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Rush, Jeff; Baughman, Cynthia – Journal of Film and Video, 1997
Explores how inferential or evocative language functions to determine meaning and focus in screenplays. Demonstrates that, although "shooting scripts" might be read as instructions, "screenplays" can be understood only as a form of writing that communicates its meaning through the connotative nuances of language. Shows how…
Descriptors: Films, Language Role, Language Usage, 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