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Author Bednarek, Monika, 1977- author.

Title Creating dialogue for TV : screenwriters talk television / Monika Bednarek
Published London ; New York : Routledge, 2019

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Description 1 online resource
Series Routledge studies in media theory & practice ; 8
Routledge studies in media theory & practice ; 8.
Contents The writers/showrunners -- On great dialogue -- On naturalism -- On the expression of emotion -- On building characters through language -- On swearing -- On dialect -- Conclusion
Summary "As entertaining as it is enlightening, Creating Dialogue for TV: Screenwriters Talk Television presents interviews with five Hollywood professionals who talk about all things related to dialogue - from naturalistic style to the building of characters to swearing and dialect. Screenwriters/showrunners David Mandel (Curb Your Enthusiasm, Veep), Jane Espenson (Buffy, Battlestar Galactica, Once Upon a Time), Robert Berens (Supernatural), Sheila Lawrence (Gilmore Girls, Ugly Betty, The Marvelous Mrs Maisel), and Doris Egan (Tru Calling, House, Reign) field a linguist's inquiries about the craft of writing dialogue. This book is for anyone who has ever wondered what creative processes and attitudes lie behind the words they encounter when tuning into their favourite television show. It provides direct insights into Hollywood writers' knowledge and opinions of how language is used in television narratives, and in doing so shows how language awareness, attitudes and the craft of using words are utilised to create popular TV series. The book will appeal to students and teachers in screenwriting, creative writing and linguistics as well as lay readers"-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force. WlAbNL
Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher
Subject Television authorship.
Dialogue.
Television writers -- Interviews
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Composition & Creative Writing.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Rhetoric.
REFERENCE -- Writing Skills.
PERFORMING ARTS -- Film & Video -- Screenwriting.
Dialogue
Television authorship
Television writers
Dialogue analysis -- Television.
Television broadcasting -- Language.
Television series -- Language.
Television writers -- Interviews.
Genre/Form Electronic books
Interviews
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2020693351
ISBN 9780429029394
042902939X
9780429639340
0429639341
9780429642517
0429642512
9780429636172
0429636172