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Devi Sharma (filmmaker)
Devi Sharma (19 October 1921 – 30 March 2010) was an Indian film writer, producer, and director. Retrieved 25 September 2010 Sharma produced and directed numerous Indian films under Janta Chitra. He also wrote scripts and dialogues himself. Family He was born in Meerut. He died at the age of 90 in 2010, and is survived by his wife Lily Sharma (born 1924), sons and Aaron, and daughter Rohana. is his eldest son also known as |
Screenwriter
A screenplay writer (also called screenwriter, scriptwriter, scribe 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.Steven Maras. ''Screenwriting: History, Theory and Practice.'' Wallflower Press, 2009. pp. 82–85. 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 scree ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
