Mastering the Craft of Diverse and Inclusive Screenwriting: Find Your Screenwriting Superpower

By: Karla Rae Fuller

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Synopsis: This accessible and informative textbook provides a guide to the craft of screenwriting with an emphasis on diverse perspectives, underrepresented groups and their screen stories. Readers will learn to master writing a feature-length screenplay in a framework that focuses on diversity, equity and inclusion. With case studies to aid understanding, the book explores the screenwriting process in stages, explaining how to create a logline, as well as character bios, writing and choosing a genre, differentiating between writing a treatment, a synopsis, composing an outline, incorporating the formatting process and finally creating a scene and sequence. The techniques specific to screenwriting will also be covered in the text such as writing dialogue and action, establishing setting and time period and most importantly mastering the craft of visual storytelling. At the same time, the textbook introduces concepts of content choices that are diverse and inclusive, such as stereotypes vs. archetypes, intersectional characters, underrepresented groups and themes such as social justice, systemic racism, class conflict, gender inequity and climate change.Due to its subject matter and inclusive approach, this textbook will be an essential guide for all aspiring and current screenwriters who want to successfully navigate and complement today’s developing industry.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:: 9781040252413
Related ISBNs:: 9781032627069, 9781040252376, 9781032645117, 9781032645094
Publisher:: Taylor & Francis
Date of Addition:: 12/20/24
Copyrighted By:: Karla Rae Fuller. The right of Karla Rae Fuller to be identified as author of this work has been asserted in accordance with sections
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Entertainment, Nonfiction, Art and Architecture, Language Arts
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.