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Alternative Scriptwriting, 6th Edition
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Alternative Scriptwriting, 6th Edition

by Ken Dancyger, Jessie Keyt, Jeff Rush
January 2023
Intermediate to advanced
442 pages
15h
English
Routledge
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14 Genres of Voice

DOI: 10.4324/9781003242307-14

Voice, the editorial opinion of the writer about the story they are writing, can be deeply embedded within the genre, or it can be foregrounded, superseding all the narrative elements of the script. In this chapter, we focus on those genres that aid the foregrounding process, thereby highlighting voice above all other narrative intentions. Before proceeding to those genres, it’s important to establish that all genres exhibit voice but that most storytellers exercise voice within the boundaries of genre expectations. For example, if we look at film noir, the genre is all about betrayal. The main character, generally male, makes a poor relational choice, and instead of being saved by the relationship, ...

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