also writing too little... There is a happy medium in script writing for which the beginner must strive.
1925 Bookman Apr. 160/1 Since almost any sort of picture made money, unusual latitudes in script writing were permitted.
1949 D. Thomas Let. 23 Nov. (1987) 693 I go to London and bluster, come back and sigh, do a little scriptwriting, look at an unfinished poem.
1990 D. Shekerjian Uncommon Genius vi. ix. 129 In order to finance his own films, he accepts freelance scriptwriting assignments.
2016 Age (Melbourne) (Nexis) 30 June 4 The cast was outstanding, and the scriptwriting has never been bettered.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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