Abstract
One of the major considerations when creating an ongoing television series is its "story world", made up by its place, people, themes, style and tone. Central to this world is the setting, known in television writing as the "hub" or "precinct", which serves the need for constant generation of characters and storylines. Well-known examples of a hub or precinct include Ramsay Street (Neighbours), Sun Hill Police Station (The Bill), the White House (West Wing) and the eponymous Happy Valley. With its high turnover of criminals, and the pressure-cooker effect of locking up many characters within the same walls, a prison is a particularly useful story hub for a TV drama series. The Melbourne-set and produced series Wentworth, now in its seventh season on Foxtel in Australia, is a good example of how this can work. The show's drama revolves around a women's prison.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Media of output | Online publication |
| Publisher | The Conversation |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Publication status | Published - 11 Jul 2019 |
Keywords
- Screenwriting
- Television
- Drama Series
- Wentworth
- Foxtel
- Fremantle
- Storytelling
- TV Industry
- TV dramas
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Inside the Story : Writing the powerful female world of Wentworth. / Dwyer, Tessa; O'Meara, Radha; Batty, Craig; Taylor, Stayci.
3 p. The Conversation. 2019, .Research output: Other contribution › Other
TY - GEN
T1 - Inside the Story
T2 - Writing the powerful female world of Wentworth
AU - Dwyer, Tessa
AU - O'Meara, Radha
AU - Batty, Craig
AU - Taylor, Stayci
PY - 2019/7/11
Y1 - 2019/7/11
N2 - Why do we tell stories, and how are they crafted? In this series, we unpick the work of the writer on both page and screen.One of the major considerations when creating an ongoing television series is its "story world", made up by its place, people, themes, style and tone. Central to this world is the setting, known in television writing as the "hub" or "precinct", which serves the need for constant generation of characters and storylines. Well-known examples of a hub or precinct include Ramsay Street (Neighbours), Sun Hill Police Station (The Bill), the White House (West Wing) and the eponymous Happy Valley. With its high turnover of criminals, and the pressure-cooker effect of locking up many characters within the same walls, a prison is a particularly useful story hub for a TV drama series. The Melbourne-set and produced series Wentworth, now in its seventh season on Foxtel in Australia, is a good example of how this can work. The show's drama revolves around a women's prison.
AB - Why do we tell stories, and how are they crafted? In this series, we unpick the work of the writer on both page and screen.One of the major considerations when creating an ongoing television series is its "story world", made up by its place, people, themes, style and tone. Central to this world is the setting, known in television writing as the "hub" or "precinct", which serves the need for constant generation of characters and storylines. Well-known examples of a hub or precinct include Ramsay Street (Neighbours), Sun Hill Police Station (The Bill), the White House (West Wing) and the eponymous Happy Valley. With its high turnover of criminals, and the pressure-cooker effect of locking up many characters within the same walls, a prison is a particularly useful story hub for a TV drama series. The Melbourne-set and produced series Wentworth, now in its seventh season on Foxtel in Australia, is a good example of how this can work. The show's drama revolves around a women's prison.
KW - Screenwriting
KW - Television
KW - Drama Series
KW - Wentworth
KW - Foxtel
KW - Fremantle
KW - Storytelling
KW - TV Industry
KW - TV dramas
M3 - Other contribution
PB - The Conversation
ER -