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Stevie Nelson

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Writer & Researcher for AFI & TCM. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Tha beagan Gàidhlig agam. 🏳‍🌈 She/her. #screenwriter #scriptsky

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Stevie Nelson @stevienelson.bsky.social · Apr 1

Okay! First: my intro + my top research resources.

I'm Stevie 👋🏼 I'm a professional researcher for the AFI Catalog. I have a Masters in screenwriting from Stephens College. I specialize in researching lost, silent, and hard-to-find films. I'm currently working on Lois Weber's short films.

Stevie Nelson @stevienelson.bsky.social · Mar 31

Hey, #screenwriters and #scriptsky, would you like me to share how to research lost/historical/older movies? Info like:
- How to you start your research.
- How to find information from primary sources.
- How to organize info.
Helps a lot with biopics, adaptations, essays, and historical info.

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Stevie Nelson @stevienelson.bsky.social · 1d

The trailer for Send Help is sooooo good tho. 🤩

Stevie Nelson @stevienelson.bsky.social · 2d

Happy Indigenous Peoples Day! Today I've been thinking about Lilian St. Cyr, a pioneer of film credited as Princess Red Wing. Many of her short silent films were researched for Behind the Veil, a study of short films at the AFI. www.womenshistory.org/education-re...

Biography: Lilian St. Cyr (“Red Wing”)

On February 23, 1914, Lilian St. Cyr, performing under the name “Princess Red Wing,” became the first Native American actress to appear in a silent film. During her 15-year acting career, she performe...

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Stevie Nelson @stevienelson.bsky.social · 4d

Thimble for life!

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AskAubry 🦝 🐆 @askaubry.com · 9d

So many story lines have used Women In Refrigerators trope to move plot forward. It's one thing if it was once in awhile but frigging is so commonplace a lot of us assume it will happen especially in action films.

arlie

@daiziesss

this actually has its own trope because it happens so often btw

Women in refrigerators is a literary trope

coined by Gail Simone in 1999 describing a trend in fiction which involves female characters facing disproportionate harm, such as death, maiming, or assault, to serve as plot devices to motivate male characters, an event colloquially known as "fridging". Simone's

@punkcorpz Oct 1

I think there seriously needs to be discussed how often you see in media how a woman's suffering is used as a means to make the men around her feel braver and how many fandom/shipping spaces only amplifies that

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Stevie Nelson @stevienelson.bsky.social · 10d

KPOP Demon Hunters on SNL?! KPOP DEMON HUNTERS ON SNL!!!

a woman with pink hair is wearing a teddy bear sweater and making a funny face

ALT: a woman with pink hair is wearing a teddy bear sweater and making a funny face

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Stevie Nelson @stevienelson.bsky.social · 10d

Thank you!

Stevie Nelson @stevienelson.bsky.social · 10d

Thank you! ❤️

Stevie Nelson @stevienelson.bsky.social · 10d

🥰🥰🥰

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Stevie Nelson @stevienelson.bsky.social · 11d

But now the sky is opalite 🧡

Stevie Nelson @stevienelson.bsky.social · 12d

Welcome!!!❤️

Stevie Nelson @stevienelson.bsky.social · 12d

Freaking out in THE BEST WAY about The Life of a Showgirl. Y'all WE NEEDED THIS. #Swifties

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Stevie Nelson @stevienelson.bsky.social · 12d

And it is on repeat in this house.

Pop Base @popbase.tv · 12d

Taylor Swift has released her 12th studio album ‘The Life of a Showgirl.’

Stevie Nelson @stevienelson.bsky.social · 13d

It's still so fun to rewatch!

Stevie Nelson @stevienelson.bsky.social · 13d

When I was 10, a movie was filmed at my babysitter's high school. She was a background extra, but she wasn't in the final cut. Anyway, sometimes I still watch that movie for fun. That movie was 10 Things I Hate About You. ❤️ #scriptsky

a man in a blue jacket is walking down stairs .

ALT: a man in a blue jacket is walking down stairs .

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Stevie Nelson @stevienelson.bsky.social · 13d

New Abbott Elementary episode is streaming!! 😍 FINALLYYYY

Stevie Nelson @stevienelson.bsky.social · 13d

Oh, without fail. 💯

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Stevie Nelson @stevienelson.bsky.social · 13d

For like 90% of October it's Ste-Ste La Pillsbury Halloween Cookies.

Stevie Nelson @stevienelson.bsky.social · 13d

Okay, I got curious and looked for it. Was it this video? youtu.be/3nkn5Fk-yss?...

CBC Archives,Feb 2nd 1989, Seat Belt Laws

YouTube video by Stephen's Retro Channel

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Stevie Nelson @stevienelson.bsky.social · 15d

As filmmakers and screenwriters, it's our responsibility to stop encouraging violence against women. Patterns of domestic violence do not need to be mirrored by on-screen heroes or villains. We have to do better. #scriptsky #filmsky

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Stevie Nelson @stevienelson.bsky.social · 15d

According to crime statistics, "One in four women will experience intimate partner violence (IPV) in their lifetime, and of those, up to 68 percent will suffer near-fatal strangulation at the hands of their partner." naplesshelter.org/strangulation/

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Stevie Nelson @stevienelson.bsky.social · 15d

Recently, I watched a superhero movie and I noticed that several women (heroes and villains) were strangled throughout the film. #scriptsky, I'm begging you to write something else. Strangulation is the highest predictor of murder/femicide in DV. www.domesticshelters.org/articles/ide...

Strangulation is the Highest Predictor of Murder

Being strangled by an abusive partner spikes a survivor’s risk of being murdered by them later on.

www.domesticshelters.org

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Stevie Nelson @stevienelson.bsky.social · 15d

Last weekend I unpacked my Halloween coffee mugs. This is today's mug. I'm ready for October 🌙🖤

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 15d

this is how it feels to wear high rise pants

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Stevie Nelson @stevienelson.bsky.social · 16d

Screenwriters on LinkedIn: on Nov. 3, all your posts and activity can be used to train AI for LinkedIn + its Microsoft affiliates. You can opt out. Go to Settings & Privacy > Data Privacy > Data for Generative AI Improvement. #scriptsky

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Stevie Nelson @stevienelson.bsky.social · 17d

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