Date of Submission
8-2025
Type of Work
Exegesis and Creative Work
Principal Supervisor
Lola Montgomery
Associate Supervisor
Anne Chesher
Keywords
Cinema, film; hard problem; affect theory; montage theory; empathy; creative practice research; short film script; textual analysis.
Audience
General (G) - suitable for everyone
Abstract
This project consists of two components, a creative artefact, and written exegesis. The creative artefact is a short film script called 'Parallel Lines' which explores a conversation between a mother and her daughter after the death of the mother.
In my creative practice, cinema is the most impactful medium of generating meaning. I would go as far to state that cinema is a necessary medium in order to explore human emotions. Representation is known to impact audiences and it is for this reason that I have chosen cinema to be the mechanism to examine in depth within the work.
Using the theories of affect, montage and studies of empathy, I examine my emotional response, and use these theories to apply the same logic and understanding to my own script. The goal with this project is to employ textual analysis to bricolage my creative resources that will eventuate into an emotive short film script.
Notes
Appendix One - Short film script 'Parallel Lines.
Appendix Two - Watch Diary.
Recommended Citation
Silvester, F. (2025). I Want To Make You Cry: An emotional and philosophical inquiry in 'Parallel Lines' through montage, affect and empathy [Masters dissertation, SAE University College]. Creo.