What is it about?
Screenworks is a peer-reviewed publication of screen media practice research. This article outlines the opportunities and challenges for publishers of academic filmmaking, from framing practice as research in the written statement and evaluating the research dimensions in the peer review to issues around archiving and future-proofing online journals, especially video.
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Why is it important?
This is an important intervention in debates around the value of academic filmmaking, and developing methodologies for the dissemination and evaluation of screen media practice research.
Perspectives
Writing this article gave me an opportunity to critically reflect on my role in the development of Screenworks as a publication and I was delighted to be joined by co-author, Alex Nevill who is also on the editorial board. We hope it will be useful both to filmmaking academics concerned with articulating their practice as research, but also to those people involved with the peer review of academic filmmaking.
Charlotte Crofts
University of the West of England
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This page is a summary of: Publishing screen media practice research: evolving processes of contextualisation, peer review and future proofing in Screenworks, Media Practice and Education, September 2018, Taylor & Francis,
DOI: 10.1080/25741136.2018.1529478.
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Resources
Screenworks Website
Screenworks - the online peer-reviewed publication of screen media practice research which is the topic of this article.
Filmmaking Research Network
The aim of the AHRC-funded Filmmaking Research Network was to develop understanding and consolidate the field of filmmaking research by sharing best practice internationally and developing resources. We examined how the UK and Australia use filmmaking research to generate new knowledge and produced resources to improve capacity and research infrastructure. The network conducted research and knowledge exchange through workshops, visits, meetings, a public screening, conference panels and a survey. Resources include a register of films, case studies of best practice and a PhD examiner list. A special edition of the Media Practice and Education published in 2019 was dedicated to the project. The Filmmaking Research Network ran for 2 years and included over 100 members from more than 40 institutions including industry and third sector representatives. The network stimulated new debates, fostered a deeper understanding of filmmaking research and developed resources to sustain the future of the field. Author, Dr Charlotte Crofts was on the FRN steering committee and several of the case studies available in the resources section reference Screenworks as examples of good practice.
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