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Record Nr.

UNINA9910450461103321

Autore

Beker Marilyn

Titolo

Screenwriting with a conscience [[electronic resource] ] : ethics for screenwriters / / Marilyn Beker

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Mahwah, N.J., : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2004

ISBN

1-135-63793-8

1-282-32230-3

9786612322303

1-4106-0907-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (282 p.)

Collana

Routledge Communication Series

Disciplina

174/.982

Soggetti

Motion picture authorship - Moral and ethical aspects

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 239-240) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; Introduction; PART I: WHY?; PART II: THE CERTAINTY OF WHAT: ANYTHING GOES?; PART III: WHAT REALLY MATTERS; PART IV: WHITE HATS, BLACK HATS; PART V: KILLING THE MESSENGER; PART VI: HAVING WRITTEN AND WRITING MORE; CONCLUSION; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Screenwriting With a Conscience: Ethics for Screenwriters is for screenwriters who care deeply about what they write; who are aware that movie images matter and can influence audiences; and who want to create meaningful screenplays that make powerful statements while entertaining and winning over audiences. A user-friendly guide to ethical screenwriting, this book makes the case that social responsibility is endemic to public art while it emphatically champions First Amendment rights and condemns censorship.In this dynamic and practical volume, author Marilyn Beker provides meth