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Teaching screenwriting from the inside out: The importance of writers’ inner, emotional discoveries in understanding the tools of screenwriting 从内而外教授编剧：作家内心情感发现在理解编剧工具方面的重要性

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Journal of Screenwriting Pub Date : 2023-09-06 DOI: 10.1386/josc_00130_1

Arto Koskinen

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The stuff that dreams are made of: The Maltese Falcon and the art of adapted screenwriting 构成梦的东西:《马耳他之鹰》和改编剧本的艺术

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Journal of Screenwriting Pub Date : 2023-09-05 DOI: 10.1386/josc_00129_1

George Melnyk

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The accented Japanese screenplay: Transnational currents in contemporary Japanese cinema 带口音的日本电影剧本：当代日本电影的跨国潮流

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Journal of Screenwriting Pub Date : 2023-07-27 DOI: 10.1386/josc_00128_1

A. McAulay

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The economic case for equality in screenplays: The Bechdel test, female dialogue and box office revenue 剧本中男女平等的经济案例:贝克德尔测试、女性对话和票房收入

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Journal of Screenwriting Pub Date : 2023-07-06 DOI: 10.1386/josc_00124_1

Jeremy K. Nguyen

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Ernest Lehman: The Sweet Smell of Success, Jon Krampner (2022) 欧内斯特·雷曼：成功的甜蜜气味，Jon Krampner（2022）

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Journal of Screenwriting Pub Date : 2023-07-01 DOI: 10.1386/josc_00126_5

Craig Weisz

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Editorial 编辑

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Journal of Screenwriting Pub Date : 2023-07-01 DOI: 10.1386/josc_00127_2

Craig Batty

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Inclusive Screenwriting for Film and Television, Jess King (2022) 最佳影视编剧:杰斯·金

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Journal of Screenwriting Pub Date : 2023-07-01 DOI: 10.1386/josc_00125_5

Madison río de Estrellas

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Narrative structures in Colombian fictional web series published on YouTube 在YouTube上发布的哥伦比亚虚构网络系列的叙事结构

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Journal of Screenwriting Pub Date : 2023-06-19 DOI: 10.1386/josc_00123_1

Diego F. Montoya-Bermúdez, María T. Soto-Sanfiel

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Discontinuous aesthetics as a result of collaborative screenwriting: A genetic approach to John Berger and Alain Tanner’s screenplays1 合作编剧带来的不连续美学:约翰·伯杰和阿兰·坦纳剧本的遗传分析[j]

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Journal of Screenwriting Pub Date : 2023-06-07 DOI: 10.1386/josc_00120_1

Alain Boillat

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Arc analysis: Redefining character arcs for ‘constant’ characters 弧线分析:重新定义“固定”角色的弧线

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Journal of Screenwriting Pub Date : 2023-05-24 DOI: 10.1386/josc_00122_1

A. Mullins

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