Screenwriting the body in Fireflies: An analysis of the devising and writing process

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Screenwriting the body in Fireflies: An analysis of the devising and writing process

This article explores the development of corporeal themes in a screenplay by analysing the initial developmental stages of a feature film tentatively titled Fireflies as case study. In early 2015 I decided that I wanted to write a screenplay about two teenage girls’ experiences of negotiating social...

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Main Author:	Dooley, Kath
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	2016
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/33932

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