Title: Inside the Writers' Room:Examining Creative Process to Develop Creative Capabilities
Abstract:Creative capabilities such as the willingness to take creative risks, being receptive to alternative ideas and persistence to resolve creative problems (Steers 2009) have been described as necessary a...Creative capabilities such as the willingness to take creative risks, being receptive to alternative ideas and persistence to resolve creative problems (Steers 2009) have been described as necessary attributes, not just of creative practitioners, but all enterprises aspiring to reach global markets (McWilliam and Haukka 2008). Encouraging these attributes in learners of screenwriting requires exposure to creative and collaborative opportunities for these skills to develop. Writing narrative comedy screenplays as creative practice-led research provided the opportunity to examine creative capabilities inherent in the development of screenwriting craft skills. As an adult educator in screen and media production, I was motivated to reinvigorate my teaching practice by repositioning myself as a learner through immersion in screenwriting processes. I followed an action research cycle which mirrored the iterative screenwriting process of planning or ideation, writing, analysing, reflecting and evaluating (Christie et al. 2015; McKee 1998). Reflective and creative writing processes such as idea generation, concept development, research and critical feedback were documented in a reflection journal. This action research cycle generated numerous ideas for screenplays. The screenplay discussed in this paper was provoked by critical reflection on creative writing processes and scriptwriting as research itself (Baker and Beattie 2013; Baker 2013, 2016; Batty 2014). Inside the Writer’s Room Head uses humour to explore the often competing rational, intuitive and emotional aspects of screenwriting. The screenplay examines thought processes behind ideation, the role of research and consideration of audience in developing screenplays. In doing so, Inside the Writer’s Room Head suggests screenplays as research outcomes can embody critical reflection which can in turn stimulate the development of creative capabilities.Read More
Publication Year: 2017
Publication Date: 2017-06-26
Language: en
Type: article
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