MARCH 2013 | DR VIRGINIA PITTS

Writing from the body: Kinesthetics and entrainment in collaborative screenplay development

Collaborative Feature Film Development: Joan Scheckel. Beyond the practice of devising screenplays from actors' improvisations, the use of embodiment as a collaborative script development technique is unusual in narrative film-making. Scheckel, however, runs film-making labs in which music and movement are distinctive features of her method for developing feature-length screenplays.

Following is an excerpt from University of Kent Dr. Virginia Pitt's essay on Writing from the body. To purchase the full work, click here.

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