Outputs (2)

Writing the Cine-Poetic: an Analysis of Screenwriting Technique in the Cinema of Lynne Ramsay (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Neilan, C. (2023, September). Writing the Cine-Poetic: an Analysis of Screenwriting Technique in the Cinema of Lynne Ramsay. Paper presented at Screenwriting Research Network Conference 2023, Stephens College, Missouri, USA

Lynne Ramsay has been called one of the most distinctive British filmmakers of her generation, yet despite her renown as a director she rarely receives attention nor credit for her mastery of screenwriting technique. Her early short films demonstrate... Read More about Writing the Cine-Poetic: an Analysis of Screenwriting Technique in the Cinema of Lynne Ramsay.

Moving Away From the Monoplot: Conventional Narrative Structure in the Screenplay and the Unconventional Alternatives (2023)
Thesis
Neilan, C. (2023). Moving Away From the Monoplot: Conventional Narrative Structure in the Screenplay and the Unconventional Alternatives. (Thesis). Manchester Metropolitan University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/4245408

Through a combination of creative and critical practice, this project seeks to explore the conventionalisation effect that popular screenwriting handbooks have had on screenwriting practice, the unconventional structural models that are available to... Read More about Moving Away From the Monoplot: Conventional Narrative Structure in the Screenplay and the Unconventional Alternatives.