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Art in the ‘big print’: An examination and exercises for cinematic prose writing style 艺术在“大印刷”:电影散文写作风格的考试和练习

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Journal of Screenwriting Pub Date : 2021-06-01 DOI: 10.1386/josc_00061_1

Russell Brickey

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Editorial 社论

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Journal of Screenwriting Pub Date : 2021-06-01 DOI: 10.1386/josc_00055_2

Craig Batty

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Theme orientation and the inevitable outcome of structural flaws: Investigating the results of the dominance of theme over action in Farhadi’s The Salesman 主题取向与结构缺陷的必然结果——法哈迪《推销员》中主题支配行为的结果探析

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Journal of Screenwriting Pub Date : 2021-06-01 DOI: 10.1386/josc_00058_1

Shahryar Sadeqy, Masoud Naghashzadeh

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Screenwriting research in Australia: A truncated (pre)history 澳大利亚的编剧研究：被截断的（前）历史

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Journal of Screenwriting Pub Date : 2021-06-01 DOI: 10.1386/josc_00059_1

Steven Maras

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The not so universal hero’s journey 不那么普遍的英雄之旅

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Journal of Screenwriting Pub Date : 2021-06-01 DOI: 10.1386/josc_00056_1

G. Hambly

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Meeting old friends for the first time: A personal reflection on the development of the Screenwriting Research Network 初见老友:对编剧研究网发展的个人思考

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Journal of Screenwriting Pub Date : 2021-06-01 DOI: 10.1386/josc_00060_1

Ian W. Macdonald

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Creating Australian Television Drama: A Screenwriting History, Susan Lever (2020) 《创造澳大利亚电视剧:编剧史》，Susan Lever (2020)

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Journal of Screenwriting Pub Date : 2021-06-01 DOI: 10.1386/josc_00062_5

Philippa Burne

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Renegotiating the screenplay: Drawing as a method for narrative development in a short film 重新协商剧本:在短片中，绘画作为叙事发展的一种方法