Development girl

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A development girl or D-girl is a derogatory Hollywood slang term for non-influential, entry-level staff members 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 job title is gender neutral – according to Los Angeles Times , approximately a quarter of D-girls are men. [4]

References

  1. ↑ Barrett, Grant (3 September 2004). "D-girl". A Way with Words . Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  2. ↑ "Clipped From Arizona Republic". News. Newspapers.com. 1 July 1999. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
  3. ↑ "What's a 'D-Girl,' Anyway?". Newsweek . 4 August 2009.
  4. ↑ McDonnell, Anna (23 August 1987). "D -Girls : The Women Behind the Scripts". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved 9 December 2017.
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