Writing Women for Film & Television

This book is a detailed guide to creating complex female characters for film and television. Written for screen storytellers of any level, this book will help screenwriters and filmmakers recognize complicated portrayals of women on screen and evaluate the complexity of their own characters.

Autorentext

Anna Weinstein is a screenwriter and educator based in Atlanta. She is on the screenwriting faculty in the English Department at Kennesaw State University (KSU), where she teaches and mentors undergraduate and graduate students. Anna is founding editor of the PERFORM: Succeeding as a Creative Professional book series (Routledge) and the Screen Storytellers book series.

Inhalt

1. She Is on Screen: Women's Representation in Film & Television 2. She Comes of Age: Young Women 3. She Falls in Love: Smitten Women 4. She Climbs the Ladder: Working Women 5. She Cares for the Family: Nurturing Women 6. She Doesn't Play by the Rules: "Mad" Women 7. She Sparks Change: Trailblazing Women 8. She Is Seen: Developing "Reel" Women