Research : What is a Screenplay?

A Screenplay is writing what is intended to be turned into a film and what the audience will see and hear when they are in the cinema. As well as this, the screenplay isn't the final idea and multiple other people will change it who are on the team when you direct a film.
To the right is an example and its 'Scream' which will be useful as we are creating a horror opening.
So from this, I know that a screenplay is different from a script for multiple reasons. The characters name is in the middle and everything is cut down considerably and has little detail as to what will happen. Written down as well is the shots and what the audience will see as well as what they will hear.
I know that I don't have to include every minor detail and I can just focus on the basis as to what will be included into our opening which is good because it means that it is open for re-working, developing and later changing our ideas.
One page of a screenplay usually indicates and equates to a minute in time and as our opening will be roughly be 2 minutes long we will only need 2 pages as to what will go into our opening. Also the names must be centered and capitalised whereas the dialogue will appear underneath and does not have to be in capitals. Scripts normally begin with a 'FADE IN' and end with 'FADE TO BLACK'. So I will ensure to include this when doing my own.
There are many different types of screenplays including;

• Literary Screenplay - language used is the same as fiction and is literary.

• Publisistic Screenplay - 'broken' language which is normally found in newspaper articles.
• Original Screenplay - written independently and is the original work.
• Derivative Screenplay - adaptation to the original.
• Director's Screenplay - descriptive part which usually includes boundaries between the definite shots.

In conclusion, I know that I will be doing an independent screenplay for now but one that may be adapted or have changes later on. This could be due to problems with filming, group not agreeing with the ideas or changing our minds about some of the things we intend to include from the Treatment.