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| ⚫ | 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> |
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The term is often considered a slur by women in the film and television industries due to its [[sexism|sexist]] connotations, despite "d-girls" often being men who read through scripts and pass them along the production chain to those in higher positions.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.newsweek.com/whats-d-girl-anyway-220592|title=What's a 'D-Girl,' Anyway?|last=Alston|first=Joshua|date=4 August 2009|work=[[Newsweek]]|accessdate=9 December 2017}}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 01:30, 15 August 2024
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]
References
[edit]- ^ Barrett, Grant (3 September 2004). "D-girl". A Way with Words. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
- ^ "Clipped From Arizona Republic". News. Newspapers.com. 1 July 1999. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
- ^ "What's a 'D-Girl,' Anyway?". Newsweek. 4 August 2009.
- ^ McDonnell, Anna (23 August 1987). "D -Girls : The Women Behind the Scripts". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
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