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{{Short description|Pejorative term for entry-level film producers}}
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:''For the song, see [[D-Girl]].
A '''development girl''' or '''D-girl''' is a derogatory [[Cinema of the United States|Hollywood]] slang term for non-influential, entry-level staff members in a [[film production]] company.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.waywordradio.org/d_girl/|title=D-girl|last=Barrett|first=Grant|date=3 September 2004|work=[[A Way with Words]]|accessdate=9 December 2017}}</ref> Responsibilities include finding and identifying story ideas worthy of adaptation into a script and writing [[script coverage]] for scripts submitted to the production company.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15960951/arizona_republic/|title=Clipped From Arizona Republic|author=|date=1 July 1999|work=News|publisher=Newspapers.com|accessdate=24 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newsweek.com/whats-d-girl-anyway-220592|title=What's a 'D-Girl,' Anyway?|website=[[Newsweek]]|date=4 August 2009}}</ref> The job title is gender neutral – according to ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'', approximately a quarter of D-girls are men.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-08-23-ca-3173-story.html|title=D -Girls : The Women Behind the Scripts|last=McDonnell|first=Anna|date=23 August 1987|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=9 December 2017}}</ref>


== References ==
A '''d-girl''' or '''development girl''' is a person in a [[film production]] company who is responsible for finding and identifying potential movie ideas for their development into a script. Also, they are responsible for writing [[script coverage]] for scripts that arrive at a production company. Typically, a d-girl is the entry-level position in a film production company.
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A development girl or D-girl is a derogatory Hollywood slang term for non-influential, entry-level staff members in a film production company.[1] Responsibilities include finding and identifying story ideas worthy of adaptation into a script and writing script coverage for scripts submitted to the production company.[2][3] The job title is gender neutral – according to Los Angeles Times, approximately a quarter of D-girls are men.[4]

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  1. ^ Barrett, Grant (3 September 2004). "D-girl". A Way with Words. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  2. ^ "Clipped From Arizona Republic". News. Newspapers.com. 1 July 1999. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
  3. ^ "What's a 'D-Girl,' Anyway?". Newsweek. 4 August 2009.
  4. ^ McDonnell, Anna (23 August 1987). "D -Girls : The Women Behind the Scripts". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 9 December 2017.