ABSTRACT
This chapter discusses how language can be used by screenwriters to indicate that characters are experiencing particular emotions. David Mandel (Curb Your Enthusiasm, Veep), Jane Espenson (Buffy, Battlestar Galactica, Once Upon a Time), Sheila Lawrence (Gilmore Girls, Ugly Betty, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel), Robert Berens (Supernatural), and Doris Egan (Tru Calling, House, Reign) each explain different strategies that they use to indicate character emotions in TV scripts. In so doing, they also offer concrete examples to illustrate their points. The chapter concludes with a brief summary and advice for budding screenwriters.
