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We're living in a time of unprecedented diversity in produced media content, with more characters appearing who are Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME), Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT), disabled, or from other religions or classes. What's more, these characters are appearing more and more in genre pieces, accessible to...

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A timely guide to creating original characters and reinvigorating tired storylines. -- Debbie Moon, creator and showrunner, Wolfblood (BBC)
Lucy V. Hay nails it -- Stephen Volk, BAFTA-winning screenwriter: Ghostwatch, Afterlife, The Awakening
Packed with practical and inspirational insights -- Karol Griffiths, development consultant and script editor, clients include ITV, BBC, Warner Brothers
It's definitely a book to have if you want to improve your characters -- Sophie Gardiner * Waterstones *

Writing Diverse Characters for Fiction TV or Film

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      Publisher: Oldcastle Books Ltd
      Publication Date: 23/08/2017
      ISBN13: 9780857301178, 978-0857301178
      ISBN10: 0857301179
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      We're living in a time of unprecedented diversity in produced media content, with more characters appearing who are Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME), Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT), disabled, or from other religions or classes. What's more, these characters are appearing more and more in genre pieces, accessible to...

      Trade Review
      A timely guide to creating original characters and reinvigorating tired storylines. -- Debbie Moon, creator and showrunner, Wolfblood (BBC)
      Lucy V. Hay nails it -- Stephen Volk, BAFTA-winning screenwriter: Ghostwatch, Afterlife, The Awakening
      Packed with practical and inspirational insights -- Karol Griffiths, development consultant and script editor, clients include ITV, BBC, Warner Brothers
      It's definitely a book to have if you want to improve your characters -- Sophie Gardiner * Waterstones *

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