Do the right thing : storytelling secrets of five screenplays that embrace diversity / Karla R. Fuller.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fuller, Karla Rae, 1958- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Motion picture plays--Case studies.

Motion picture plays.

Motion picture authorship.

Social justice.

Social Justice.

Medical Subjects:

Social Justice.

Genre:

Case studies

Case studies.

Physical Description:

xiv, 113 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Studio City, CA : Michael Wiese Productions, [2022]

Summary:

"Do The Right Thing offers screenwriting strategies that focus on diversity, equity and inclusion The goal is to teach an already challenging writing mode that requires screenwriters to create complex human experiences through visual storytelling. We are in a critical historical moment where the importance of screenwriting can be of the utmost usefulness in the observation of racism, inequity and inclusion in all media. The screen representations of race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality or class are not often explicitly addressed at the "front end" of the film production process, specifically, during the creation of the screenplay (whether original or adapted from outside source material). The idea is to introduce and reinforce the importance of accountability for what you write for the screen. This is not to limit the screenwriter's creative impulses, but rather to create and engage them in consistent ways that reveal unconscious biases and instances of systemic racism. We will use five case studies of commercially successful and award-winning screenplays that resist stereotypes to present multidimensional depictions of historically underrepresented groups, such as LGBTQ, African American, Latino and Asian American. In the discussions of each individual screenplay issues such as the adaptation process, plot structure and devices, characterization, setting, symbolism, and genre conventions are introduced and analyzed in depth"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Chapter One: A Different Shade of Love in Moonlight (2016)

Chapter Two: The Haunted Legacy of Slavery in Get Out (2017)

Chapter Three: Dueling Narratives and Races in Mudbound (2017)

Chapter Four: Memories of Childhood Revisited in Roma (2018)

Chapter Five: Not So Crazy and Not So Rich Asian Americans in Always Be My Maybe (2019)

Afterword: Get to Work on the Screenplay Only You Can Write.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9781615933402

1615933409

OCLC:

1292531405

Publisher Number:

99996706713