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History and the Teaching of Dialect and Slang in Screenwriting
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Mitch Olson; Chris C. Palmer – Across the Disciplines, 2024
This article explores academic and industry perspectives on the use of dialect, slang, and historical language in screenwriting. It offers a chronological overview of major screenwriting manuals' treatment of dialect and slang (or lack thereof) 1946-2020. It then presents survey data of 53 currently-practicing screenwriters' views on working with…
Descriptors: Film Study, Scripts, Writing (Composition), Dialects
Three Scripts.
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Hoolboom, Mike; Baughman, Cynthia – Journal of Film and Video, 1997
Chooses three "scripts" for experimental films by the Toronto filmmaker Mike Hoolboom, who uses texts in his films in diverse and challenging ways. Describes the role of text and voice in these experimental scripts. Notes that these scripts are used in a screenwriting course. (PA)
Descriptors: Film Study, Higher Education, Scripts, Writing Instruction
Broadcast Writing and Public Relations.
Bivens, Thomas H. – Feedback, 1984
Describes a public relations writing course on how to write the PSA (public service announcement). (PD)
Descriptors: Advertising, Course Content, Higher Education, Public Relations
The Effects of a Sense of Compatibility between Type of Script and Word in Written Japanese.
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Iwahara, Akihiko; Hatta, Takeshi; Maehara, Aiko – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2003
Presents 4 experiments to examine the mechanism behind choice of script type in Japanese writing. Suggests that there are no implicit relationships between semantic images of script types and personal names in Japanese writing. Hypothesizes two tentative cognitive models to explain how Japanese people select a particular type of script from three…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Japanese, Language Usage, Non Roman Scripts
Options in Education, Program Nos. 266-267. "College Writing," Parts I & II.
George Washington Univ., Washington, DC. Inst. for Educational Leadership. – 1980
The perceived problems of college students' writing and possible ways to improve college writing instruction are the topics of these radio transcripts. In the first script, parents, teachers, and students comment on the state of writing in college. Professionals are interviewed who comment on the difference between oral and written English, the…
Descriptors: College English, College Students, Higher Education, Scripts
"Just Do It!" A Way to Teach Scriptwriting.
Nielsen, Paul A. – Feedback, 1986
A professional scriptwriter describes a semester course he teaches in which students are required to write 12 scripts. (PD)
Descriptors: Course Content, Course Descriptions, Higher Education, Playwriting
An Approach to Teaching Television Writing.
Brown, Kent R. – 1981
This paper contains handouts and materials for use in a college level nonfiction television writing course. Following a description of the course and its assignments and texts, the major portion of the paper contains samples of various script formats, including a news commentary, a commercial advertisement, a documentary, and public and community…
Descriptors: Advertising, Commercial Television, Course Content, Course Descriptions
Helping the Playwright's Dreams Get Out: Using Models in the Teaching of Playwriting.
Delgado, Ramon – 1984
The skills of playwriting are correctable, the craft of playwriting is teachable, and the art of playwriting is encourageable. In the area of craft, students can learn through models how accomplished playwrights deal with plot, characterization, dialogue, and theme. For the first element, plot development, students can look at written models to…
Descriptors: Characterization, Drama, Higher Education, Language Styles