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In literature, "scenario" is employed both as a technical credit and as a descriptor of a narrative outline or screenplay. It identifies the creative work that adapts a story into a performative or visual format, as seen in credits where it is distinctly attributed alongside directors and story writers, for instance, in [1] and [2]. Moreover, the term can denote the structured, often preliminary framework of a narrative—serving as a guide for further creative development—as suggested by its use when referring to outlines in [3] and [4]. In some passages, the designation extends to the individuals responsible for shaping these blueprints, highlighting its dual role as both a process and a professional title, as observed in [5] and [6].
  1. Credits: Director, Alfred Green; scenario, Arthur F. Statter.
    — from Motion pictures, 1912-1939: Catalog of Copyright Entries by Library of Congress. Copyright Office
  2. From the novel by Peter B. Kyne and the play by Edward Rose. Credits: Director, Tom Forman; scenario, Albert LeVino, Waldemar Young.
    — from Motion pictures, 1912-1939: Catalog of Copyright Entries by Library of Congress. Copyright Office
  3. The scenario, or outline, of the Countess's play began with no formal prefatory phrases.
    — from The Haunted Hotel: A Mystery of Modern Venice by Wilkie Collins
  4. If I were to write a play on Hamilton, I would look up an article in an encyclopædia; then make a scenario; then read detailed biographies.
    — from Dramatic Technique by George Pierce Baker
  5. Miss Havender, who was also a scenario-writer and editor, was very busy.
    — from We Can't Have Everything: A Novel by Rupert Hughes
  6. The scenario-writers engaged in the work do not seem to be able to keep up with the increasing demand.
    — from The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine (May 1913)Vol. LXXXVI. New Series: Vol. LXIV. May to October, 1913 by Various

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