Writing & Script in the UAE
Writers create and revise screenplays and series scripts, script editors develop them, and the script supervisor protects continuity and records what is shot.
Feature film, TV drama, Commercials, Music video
- ScreenwriterWrites original or adapted screenplays and rewrites them through development and production.
- TV WriterWrites episodes for television series, typically as part of a writers' room under a head writer or showrunner.
- Head WriterLeads a writers' room, shapes series arcs and supervises the scripts written by other writers.
- Story EditorBreaks story with the writers' room, maintains series continuity and gives notes on episode outlines and drafts.
- Script EditorGives structured notes to writers and manages script drafts and development for producers and commissioners.
- Script SupervisorTracks continuity of action, dialogue and props across takes and records detailed notes of everything shot for the editor.
- Script CoordinatorManages script revisions, colour pages, distribution and formatting for the writers' room and production.
- Writers' AssistantTakes notes in the writers' room, tracks story ideas and helps with research and script preparation.
- Script ReaderReads and assesses submitted scripts, writing coverage reports for producers and development teams.
- Script TranslatorTranslates screenplays, sides and subtitling drafts between languages while preserving tone and character.
- Continuity TraineeEntry-level trainee shadowing the script supervisor to learn continuity notes, timing and editor reports.