The authors analyze the role of fiction in screenwriting as a way to show how text and performance are involved in storytelling. Fiction is applied as a mode of conveying the idea, using a text in the performance. The writers found that using fiction to do research reveals that scripting knowledge is effective for screenwriting even without considering the text and performance. Their main argument is that when telling a fiction story, screenwriting is the most important segment of the development process. Screenplay helps in transforming textual ideas into creative ones thus simplifying the concept of performance. In the horror genre, fiction as applied in research shows that coauthoring moves a genre from derivative to innovative practice. Therefore, scripting plays a significant role in showing creativity in various genres.
The source is useful because it sheds light on the topic under research. Although the source might not have focused much on the role of text and performance as it relates to screenwriting, it tells why screenwriting is the most significant segment of the storytelling. Compared to the rest of the sources, this source’s significance is average. The source’s information is also reliable because it is scholarly and published by an educational journal. It was also published in 2018 which is less than five years ago. Furthermore, the source is not biased and its goal is to educate.
The source fits into my research because it helped in revealing the significance of screenwriting in the development of various genres. However, it barely provides all the research information targeted by the topic. Henceforth, I could use the source in my future project to expand my knowledge of the topic. The source has also helped me look at the topic from a different and positive angle; the role of screenwriting in the development of various genres.
Ferrell in an investigation from a personal basis examines the role of the screenwriter’s voice concerning the text and the writing choices made for continuity. The study found that the voice of the screenwriter guides the mind to shape all aspects of the text. Preparing a story of whatever genre could be challenging especially if the screenwriter is working with a poorly developed text. The coauthors are obligated to ensure the flow of the performance based on the provided text. Therefore, they must carefully use their voices to shape the flow of the text. The author adds that the choices made based on the voice run from culture, national to worldwide. The cultural aspect is brought by the Script developer’s personality. The culture is very helpful in influencing the performance of the story and the voice establishes an identity that relates well with the rest of the entertainment world.
The source is useful in showing how screenwriting relates to text and performance. The writer concludes that voice plays a positive role in the shaping of text and the development of performance. Compared to other sources, the usefulness of this source is above average as it is more relatable to the topic. Furthermore, the article is reliable as it is less than 5 years old and is published by a learning institution. The source is partly biased because even if it borrows literature, the author speaks from a personal perspective. The goal of this article is to educate learners, particularly masters and doctorates as indicated in the source.
The article helped me to learn more about how screenwriting engages with text and performance. It provides that screenwriters use the power of their voices to direct the play from the text to the performance level. The source also helps me to shape my argument by providing that not only are the screenwriters vital in the delivery of creative ideas but also their voices. My initial thoughts about the topic have changed because I now know that screenwriting as a practice in story development is more than creativity.
The researcher investigates not only what the script does but also what it might do concerning text and performance. The role of the screenplay is to abolish, cohere and deliver the storyline creatively. However, the author argues that there is more than what the script can do. Viewing the screenplay text as a performance helps in showing the predictability of the poetic mind and anesthetics. The poet’s state of mind or the emotions through which the writer goes can be felt. The screenplay also can create anxiety, especially during the performance of the story. The arrangement of ideas to flow from one concept and environment to another makes the viewer anxious especially when the screen is blank. The many possibilities of the screenplay as it relates to the text and performance make it critical in the development of a story.
The source is useful as it perfectly relates to the topic. It, therefore, shows much of what the screenplay might do in addition to what the poet expects. This article is very close to the topic as compared to the rest of the sources. The information is reliable because it is from a peer-reviewed source. Also, the publishing journal specializes in screenwriting thus making the ideas accurate. However, the source was published more than five years ago hence much might have changed in the field of screenwriting. The source is not biased as it borrows the ideas and opinions of other experts. Its goal is however to create awareness of the least known significance of the screenplay.
The source information will help me to answer the research question. In shaping my argument, the source adds that screenplay plays a more critical role as it engages with text and performance. I would use this source in my research to support the role of screenwriting as it relates to text and performance. The source has also changed how I thought about the research question. I only knew the basic role of the screenplay but now I know more of what it could do.
The authors seek to show how the language used in the script could influence the performance of the story. Their investigation is based on the use of violent language in the early stages of screenwriting. The authors found that the level of violent language used in the script can be used to predict the level of violence in script performance. Screenplay text when in its early stages essentially affects the final performance. The discovery of the investigation makes the scripting of a story the most important part of the delivery. The screenwriter is then in a critical position to control the outcome of the story, especially in performance. Performance is the final stage of delivering an idea through storytelling. So, whether the genre of the story is drama or comic, the screenplay of the idea determines the state of the last performance. Therefore, the screenplay text affects the performance of the story.
The source is useful in telling more about the relationship between screenwriting, text, and performance. The article indicates that the development of the script determines the performance of the idea. It is also second close to the research question compared with the rest of the sources. The information is reliable because it is recent, from a peer-reviewed and educational source. Furthermore, the source is objective and clarifies its goal to be educational.
The source was helpful to me as it adds more information to the research question. My argument after reading the source is that screenwriting is interdependent with the text and performance. I could use the article to support my argument in showing the relationship between screenplay, the text, and performance. The text has changed what I thought about the research topic. I now understand that script even when in its initial stages of formulation determined the performance.
Reference List
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Ferrell, R.K., (2017). Voice in screenwriting: Discovering/recovering an Australian voice. Web.
Joyce, H., (2016). Text and performance: What does a screenplay do?Journal of Screenwriting, 7(3), pp. 245-254. Web.
Martinez, V.R., Somandepalli, K., Singla, K., Ramakrishna, A., Uhls, Y.T. and Narayanan, S., (2019). Violence rating prediction from movie scripts. In Proceedings of the AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence, 33(1), pp. 671-678. Web.