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    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Female Descriptions in Screenplays

    A new Twitter feed highlights some of the sexist ways female characters are described in screenplays. We the audience aren’t privy to these, but they’re essential in guiding the casting process as well as what kind of stories get greenlit.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Feb 11, 2016 • 1 min read

    A new Twitter feed highlights some of the sexist ways female characters are described in screenplays. We the audience aren’t privy to these, but they’re essential in guiding the casting process as well as what kind of stories get greenlit. We talk to a writer who’s a fan of the Twitter feed, and thinks it contains lessons for the industry and moviegoers alike.

    The full episode

    5 of 5
    Coastal Commission Shakeup, Sex In The Sea, Female Scripting
    1. 0:00The Coastal Commission Removes Its Director
    2. 9:46The Bay Boys of Palos Verdes
    3. 18:44The Coastal Commission Responds
    4. 29:57'Sex in the Sea'
    5. 44:36Female Descriptions in ScreenplaysYou’re reading this
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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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      Matt Holzman

      Producer, 'The Document'

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      Anna Scott

      Former KCRW Housing and Homelessness Reporter

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      Jolie Myers

      Managing Producer, 'Press Play'

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      Beth Schacter

      Writer, Producer

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    The full episode

    5 of 5
    Coastal Commission Shakeup, Sex In The Sea, Female Scripting
    1. 0:00The Coastal Commission Removes Its Director
    2. 9:46The Bay Boys of Palos Verdes
    3. 18:44The Coastal Commission Responds
    4. 29:57'Sex in the Sea'
    5. 44:36Female Descriptions in ScreenplaysYou’re reading this
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