loose script
[/luːs skrɪpt/]
nounpl: loose scripts
roteiro solto; argumento flexível
1. A screenplay or script that is not rigidly structured, allowing actors flexibility in dialogue and movement; a script with minimal detailed direction
The director preferred working with a loose script that allowed the actors to improvise.
O diretor preferia trabalhar com um roteiro solto que permitisse aos atores improvisar.
2. In broader contexts, any written outline or plan that is flexible and not strictly binding
They had only a loose script for the meeting, adapting as needed.
Eles tinham apenas um roteiro solto para a reunião, adaptando conforme necessário.
Loose scripts are particularly valued in independent cinema, improvisational theater, and contemporary filmmaking where director-actor collaboration is emphasized. In Brazilian cinema, especially in films following the Cinema Novo movement's traditions, loose scripts represent creative freedom and authentic performance over rigid structure.
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