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The screenwriting PhD: creative practice, critical theory and contributing to knowledge

journal contribution
posted on 2018-05-23, 00:00 authored by Craig BattyCraig Batty, K Beaton, S Sculley, S Taylor
This article explores ‘the exegesis now’ from the perspective of the screenwriting practice PhD. Using as a playful homage to traditional screenplay structure, the archetypal Hero’s Journey, it maps the landscape and offers examples of how the screenwriting exegesis/dissertation is occurring at RMIT University. This includes a comedy feature film about gender and perspective; a multiple-protagonist feature film set in the world of avid Doctor Who fans; and a hybrid form, the screen novel, set in the politically corrupt world of contemporary Melbourne transport infrastructure. Guided by their supervisor ‘mentor’, two candidates and one recent graduate embark on a collaborative journey that probes, prods, prises open and proposes what the screenwriting practice PhD can do and look like, and by doing so raise important points about the purpose and form of the dissertation. Collectively, the authors assume the simultaneous roles of the candidate who is doing, completing and has completed; the experienced supervisor; and the in-training supervisor.

History

Issue

44

Start Page

1

End Page

17

Number of Pages

17

ISSN

1327-9556

Additional Rights

Copyright of all work published in TEXT remains with the authors. For republication, contact the author direct and acknowledge TEXT.

Peer Reviewed

  • Yes

Open Access

  • Yes

External Author Affiliations

RMIT University

Era Eligible

  • Yes

Journal

TEXT: Journal of Writing and Writing Programs