Direction & Writing

Head Writer playbook.

Owns the scripts across a project or a season — the version of the story that actually gets shot.

What this role owns

Staff Writer · Showrunner

First move

Read everything a staff writer submits before it reaches a director — the version that gets shot should already be the good one.

Titles are usually given to whoever's already doing the work — if that's you, say so.

Also in Direction & Writing

Owns the story on screen — the performance, the shot, and whether a scene actually works.

Writes scripts under direction — the words before anyone points a camera at them.

Keeps a recurring show consistent episode to episode — format, tone, and what's coming next.