Screenwriting : Is Genre a Tool or a Trap for the Screenwriter? by Clare McGlinchey

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10 years ago

Is Genre a Tool or a Trap for the Screenwriter?

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- Beth Fox Heisinger
10 years ago

neither.

David Levy

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- Beth Fox Heisinger
10 years ago

I guess it really depends on the writer and the project.

Bob Reynolds

10 years ago

both...

William Martell

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- David Levy
10 years ago

Yes. Also - since everything gets put into a genre eventually, best to be the one putting it there. (rather than the writer they hire after they buy the script and fire you)

Screenwriting : Is Genre a Tool or a Trap for the Screenwriter? by Clare McGlinchey

Is Genre a Tool or a Trap for the Screenwriter?

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