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In order to understand creative practice, one firstly needs to understand the current research literature into creativity. We then have a basis for examining ways of researching creativity, particularly in relation to screen production. There are a number of possible research approaches. Using a framework that is common to all research, be it objectivist, subjectivist or constructionist, one could research screen production by taking a traditional research approach such as textual analysis or ethnography or by, instead, undertaking a creative practice research process while producing audio-visual material for the screen using a practitioner-based enquiry (PBE) approach. This chapter outlines the ontological and epistemological basis of PBE, describes and justifies its general use as a research tool to examine the creative process, outlines how it is used to research screen production as a specific form of creative practice, and finally, provides empirical examples of its application.
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McIntyre, P. (2018). Using Practitioner-Based Enquiry (PBE) to Examine Screen Production as a Form of Creative Practice. In: Batty, C., Kerrigan, S. (eds) Screen Production Research. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-62837-0_6
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