The role of fiction in screenwriting (as) research

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Batty, Craig and Baker, Dallas. 2018. "The role of fiction in screenwriting (as) research." TEXT: Journal of Writing and Writing Courses. 22 (Special 48), pp. 1-10. https://doi.org/10.52086/001c.25667
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The role of fiction in screenwriting (as) research

ERA Journal ID35836
Article CategoryArticle
AuthorsBatty, Craig (Author) and Baker, Dallas (Author)
Journal TitleTEXT: Journal of Writing and Writing Courses
Journal Citation22 (Special 48), pp. 1-10
Number of Pages10
Year2018
PublisherAustralasian Association of Writing Programs
Place of PublicationAustralia
ISSN1327-9556
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.52086/001c.25667
Web Address (URL)http://www.textjournal.com.au/speciss/issue48/content.htm
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In this article the authors discuss the role of fiction in screenwriting practice research. The screenplays included in the ‘Screenplays as Research Artefacts’ special issue of TEXT present a range of stories, worlds, characters, visual scenarios and dialogue exchanges that function as vessels for theories and ideas. These eleven screenplays all use creative practice approaches to research across a wide variety of discourses. All of the works embrace fiction as an important method to convey their respective critical concerns, which, the authors argue, evidences an emerging hallmark of screenwriting (as) research when compared with associated forms in the creative writing and screen production disciplines: fiction as a staple of its storytelling, creative practice and research methodology. The authors suggest that the use of fiction to perform research and present findings illuminates the ways that knowledge can be affective, not merely textual or verbal, something that is exemplified in the selected screenplays.

Keywordscreative writing, screenwriting as research, fiction as research, affect, screenplay
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020360201. Creative writing (incl. scriptwriting)
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Byline AffiliationsRoyal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT)
School of Arts and Communication
Institution of OriginUniversity of Southern Queensland
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