Race and Entertainment
reflections on racism in film, tv and the media
$43.90
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
31 December 2024
Summary
Beyond Stereotypes: Crafting Authentic Black Characters in Entertainment
Can you write a Black character? Are they going to be authentic? Are you aware of the pitfalls writers often fall into when creating a character of colour?
As a screenwriter you always want to have characters with real depth and authenticity, but too often Black characters fall victim to superficial tropes and negative stereotyping.
This book begins by asking the reader if they …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780857305664 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0857305662 |
| Author: | Thandi Lubimbi |
| Publisher: | Oldcastle Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Kamera Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 31 December 2024 |
| Weight: | 200g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm |
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Critics Review
Well-researched and authentic, Lubimbi delves deep into the challenges of emotionally truthful characterisation and storytelling… This is essential reading for all writers, but especially if you are not BIPOC yourself – Lucy V. Hay author of Writing Diverse Characters For Fiction, TV or Film
About The Author
Thandi Lubimbi
Thandi Lubimbi is a barrister who has spent most of her working life in government. She has been practising criminal law since 2005, and in that time she has worked as a Senior Intelligence Officer for a law enforcement agency and prosecuted regulatory and general crime. Lubimbi is also an award-winning screenwriter. After attending a screenwriting course at the Met Film School in 2014, she began to write scripts regularly. At the 2022 New York Festival, her co-written legal drama, Barred, won Best Digital Drama and The Effect, an Audible sci-fi series on which she was a contributing writer, won Best Podcast.
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