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A '''development girl''' or '''d-girl''' is a non-influential, entry-level staff member in a [[film production]] company. 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 news|url=http://articles.latimes.com/print/1987-08-23/entertainment/ca-3173_1_hot-script|title=D -Girls : The Women Behind the Scripts|last=McDonnell|first=Anna|date=23 August 1987|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|accessdate=9 December 2017}}</ref> |
A '''development girl''' or '''d-girl''' is a non-influential, entry-level staff member in a [[film production]] company. 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 news|url=http://articles.latimes.com/print/1987-08-23/entertainment/ca-3173_1_hot-script|title=D -Girls : The Women Behind the Scripts|last=McDonnell|first=Anna|date=23 August 1987|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|accessdate=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> |
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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The term has been used for the titles of two episodes of series where the film industry is the focus of the episode; In ''[[The Sopranos]]'', the second season episode "[[D-Girl (The Sopranos)|D-Girl]]", and the [[Law & Order (season 7)|seventh season]] ''[[Law & Order]]'' episode "D-Girl", the first episode of a special [[Los Angeles]]-set two-part story (with "Turnaround"). |
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A development girl or d-girl is a non-influential, entry-level staff member in a film production company. Responsibilities include finding and identifying story ideas worthy of adaptation into a script and writing script coverage for scripts submitted to the production company.[1]
The term is often considered a slur by women in the film and television industries due to its sexist connotations, despite "d-girls" often being men who read through scripts and pass them along the production chain to those in higher positions.[2]
References
- ^ McDonnell, Anna (23 August 1987). "D -Girls : The Women Behind the Scripts". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
- ^ Alston, Joshua (4 August 2009). "What's a 'D-Girl,' Anyway?". Newsweek. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
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