käsikirjoitustascreenplay
Käsikirjoitus is the written plan that guides the creation of audiovisual and theatrical works in Finnish. It describes scenes, dialogue, actions, and production directions and is used across film, television, radio, and theatre to organize content before production. The term reflects the idea of a drafted, shareable document that evolves through collaboration. Etymologically, käsikirjoitus derives from writing by hand, though modern workflows typically rely on digital formats.
A typical käsikirjoitus includes several core elements. Scene headings indicate location and time, action lines describe
The discipline encompasses different media. Elokuvakäsikirjoitus (film screenplay) and televisiokäsikirjoitus (television) often follow medium-specific conventions, including
Typical lengths vary by format. A feature screenplay commonly spans roughly 90–120 pages, with page count loosely