Middlewives and IRL, 2020
Scope and Content Note
The series contains Master's theses from 1943 to present. The theses consist of either a production book and a media component or solely a production book. The production books were originally submitted as physical bound copies, but were later submitted digitally. The physical production books are stored offsite and the digital production books are stored in the College's preservation repository.
The media components consist of U-matic tapes, VHS tapes, CDs, DVDs, and Blu-rays and changed to digital submissions in 2020. There are also a handful of audiocassette tapes and one USB. The media components are stored onsite at the Archives.
Dates
- 2020
Creator
- Burness, Taylor (Person)
Conditions Governing Use
The thesis is restricted due to FERPA, permission from the author is required before you can view the thesis.
Extent
162 pages (162 pages)
Language of Materials
From the record group: English
From the record group: Chinese
From the record group: Spanish; Castilian
Overview
"MIDDLEWIVES is a one hour dramedy pilot about a young woman who escapes her polygamist cult and finds new family with a group of Vegas strippers. It uses themes of motherhood and freedom to explore ideas of chosen family and the necessity of discomfort for growth. IRL is a half hour comedy pilot set in 1999 about three teenage technopagans who team up with a deceased 80s heartthrob to help the spirits they've unleashed pass on. It explores the intersection of the past and future in numerous ways - the turn of the millennia, futuristic technology unleashing the dead, and characters teetering on adulthood - to comment on tackling the present in the wake of an uncertain future. These projects are the conclusion to a body of work that aims to depict women and girls achieving anything they set their minds to-- from to saving the world, to saving themselves." -- Abstract
Physical Location
RG 010.01C Visual & Media Arts
Physical Description
162 pages
Repository Details
Part of the Emerson College Archives and Special Collections Repository
Walker Building, Room 223
120 Boylston Street
Boston Massachusetts 02116 United States
(617) 824-8301
archives@emerson.edu