A screenplay writer (also called screenwriter for short), scriptwriter or scenarist, is a writer who practices the craft of screenwriting, writing screenplays on which mass media, such as films, television programs and video games, are based. Terminology In the silent era, writers now considered screenwriters were denoted by terms such as photoplaywright, photoplay writer, photoplay dramatist and screen-playwright. Screenwriting historian Steven Maras notes that these early writers were often understood as being the authors of the films as shown and argues that they cannot be precisely equated with present-day screenwriters because they were responsible for a technical product, a brief "scenario", "treatment", or "synopsis" that is a written synopsis of what is to be filmed. Profession Screenwriting is a freelance profession. No education is required to be a professional screenwriter, just good storytelling abilities and imagination. Screenwriters are not hired employees but contracted freelancers. Most, if
Un guionista (también llamado guionista por corto), guionista o guionista, es un escritor que practica el oficio de guionista, escribiendo guiones en los que se basan los medios de comunicación de masas, como películas, programas de televisión y videojuegos. Terminología En la era silenciosa, los escritores ahora considerados guionistas fueron denominados por términos como fotoplaywright, fotoplaywright, fotoplaywright dramaturgo y screen-playwright. El historiador de guion Steven Maras señala que estos primeros escritores a menudo se entienden como los autores de las películas como se muestra y argumenta que no pueden ser exactamente equiparados con los guionistas actuales porque eran responsables de un producto técnico, un breve "escenario", "tratamiento", "sinopsis" que es una síntesis escrita de lo que se está filmando.