Emerson thesis -- Writing for film and television
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Subject Source: Local sources
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Once Upon a Revolution, 2020
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Identifier: sw_2020spring_speelman_kathryn.pdf
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"Once Upon a Revolution is a one-hour television pilot and show bible that tells the epic story of how a professional thief becomes entangled in a battle between light and darkness. This series explores the complexities of war and its consequences by delving deep within the personal stories of characters that were affected by past and future wars. Neither side will come off completely innocent as the realities of war force both the righteous resistance and the dark knights to commit...
Dates:
2020
Paddy Wagon, 2021
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Identifier: sf_2021spring_hallinan_cameron.pdf
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"PADDY WAGON is a gritty crime drama with elements of dark comedy that focuses on a tough yet tender young thug. Set in Boston during the 1970s, the film aims to transports viewers into the world of organized crime within an unforgiving setting. The script takes cues from classic crime films like 'The Friends of Eddie Coyle and Dog Day Afternoon' but adds a modern spin to the genre. Ultimately, it's a period piece that reflects how increasingly corrosive the effects of violence have become...
Dates:
2021
Partners, 2020
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Identifier: sw_2020spring_block_william.pdf
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"PARTNERS is an action comedy feature length screenplay centered around a married couple in the LAPD who are forced to work the same case in order to catch a killer. Once they are partnered, the stress of the case and the extended time together forces them to confront the growing problems in their marriage. Thematically, PARTNERS tackles the universal struggle of finding the right balance between professional life and family life. When the two become one, the couple lose all sense of privacy...
Dates:
2020
Poles Apart, 2020
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Identifier: sw_2020spring_brook_alessandra.pdf
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"POLES APART is a romantic, road trip comedy about an uptight, environmentalist and a laid back Aussie farmer who ultimately discover that love can be found in unlikely places. The film explores different types of love – familial love, romantic love and self-love. It considers how to balance loving others with loving oneself. The protagonist is an American climate-change obsessed, control freak whose love and concern for her bi-polar sister distracts her from loving and caring for herself or...
Dates:
2020
Realty check, 2018
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Identifier: wf_2018spring_cable_meghan.pdf
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"Realty Check focuses on a business woman's struggle to remain ethical and positive in the real estate world, as she shows her young daughter what it means to be responsible for one's own actions. While the plot narrows in on the specifics of sales goals and achieving high status in the workplace, the underlying theme is indubitably the importance of family and what it means to find your home, both in the physical sense and the emotional sense. The film situates itself into the body of work...
Dates:
2018
Red Sauce, 2023
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Identifier: sf_2023spring_giardina_lynsey.pdf
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"Red Sauce is a feature length film designed for a theatrical and film festival release that focuses on childhood trauma. Set in a shotgun house in New Orleans, Lisa comes home for Thanksgiving to find not much has changed. Except for the fact that she is ready to confront her past trauma by wrecking her present life. Over the course of a single day, we follow the Campino family as the traumas of their past are unearthed during a Sicilian Thanksgiving day feast in Red Sauce." -- Abstract
Dates:
2023
Remember This, 2022
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Identifier: sw_2022spring_cochrany-zquierdo_kelly.pdf
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"REMEMBER THIS is an eight episode limited series designed for streaming platforms. It focuses on the "what ifs" of advanced Alzheimer's research. The technology is designed to not only view memories but also manipulate them. With a family drama at the heart of this Sci-Fi thriller, REMEMBER THIS explores a mother/daughter relationship that is fraught with expectations and missed opportunities. Family secrets, constructed reality, and self-identity create a narrative that evoke personal and...
Dates:
2022
Sailing along, 2018
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Identifier: wf_2018spring_mesple_rebecca.pdf
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"Sailing Along, like my other scripts, is a story about a female protagonist who must dig deep within herself to overcome many obstacles. This story is a murder mystery set in a small quaint Cape Cod town. More than just a murder mystery, Sailing Along touches on multiple things: how a widow must deal with the demands of being a single parent to a teenage son, an insensitive boss, needing to
collaborate with someone who hurt her in her past, and trying to solve a crime that hard hits the...
Dates:
2018
Salt & Pepper, 2019
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Identifier: sw_2019spring_clayton_maisy.pdf
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"This half-hour children's animated series invites young, eager minds into the delicious and magical world of food and the culinary arts. Combining educational television with uplifting adventure, each episode of the series explores a new ingredient, where it's found in nature, how it's sourced, and how it can be used in various forms of cooking. This series aims to get children into the kitchen, and to be excited and inquisitive about the food that they eat. The work I've created throughout...
Dates:
2019
Santa's Rookie Report, 2020
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Identifier: sw_2020spring_sainvil_deion.pdf
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"This feature film is a comedy/fantasy that takes place around Christmastime. It is about an Elf who aspires to become a licensed Santa Claus, which would make him the first Elf in the history of the North Pole to achieve this feat. In order to do so he must get a passing evaluation score on his rookie assignment. Parallel to this, the protagonist's estranged sister is a youth leader at a South Florida church that is putting together a play based on 'A Charlie Brown Christmas.' One of the...
Dates:
2020
Seedlings, 2023
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Identifier: sf_2023spring_eglitis_gerard.pdf
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"Seedlings is a feature-length children's animated film made for theatrical release. Set in the present day, Seedlings follows a young seed and her new human friend's exploration of what is on the other side of life as they know it. The film heavily focuses on the concepts of death and family, both chosen and biological. Although the feature is entertaining, Seedlings educates children and families on life cycles and reinforces the idea that change is inevitable and natural." -- Abstract
Dates:
2023
So Extra, 2019
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Identifier: sw_2019spring_hutchins_derek.pdf
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"So Extra is a feature length comedy drama about a man who moves to Hollywood in pursuit of his dream: becoming an actor. However, this is easier said than done, and he is forced to find work as a background actor to make ends meet, where he gets to know several other dreamers who help him along the way. The script seeks to explore what it takes to "make it" in Los Angeles and how to cope with the frustrations of constant rejection when all the soul wants is to create, suggesting through use...
Dates:
2019
Somali Blend, 2021
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Identifier: sf_2021spring_sellwood_peter.pdf
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"Jake Mars is a widower that will do anything to fight to keep his Minneapolis urban neighborhood from changing. Jake owns a greasy spoon diner that is famous for their world class cinnamon rolls. The diner hasn't been forced to change since the doors opened in the 1950's. A Somali woman opens up a wildly successful Somali cafe in the same neighborhood which forces Jake to fight for his cafe or run the risk of it going out of business. Jake will stop at nothing to save his cafe. His wife,...
Dates:
2021
& sons / And sons, 2018
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Identifier: wf_2018spring_eckard_robert.pdf
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"This half-hour comedy works within the established tropes of family sitcoms to investigate a lower-income family in America's South, LGBT identity development within youth, and the socioeconomic structures shaping current society. Themes around family, the Southern experience, and LGBT characters are present in the majority of my work in the program." --Abstract.
Dates:
2018
Space Cub & Neuro-Tap, 2023
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Identifier: sf_2023spring_wachowski_joseph.pdf
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"SPACE CUB is a half-hour animated series designed for streaming services with a target audience of children 10 and up. The story follows the journey of a young boy named Cub and his adventure to retrieve his kidnapped mother. Cub is the son of Captain Austin, the strict and competent leader of an asteroid mining expedition and the captain of her space vessel the Deltron. Our Journey begins when the Deltron's crew is ambushed by Captain Psyche and her mercenary space bandits. NEURO-TAP is an...
Dates:
2023
Starhopper, 2019
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Identifier: sw_2019spring_carter_tayler.pdf
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"This animated half-hour pilot blends comedy and science fiction, following the adventures of human twins, Cassie and Leo, and their alien friend, Sid, as they travel the galaxies to aid beings in need. Exploring coming-of-age themes, family and community dynamics, and LGBTQIA+ representation is present throughout my work, both within this thesis collection and moving forward." -- Abstract
Dates:
2019
Stocks & Gallows / Forever 99, 2022
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Identifier: sw_2022spring_perkins_nicholas.pdf
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"Half Hour Pilot, Title: FOREVER 99, Logline: A former teen-star turned cult leader deals with the consequences of her successful suicide pact when those who took part are permanently stuck in 1999. Synopsis: CORA (27) was a popular teen actress until she aged out of her roles. She started a cult called the Eveites to feel the love of followers again, but when most of the cult goes through with a group suicide on New Years Eve 1999, something goes wrong. The Eveites are stuck on Earth as...
Dates:
2022
Stupid Voices from the Future (a feature film), 2021
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Identifier: sf_2021spring_ehrlich_cj.pdf
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"What if the future called, but it was the wrong number? Stupid Voices from the Future is a comedy/sci fi feature with the theme that even a hero needs to be part of a team. When Marissa, a humble artist, is contacted by the Future, she's thrilled when they explain that she's the One, the only one, who can change the course of history and save the world. She's not so thrilled when they tell her she's also the one who destroyed it in the first place. But when she realizes they meant to call...
Dates:
2021
Swamp Pizza, 2022
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Identifier: sw_2022spring_reine_kelsey.pdf
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"Concrete's cooking in Opelousas, Louisiana and JOSELINE (16) desperately wants to forget about her troubles at home with a negligent mother and have the best Summer of her life with her two best-friends RODGER (15) and MIRACLE JOY (15). After what seems like a typical day at work cooking pizzas and selling beer to the trashy locals at the “great value” amusement park, the three friends get an alert that the park is on lockdown. Through the walkie talkie communication system they are alerted...
Dates:
2022
Sweetener, 2020
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Identifier: sw_2020spring_thomas_brianna.pdf
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"SWEETENER is an hour-long limited series that focuses on themes of self-awareness, familial bonds, and corruption. This story blends the darkness of its deadly subject matter with humor to create an irreverent and cheeky take on the popular crime-solving genre. Taking inspiration from many of today's procedural dramas, legal thrillers, and women-led comedies, this script combines elements from all of those genres and wraps them into a comedic murder-mystery." -- Abstract
Dates:
2020