Development girl
A development girl or d-girl is a non-influential, entry-level staff member 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 term is often considered a slur by women in the film and television industries due to its sexist connotations, despite "d-girls" sometimes being men who read through scripts and pass them along the production chain to those in higher positions.[4]
References
- ^ Barrett, Grant (3 September 2004). "D-girl". "A Way with Words". Retrieved 9 December 2017.
- ^ McDonnell, Anna (23 August 1987). "D -Girls : The Women Behind the Scripts". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
- ^ "Clipped From Arizona Republic". News. Newspapers.com. 1 July 1999. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
- ^ Alston, Joshua (4 August 2009). "What's a 'D-Girl,' Anyway?". Newsweek. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
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