Ethics in Screenwriting
New Perspectives
Published on 13. November 2018
Book
Paperback/Softback
XXV, 263 pages
978-1-349-71359-2 (ISBN)
Description
Ethics in Screenwriting: New Perspectives
is a book that breaks new ground by forging a link between screenwriting research and a burgeoning interest in film, media, and narrative ethics. Going beyond the orthodox discussion of morality of film and television, the collection focuses on ethics in screenwriting. Building on a new wave of screenwriting research, as well as a 'turn to ethics' in humanities and media studies scholarship, this title forms a bridge between these areas in a unique analysis of a key area of media practice. Each essay goes beyond the general discussion of ethics and media to engage with specific aspects of screenwriting or scripting. Written for readers interested in questions of ethics as well as screenwriting, the collection offers new perspectives on ethical questions associated with Writers and their Production Environment; Actuality and History; and Character and Narrative.
Reviews / Votes
"Ethics in Screenwriting brings in the perspective of the responsibility the screenwriter has in their narrative. The great aspect of this book is the perspective from different parts of the world, helping open up the perspective of any screenwriter or film academic. Steven Maras also wraps up everything wonderfully into a great thesis that could be taught in any ethics classes or a screenwriting course, because there is a heavy responsibility in the words of a writer, whether they know it or not." (Yousif Nash, Journal of Screenwriting, Vol. 11 (2), 2020)
More details
Series
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
XXV, 263 p.
Dimensions
Height: 210 mm
Width: 148 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
381 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-349-71359-2 (9781349713592)
DOI
10.1057/978-1-137-54493-3
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Book
12/2016
Palgrave Macmillan
€117.69
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Person
Steven Maras
is an Associate Professor in Media and Communication at the University of Western Australia. He is the author of
Screenwriting: History, Theory, and Practice (2009)
and also of
Objectivity in Journalism
(2013).
Content
Preface.Steven Maras.- 1. Ethics Beyond the Code.Steven Maras.Part I Writers and Production Environments.- 2. The Concept of 'Double Storytelling' in Danish Public Service TV Drama Production.Eva Novrup Redvall.- 3. Ethics, Style and Story in Indigenous Screenwriting: Warwick Thornton in Interview.Steven Maras.- 4. On Morals, Ethics and Screenwriting: An Interview with Jimmy McGovern.Steven Maras.-Part II Actuality and History.- 5. ANZAC Girls: An Ethical Autoanalysis.Felicity Packard and Ben Stubbs.- 6. The Ethics of Actuality in the Scripting of Enrique Rosas's The Gray Automobile.María Teresa DePaoli.- 7. Blurring Boundaries, Transmedia Storytelling and the Ethics of C.S. Peirce.Renira Rampazzo Gambarato and Alessandro Nanì.-Part III Character and Narrative.- 8. Doubled Ethics and Narrative Distance in The Wire.Jeff Rush.- 9. Writing From the Mouth of Shadows: Creativity as Ethics in the Screenwriting of Jean-Claude Carrière.Felipe Pruneda Sentíes.- 10. Screenwriting as Dialogic Ethics after Animal Kingdom.Steven Maras.-11. Ethics, Representations and Judgment.Steven Maras.