Professor Craig Batty

Dean of Research UniSA Creative

City West Campus (K3-23)
tel +61 8 830 20243

email Craig.Batty@unisa.edu.au

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About me

Craig is an award-winning educator, researcher and supervisor in the areas of screenwriting, creative writing and screen production. He is also an expert in creative practice research methodologies. He is currently editor of the Journal of Screenwriting, and co-editor of Media Practice and Education.

He has published over 100 books, book chapters, journal articles and creative practice research works, as well as industry articles, book reviews and interviews. He has also guest edited 10 journal special issues. Craig has also worked on a variety of screen projects as a writer, script editor and script consultant.

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Research

Research focus

Film, Television and Digital Media
Curriculum and Pedagogy
Literary Studies
Performing Arts and Creative Writing
Communication and Media Studies

Research

Outputs

Research since 2008 is shown below. To see earlier years visit ORCID or Scopus

Open access indicates that an output is open access.

Highlights

Year	Output
2020	Barnacle, R, Cuthbert, D, Schmidt, C & Batty, C 2020, 'Vectors of knowledge exchange: the value of industry engagement to HASS PhDs', Higher Education, vol. 80, pp. 973-987.
2020	Batty, C, Ellison, E, Owens, A & Brien, D 2020, 'Mapping the emotional journey of the doctoral 'hero': challenges faced and breakthroughs made by creative arts and humanities candidates', Arts and Humanities in Higher Education: An International Journal of Theory, Research and Practice, vol. 19, no. 4, pp. 354-376. 1 1
2017	Batty, C & Holbrook, A 2017, 'Contributing to knowledge in creative writing research: what, where, how?', TEXT: Journal of Writing and Writing Programs, vol. 21, no. 2, S44, pp. 1-16. Open access
2014	Batty, C 2014, Screenwriters and screenwriting: putting practice into context, Palgrave Macmillan, UK. 10
2011	Batty, C 2011, Movies that move us: screenwriting and the power of the protagonist's journey, Palgrave Macmillan, UK. 13

Books

Year	Output
2020	Brien, DL, Batty, C, Ellison, E & Owens, A 2020, The doctoral experience: student stories from the creative arts and humanities, Springer, Switzerland.
2019	Batty, C, Berry, M, Dooley, K, Frankham, B & Kerrigan, S 2019, The Palgrave handbook of screen production, Palgrave Macmillan, Switzerland.
2018	Batty, C & Kerrigan, S 2018, Screen production research: creative practice as a mode of enquiry, Palgrave Macmillan, Switzerland.
2014	Batty, C 2014, Screenwriters and screenwriting: putting practice into context, Palgrave Macmillan, UK. 10
2014	Jacey, H & Batty, C 2014, Writing and selling romantic comedy screenplays, Creative Essentials, UK.
2012	Batty, C & Waldeback, Z 2012, The creative screenwriter: exercises to expand your craft, Bloomsbury, UK.
2012	Batty, C 2012, Screenplays: how to write and sell them, Kamera Books, UK.
2011	Batty, C 2011, Movies that move us: screenwriting and the power of the protagonist's journey, Palgrave Macmillan, UK. 13
2010	Batty, C & Cain, S 2010, Media writing: a practical introduction, Palgrave Macmillan, UK.
2008	Batty, C & Waldeback, Z 2008, Writing for the screen: creative and critical approaches, Palgrave Macmillan, UK.

Chapters

Year	Output
2020	Batty, C & Taylor, S 2020, The role of the script editor, revised, Red Globe Press, UK.
2020	Batty, C, Burne, P & Gaunson, S 2020, 'Screenwriting the beach: conflict, catharsis and the character arc in Australian film', in E Ellison & DL Brien (eds), Writing the Australian Beach: Local Site, Global Idea, Palgrave Macmillan, Switzerland, ch. 3, pp. 39-56.
2020	Brien, DL, Batty, C, Ellison, E & Owens, A 2020, 'Introduction', in DL Brien et al. (eds), The doctoral experience: student stories from the creative arts and humanities, Springer, Switzerland, ch. 1, pp. 1-10.
2020	Taylor, S, Dwyer, T, O'Meara, R & Batty, C 2020, 'From the stony ground up: the unique affordances of the gaol as 'hub' for transgressive female representations in women-in-prison dramas', in M Harmes, M Harmes & B Harmes (eds), The Palgrave handbook of incarceration in popular culture, Springer, Switzerland, ch. 41, pp. 671-684.
2019	Batty, C & Taylor, S 2019, 'Teaching screenwriting through script development: looking beyond the screenplay', in C Batty, M Berry & K Dooley et al. (eds), The Palgrave handbook of screen production, Palgrave Macmillan, Switzerland, ch. 35, pp. 459-472.
2019	Berry, M & Batty, C 2019, 'What could possibly go wrong? The role of supervisors in ethics training for creative practice researchers', in K MacNeil & B Bolt (eds), The Meeting of Aesthetics and Ethics in the Academy: Challenges for Creative Practice Researchers in Higher Education, Routledge, UK, ch. 7, pp. 87-100.
2019	Brien, DL, Batty, C, Ellison, E & Owens, A 2019, 'Conclusion to volume', in DL Brien et al. (eds), The Doctoral Experience: Student Stories from the Creative Arts and Humanities, Springer, Switzerland, ch. 19, pp. 223-230.
2019	Sergi, M & Batty, C 2019, 'Understanding the underlying principles of the short film', in C Batty, M Berry & K Dooley et al. (eds), The Palgrave Handbook of Screen Production, Palgrave Macmillan, Switzerland, ch. 4, pp. 49-60.
2018	Batty, C & Taylor, S 2018, 'Digital development: using the Smartphone to enhance screenwriting practice', in M Schleser & M Berry (eds), Mobile story making in an age of Smartphones, Palgrave Macmillan, Switzerland, ch. 3, pp. 21-29.
2017	Batty, C & Baker, DJ 2017, 'Screenwriting as a mode of research, and the screenplay as a research artefact', in C Batty & S Kerrigan (eds), Screen production research: creative practice as a mode of enquiry, Springer, Switzerland, ch. 5, pp. 67-83. 2
2017	Batty, C & Hashimi, W 2017, 'Look who's talking: using transactional analysis in the writing of effective screenplay dialogue', in J Mildorf & B Thomas (eds), Dialogue Across Media, John Benjamins, Netherlands, ch. 3, pp. 55-76.
2017	Batty, C & Kerrigan, S 2017, 'Introduction', in C Batty & S Kerrigan (eds), Screen production research: creative practice as a mode of enquiry, Springer, Switzerland, ch. 1, pp. 1-10. 2
2016	Batty, C 2016, 'You are what you eat: film narratives and the transformational function of food', in P Bradley (ed.), Food, media and contemporary culture: the edible image, Palgrave Macmillan, UK, ch. 2, pp. 27-43.
2016	Batty, C, Dyer, A, Perkins, C & Sita, J 2016, 'Seeing animated worlds: eye tracking and the spectator's experience of narrative', in CD Reinard & CJ Olson (eds), Making Sense of Cinema: Empirical Studies into Film Spectators and Spectatorship, Bloomsbury, UK, ch. 9, pp. 165-186.
2015	Batty, C, Holloway, S, James, G & Harper, G 2015, 'Questions and answers: responding to creative writing teaching and learning', in G Harper (ed.), Creative Writing and Education, Multilingual Matters, UK, ch. 6, pp. 87-99.
2014	Batty, C 2014, 'Costume as character arc: how emotional transformation is written into the dressed body', in C Batty (ed.), Screenwriters and screenwriting: putting practice into context, Palgrave Macmillan, UK, ch. 5, pp. 80-94. 3
2014	Batty, C 2014, 'Me and you and everyone we know: the centrality of character in understanding media texts', in B Thomas & J Round (eds), Real Lives, Celebrity Stories: Narratives of Ordinary and Extraordinary People Across Media, Bloomsbury, UK, ch. 2, pp. 35-56.
2014	Batty, C 2014, 'Smartphone screenwriting: creativity, technology, and screenplays-on-the-go', in M Berry & M Schleser (eds), Mobile media making in an age of Smartphones, Palgrave Macmillan, UK, ch. 10, pp. 104-114. 4
2013	Batty, C 2013, 'Writing the screenplay', in G Harper (ed.), A companion to creative writing, Wiley, UK, ch. 7, pp. 98-114. 1
2012	Batty, C 2012, 'Describing with feeling: evoking style, tone and emotion in script scene directions', in E Walker (ed.), Teaching Creative Writing: Practical Approaches, The Professional and Higher Partnership Ltd, UK, ch. 50, pp. 151-153.
2009	Batty, C & Waldeback, Z 2009, 'The cultures of screenwriting', in B Turner (ed.), The screenwriter's handbook 2010, Palgrave Macmillan, US, ch. 2, pp. 3-6.
2009	Batty, C 2009, 'Screenwriting', in R Doughty & D Shaw (eds), Film: The Essential Study Guide, Taylor & Francis, UK, ch. 18, pp. 177-198.

Journal Articles

Year	Output
2020	Barnacle, R, Cuthbert, D, Schmidt, C & Batty, C 2020, 'HASS PhD graduate careers and knowledge transfer: a conduit for enduring, multi-sector networks', Arts and Humanities in Higher Education: An International Journal of Theory, Research and Practice, vol. 19, no. 4, pp. 397-418. 1 1
2020	Barnacle, R, Cuthbert, D, Schmidt, C & Batty, C 2020, 'Vectors of knowledge exchange: the value of industry engagement to HASS PhDs', Higher Education, vol. 80, pp. 973-987.
2020	Batty, C, Ellison, E, Owens, A & Brien, D 2020, 'Mapping the emotional journey of the doctoral 'hero': challenges faced and breakthroughs made by creative arts and humanities candidates', Arts and Humanities in Higher Education: An International Journal of Theory, Research and Practice, vol. 19, no. 4, pp. 354-376. 1 1
2020	Conroy, CM & Batty, C 2020, 'Writing the organisational crisis: embodied leadership engaged through the lens of a playscript', New Writing: The International Journal for the Practice and Theory of Creative Writing, vol. 17, no. 4, pp. 414-427.
2020	Ellison, E & Batty, C 2020, 'Collaborating upwards: writing across hierarchical boundaries', TEXT: Journal of Writing and Writing Programs, special issue no. 59, pp. 1-15. Open access
2020	Owens, A, Brien, DL, Ellison, E & Batty, C 2020, 'Student reflections on doctoral learning: challenges and breakthroughs', Studies in Graduate and Postdoctoral Education, vol. 11, no. 1, pp. 107-122.
2019	Batty, C & Taylor, S 2019, 'Comedy writing as method: reflections on screenwriting in creative practice research', New Writing: The International Journal for the Practice and Theory of Creative Writing, vol. 16, no. 3, pp. 374-392.
2019	Brien, DL, Owens, A, Batty, C & Ellison, E 2019, 'Investigating candidates' research experience beyond the thesis: the peripheral world of the doctorate', TEXT: Journal of Writing and Writing Programs, vol. 23, no. 2, S57, pp. 1-17. Open access
2019	Owens, A, Brien, DL, McAllister, M, Batty, C, Carson, S & Tuckett, A 2019, 'Researching, implementing, and evaluating industry focused and cross-disciplinary doctoral training', International Journal of Doctoral Studies, vol. 14, pp. 651-673. Open access 1
2019	Tofler, M, Batty, C & Taylor, S 2019, 'The comedy web series: reshaping Australian script development and commissioning practices', The Australasian Journal of Popular Culture, vol. 8, no. 1, pp. 71-84.
2018	Batty, C & Baker, DJ 2018, 'The role of fiction in screenwriting (as) research', TEXT: Journal of Writing and Writing Programs, vol. 2, no. 1, S48, pp. 1-10. Open access
2018	Batty, C, Berkeley, L & Glisovic, S 2018, 'A morning coffee in Melbourne: discussing the contentious spaces of media practice research', Media Practice and Education, vol. 19, no. 1, pp. 8-17. Open access
2018	Batty, C, Berry, M & Frankham, B 2018, 'Exploring a new era of screen production research: laying foundations for engagement and impact', Studies in Australasian Cinema, vol. 12, no. 2-3, pp. 162-178.
2018	Batty, C, O'Meara, R, Taylor, S, Joyce, H, Burne, P, Maloney, N, Poole, M & Tofler, M 2018, 'Script development as a 'wicked problem'', Journal of Screenwriting, vol. 9, no. 2, pp. 153-174. 1 1
2017	Batty, C & Brien, DL 2017, 'The exegesis now: where are we, and where are we going?', TEXT: Journal of Writing and Writing Programs, vol. 21, no. 2, S44, pp. 1-9. Open access
2017	Batty, C & Holbrook, A 2017, 'Contributing to knowledge in creative writing research: what, where, how?', TEXT: Journal of Writing and Writing Programs, vol. 21, no. 2, S44, pp. 1-16. Open access
2017	Batty, C, Beaton, K, Sculley, S & Taylor, S 2017, 'The screenwriting PhD: creative practice, critical theory and contributing to knowledge', TEXT: Journal of Writing and Writing Programs, vol. 21, no. 2, S44, pp. 1-17. Open access
2017	Batty, C, Taylor, S, Sawtell, L & Conor, B 2017, 'Script development: defining the field', Journal of Screenwriting, vol. 8, no. 3, pp. 225-247. Open access 4 4
2017	Sempert, M, Sawtell, L, Murray, P, Langley, S & Batty, C 2017, 'Methodologically speaking: innovative approaches to knowledge and text in creative writing research', New Writing: The International Journal for the Practice and Theory of Creative Writing, vol. 14, no. 2, pp. 205-222. 4 4
2017	Tofler, M & Batty, C 2017, 'Not just for laughs: the role of the pilot in commissioning Australian television comedy series', Comedy Studies, vol. 8, no. 1, pp. 81-92. 1
2016	Batty, C & McAulay, A 2016, 'The academic screenplay: approaching screenwriting as a research practice', Writing in Practice: The Journal of Creative Writing Research, vol. 2, pp. 1-8. Open access
2016	Batty, C 2016, 'Collaboration, critique and a community of peers: the benefits of peer learning groups for screen production research degrees', Studies in Australasian Cinema, vol. 10, no. 1, pp. 65-78. 3 2
2016	Batty, C 2016, 'Screenwriting studies, screenwriting practice and the screenwriting manual', New Writing: The International Journal for the Practice and Theory of Creative Writing, vol. 13, no. 1, pp. 59-70. 6 3
2016	Batty, C, Sawtell, L & Taylor, S 2016, 'Thinking through the screenplay: the academy as a site for research-based script development', Journal of Writing in Creative Practice, vol. 9, no. 1-2, pp. 149-162. 4
2016	Berry, M & Batty, C 2016, 'The stories of supervision: creative writing in a critical space', New Writing: The International Journal for the Practice and Theory of Creative Writing, vol. 13, no. 2, pp. 247-260. 5 3
2016	Glisovic, S, Berkeley, L & Batty, C 2016, 'The problem of peer review in screen production: exploring issues and proposing solutions', Studies in Australasian Cinema, vol. 10, no. 1, pp. 5-19. 3 2
2016	Kerrigan, S & Batty, C 2016, 'Re-conceptualising screenwriting for the academy: the social, cultural and creative practice of developing a screenplay', New Writing: The International Journal for the Practice and Theory of Creative Writing, vol. 13, no. 1, pp. 130-144. 7 4
2016	Taylor, S & Batty, C 2016, 'Script development and the hidden practices of screenwriting: perspectives from industry professionals', New Writing: The International Journal for the Practice and Theory of Creative Writing, vol. 13, no. 2, pp. 204-217. 6 3
2016	Vine, J, Batty, C & Muir, R 2016, 'A question of ethics: the challenges for journalism practice as a mode of research', Journal of Media Practice, vol. 17, no. 2-3, pp. 232-249. 3
2015	Baker, DJ, Batty, C, Beattie, D & Davis, S 2015, 'Scriptwriting as a research practice: expanding the field', TEXT: Journal of Writing and Writing Programs, special issue 29, pp. 1-11. Open access
2015	Batty, C & Berry, M 2015, 'Constellations and connections: the playful space of the creative practice research degree', Journal of Media Practice, vol. 16, no. 3, pp. 181-194. 10
2015	Batty, C & Taylor, S 2015, 'Interrogating writing practices: perspectives from the screenwriting industry', Writing in Practice: The Journal of Creative Writing Research, vol. 1, pp. 1-10. Open access
2015	Batty, C 2015, 'A screenwriter's journey into theme, and how creative writing research might help us to define screen production research', Studies in Australasian Cinema, vol. 9, no.2, pp. 110-121. 10 8
2015	Batty, C, Perkins, C & Sita, JC 2015, 'How we came to eye tracking animation: a cross-disciplinary approach to researching the moving image', Refractory: A Journal of Entertainment Media, vol. 25, no. 2, pp. 1-12. Open access
2014	Batty, C & Sinclair, J 2014, 'Peer-to-peer learning in the higher degree by research context: a creative writing case study', New Writing: The International Journal for the Practice and Theory of Creative Writing, vol. 11, no. 3, pp. 335-346. 8
2014	Batty, C 2014, ''Show me your Slugline and I'll let you have the Firstlook': some thoughts on today's digital screenwriting tools and apps', Media International Australia, no. 153, pp. 118-127. 6
2013	Batty, C 2013, 'Unpacking critical theories to enhance creative practice: a PhD in screenwriting case study', Media Education Research Journal, vol. 4, no. 1, pp. 12-26.
2010	Batty, C 2010, 'The physical and emotional threads of the archetypal hero's journey: proposing common terminology and re-examining the narrative model', Journal of Screenwriting, vol. 1, no. 2, pp. 291-308. 6

Conferences

Year	Output
2016	Batty, C 2016, 'The special place of fiction in creative practice research: a screenwriting approach', in S Kerrigan, K Dooley & B Frankham (eds), Screen Production Research: The Big Questions - Australian Screen Production Education and Research Association Annual Conference, 2016, Australian Screen Production Education and Research Association, pp. 1-11. Open access
2013	Batty, C 2013, 'Creative interventions in screenwriting: embracing theme to unify and improve the collaborative development process', The creative manoeuvres: making, saying, being papers: the refereed proceedings of the 18th conference of the Australasian Association of Writing Programs, Australasian Association of Writing Programs, pp. 1-12. Open access

Non Traditional Outputs

Year	Output
2018	Batty, C 2018, A vacuous screenplay in search of rigour, TEXT: Journal of Writing and Writing Programs, Australian Association of Writing Programs. Open access
2015	Batty, C 2015, Dirty talk: scriptwriting, script editing and the creative process, TEXT: Journal of Writing and Writing Programs, Australian Association of Writing Programs. Open access
2015	Batty, C 2015, The (im)perfect screenplay: a parody of craft and industry, TEXT: Journal of Writing and Writing Programs, Australian Association of Writing Programs. Open access
2015	Batty, C, Rogers, C, Roper, J & Flood, G 2015, I am Evangeline.
2013	Batty, C 2013, Frankie goes to Hollywood: a comedy script, TEXT: Journal of Writing and Writing Programs, Australian Association of Writing Programs. Open access
2010	Dorrington, S, Batty, C & Alexander, R 2010, Toothless.
2008	Dudley, W, O'Hara, R, Batty, C, Bolton, M & Brand, S 2008, Dogberry and Bob: Private investigators.

Reports

Year	Output
2018	Batty, C, Dooley, K, Berry, M, Frankham, B, Kerrigan, S & McVeigh, M 2018, Measuring excellence in screen production research, Australian Screen Production Education and Research Association, Australia. Open access
2017	Batty, C & Glisovic, S 2017, Screen production research reporting: an ASPERA scoping report, Australian Screen Production Education and Research Association, Australia. Open access

External engagement & recognition

Collaborations

Highlights

In 2016, Craig won an Australian Awards for University Teaching (AAUT) Citation for PhD supervision, acknowledging a peer-to-peer pedagogy he developed and led for 5 years with creative writing PhD candidates. He also won teaching and supervision awards related to this at RMIT in 2014 and 2016, and in 2017 Craig won the RMIT Vice-Chancellor's Award for Research Supervision Excellence.

In 2020, Craig was recognised by The Australian as research 'Field Leader' in the area of film.

External engagement & recognition

Collaborations

Organisation	Country
Australian Catholic University	AUSTRALIA
Bond University	AUSTRALIA
Bournemouth University	UNITED KINGDOM
Central Queensland University	AUSTRALIA
Curtin University	AUSTRALIA
Griffith University	AUSTRALIA
King's College London	UNITED KINGDOM
La Trobe University	AUSTRALIA
Monash University	AUSTRALIA
Queensland University of Technology	AUSTRALIA
RMIT University	AUSTRALIA
Southampton Solent University	UNITED KINGDOM
Swinburne University of Technology	AUSTRALIA
University of Melbourne	AUSTRALIA
University of Newcastle	AUSTRALIA
University of Queensland	AUSTRALIA
University of Southern Queensland	AUSTRALIA
University of Technology Sydney	AUSTRALIA
Yokohama National University	JAPAN

External engagement & recognition

Engagement/recognition	Year
Invited Speaker Scripting the Future, Sydney Festival	2020
Keynote Speaker Creative Practice Research Degree, Queensland University of Technology	2020
Invited Speaker Developing a Television or Web Series, Queensland Writer's Centre (Brisbane and Cairns)	2019
Invited Speaker Creative Practice Research, University College Cork, Ireland	2019
Invited Speaker Creative Practice Research, Southern Cross University	2019
Invited Speaker Unleashing Your Creativity, The Noosa Institute	2019
Invited Speaker Screenwriting, Australian Association for the Teaching of English	2019
Invited Speaker Advanced Screenwriting, Queensland Writer's Centre (Brisbane)	2019
Invited Speaker Introduction to Screenwriting, Capricorn Coast Writers' Festival	2019
Keynote Speaker Effective Research Training, Notre Dame University	2019
Invited Speaker Various Screenwriting, Cairns Tropical Writers' Festival	2018
Invited Speaker Teaching Screenwriting, Australian Teachers of Media (Melbourne)	2018
Keynote Speaker Research Engagement and Impact, Univeristy of Lincoln, UK	2018
Keynote Speaker The Doctoral Learner, Bournemouth University, UK	2018
RMIT nominee, Excellence in Graduate Research Supervision Australian Council of Graduate Research	2018
Eminent Visiting Scholar University of Southern Queensland	2017
Expert Facilitator, HDR workshop Central Queensland University (Noosa)	2017
Facilitator, University wide HDR workshop Central Queensland University (Rockhampton)	2017
Invited Speaker Writing Australian Stories, Australian Teachers of Media (Melbourne)	2017
Invited Speaker ERA statement writing, University of Newcastle	2017
Keynote Speaker Screenwriting as a Research Practice, University of Southern Queensland	2017
RMIT nominee, Excellence in Graduate Research Leadership Australian Council of Graduate Research	2017
Citations for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning Australian Awards for University Teaching	2016
Invited Speaker Creative Practice Research, James Cook University	2016
Invited Speaker Screenwriting as a Research Practice, Central Queensland University (Noosa)	2016
Keynote Speaker Creative Practice Research Degrees, Central Queensland University (Brisbane)	2016
Visiting Research Fellow Bond University	2016
Invited Speaker Pitching for screenwriters, Queensland Writers' Centre	2015
Visiting Professor Yokohama National University, Japan	2015

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