How to Think About Screenwriting

Macdonald, Ian W.

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-20769-3_2

The Palgrave Handbook of Screenwriting Studies 2023

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-20769-3_2

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How to Think About Screenwriting

Ian W. Macdonald

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Emotional Transportation and Identification in Screenwriting: A Pilot Study

Reinola

2023

Baltic Screen Media Review

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Within the academic domain focused on the artistic practice of screenwriting, this exploratory study assesses the presence of emotional transportation and character identification processes within the solitary screenwriter’s creative imagination during the writing process. Screen-writing research is facing a dichotomy of the screenwriter who embodies both the role of a narrative specialist and that of a visual storytelling poet. Screenwriters often work in isolation, even in collaborative projects, leading to a tension between solitary work and collaborative roles. Narrative theories in screenwriting have mainly centered on identification of the audience, neglecting the screenwriter’s perspective. However, screenwriting can serve as a platform for experimentation and a reflection of new ideas, insights, and hands-on experience, meeting the demand for a systematic understanding of the writer’s processes. The results of this study provide preliminary insights into the mechanisms of emotional transportation, identification, and eureka moments in screenwriting practice. The study suggests that the transportation effect in writers is induced by a feeling of security, which arises from the limitations of the assignment. The data also suggests that pressure can lead to more original dramaturgical solutions. As such, this experimental pilot study already sheds light on the screenwriter’s artistic process. Yet, it has limitations, including a small number of informants and the novelty of the research method.

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Emotional Transportation and Identification in Screenwriting: A Pilot Study

Reinola

2023

Baltic Screen Media Review

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