Emerson thesis -- Writing for film and television
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Found in 130 Collections and/or Records:
The Big Guave, 2024
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Identifier: sf_2024spring_garcia_arleny.pdf
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"The Big Guava is a feature length screenplay that tells the story of Gabriela, who travels back to her hometown in Tampa, Florida, to help plan her sister Sofia's fifteenth birthday party. While there, she must reconnect with her estranged mother, Danna, and face the harsh memories of their tumultuous past. As mother and daughter clash against opinions over the party, Gabriela struggles between leading a life of conformity versus risk and spontaneity. This family drama reminds us how our...
Dates:
2024
The Brimstone Princess / The Flick, 2024
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Identifier: sf_2024spring_af_geijerstam-lindberg_liliana.pdf
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"The Brimstone Princess is an hour long fantasy adventure that follows Princess Antonina as she tries to save her kingdom from ruin. After the assassination of her brother, Crown Prince Fredrick, she sets off on a journey across the world to find her younger sister Grace and bring her home before assassins can close in on her too. Her faithful guard Sir Hamford and his page Keven join her on this clandestine mission, unaware of the dark truths that will emerge along the way, and the...
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2024
The bull of heaven, 2018
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Identifier: wf_2018spring_robotham_thomas.pdf
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"Genetically optimized, bot-born Rex finally meets his match in the natural born rival Felix Kidd, who becomes his friend and fellow adventurer. Together, they face evil, bizarre creatures, and death." --page 12.
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2018
The Castle's, 2024
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Identifier: sf_2024spring_agee_carrie.pdf
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""The Castles"a prequel to Dirty Dancing is a full-length screenplay that delves into the untold past of Johnny Castle, set in 1930's New York City. The story follows the tumultuous relationship between Arabella Armstrong, a New York aristocrat, and Isaac Castle, a bad boy from the wrong side of the tracks. The screenplay opens with Arabella and Isaac's unlikely romance, which leads to an unplanned pregnancy and a hasty wedding. As their marriage progresses, cracks begin to show as Isaac...
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2024
The Color Line, 2021
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Identifier: sf_2021spring_johnson_chantel.pdf
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"John Matthews (mid 70s), a man once bold and adventurous, is now nearing the end of his life. Officially retiring, John is being given an honorary award for his famous photography work that spans sixty years. One of his most celebrated piece, a black and white photo showing a beautiful Ghanaian woman is the main photograph that everyone is raving. The London Times is also doing a feature on his work and this photograph specifically, with Kwadwo Asante (31) interviewing him personally. As...
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2021
The Disquaified, 2020
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Identifier: sw_2020spring_bazil_connor.pdf
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"THE DISQUALIFIED is a science-fiction romance film that dissects the nature of humanity - an exploration built upon concepts of existentialism and absurdism. In a future where most of the world relies on companion robots called Halves, the tepid heir to a tech conglomerate rediscovers his humanity when he falls in love with a vivacious Luddite. Drawing inspiration from many sources, including Georges Bataille and Francis Bacon, the screenplay serves as a study on the human condition....
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2020
The Divorce Ranch and All Turned Out, 2020
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Identifier: sw_2020spring_bresnahan_haley.pdf
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"'The Divorce Ranch' and 'All Turned Out' are two television pilots that are united by their exploration of the complexities of female friendship and camaraderie. While they are near opposites in tone and aesthetic, they are a reflection of my intention as a writer, which is to be vehicle for women's voices and stories. In two very different ways, these scripts ask questions about the ways in which women have the power to hurt and heal each other as we navigate our common experiences. Each...
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2020
The Fond Hearts, 2020
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Identifier: sw_2020spring_hollander_talia.pdf
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"THE FOND HEARTS is inspired by the true story of Roxana Druse, an abused farmer's wife in upstate New York, who killed her husband in 1884 with the help of her nephew, Frank Gates, and her daughter, Mary Druse. As Roxana tries her best to provide for the family alone and protect the children from the repercussions of the murder, Frank struggles with his feelings for Roxana and his frustration with her efforts, ultimately turning himself and the family in." -- Abstract
Dates:
2020
The Keeper, 2020
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Identifier: sw_2020spring_hill_cabrera-contaoi_jessica.pdf
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"The Keeper is an action-adventure series which follows a very unlikely hero, a middle-aged Latina mom, who still has fire in her belly for life and could give Indiana Jones a run for his money. The pilot explores themes of ageism and sexism and aims to show that women have more to offer the world as they age. The thesis behind the pilot is that an older female can carry a show like this without leaning on sex appeal alone. My body of work has focused on female heroes who break the Hollywood...
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2020
The Last Black Strife Film, 2021
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Identifier: sf_2021spring_collier_daequan.pdf
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"THE LAST BLACK STRIFE FILM, is a satirical comedy about a young Black filmmaker named Cam, who after becoming tired and overwhelmed by the traumatic and bleak images Hollywood keeps providing, decides to make a film that sets out to end this trend. Writing a film jam-packed with all the stereotypes and tropes, he could think of. From Richard Wright and James Baldwin to Tyler Perry and Spike Lee, Black artists have struggled with defining the role of the Black artist. We've seen this...
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2021
The Loneliest House: Wilson Years & Four Shores, 2022
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Identifier: sw_2022spring_mann_annabeth.pdf
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"Known for their incredible secret-keeping ability, the White House Residence Staff find themselves tested when President Wilson has a stroke and, rather than tell the public and surrender power to the unlikable VP, Edith takes over all executive decision making. In doing so, the Residence Staff must lie to Marshall and act as though their president (who a select number of the staff might even call a friend) is perfectly fine. With season one being a partially true re-telling of Woodrow and...
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2022
The Marvelous & Uncanny, 2022
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Identifier: sw_2022spring_mecham_merritt.pdf
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"'The Marvelous & Uncanny' is a dramatic screenplay inspired by classic film noir, the Surrealist movement, and the women at the heart of one of the darkest chapters of American labor history. Set in New York City in 1942, the story follows a young woman as she investigates the case of a missing boy. When the clues take her to Peggy Guggenheim's Art of This Century gallery and the Surrealist leaders displaced due to Nazi occupation of Europe, she embraces the tenets of surrealist...
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2022
The Midnight Trolley and The Arlingtons, 2023
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Identifier: sf_2023spring_lee_ariele.pdf
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"THE MIDNIGHT TROLLEY When a magical trolley appears in a child's closet and whisks her away from her turbulent home to find the Last Poppy Flower, her moody and disengaged older sister must embark on a perilous journey across fantastical/educational, art-history-inspired worlds to get them both back before the Bog Man destroys the trolley, and the childrens' parents return for the night. THE MIDNIGHT TROLLEY is an animated childrens limited series featuring stylistic world-building,...
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2023
The Perfect Fifth, 2023
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Identifier: sf_2023spring_haynes_noelle.pdf
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"The Perfect Fifth is a feature length film designed as an independent film that features an autistic female lead coming to terms with identity after her diagnosis. Set in present day, this feature follows an autistic woman. who's relationship with music changes as she stops chasing the life her father set for her. With very few accurate representations of autistic women in the film industry, The Perfect Fifth is different in the ways it addresses nuero atypical behaviors in women." --...
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2023
The Practitioner, 2020
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Identifier: sw_2020spring_aronofsky_james.pdf
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"THE PRACTITIONER an hour long medical drama that revolves around the life and work of oncology nurse practitioner Katerina Nunez Crompton and her colleagues of oncology nurse practitioners at the esteemed Boston Children's Hospital. The series will represent a new era of postracial television, in which cast members are diverse but are not defined by their race, gender, sexuality, or ethnicity. After suffering from a third trimester miscarriage and a now withering marriage, Katerina turns to...
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2020
The Retreat & Figuring It Out, 2021
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Identifier: sf_2021spring_durkin_colleen.pdf
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"THE REREAT is an hour long original dramedy pilot that dives head first into the ever enticing world of cults and how they operate, showcasing how susceptible we all are to the kind of tactics used by many infamous groups today. It explores how far curiosity can take you. The story underneath is about two friends trying to keep their sanity in pursuit of the truth, all with a little bit of humor and fun. This script is in line with a larger body of work which supports representation of...
Dates:
2021
The Shit List & Two-Hit Wonder, 2021
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Identifier: sf_2021spring_shiverick_deanna.pdf
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"This project consists of two pilots. 'The Shit List' follows Lily Hall as she one day happens upon her husband's "shit list" of five names, of which the first four are dead. When the fifth mysteriously dies, Lily realizes her husband has been murdering every person who has wronged him in his life. After some hesitation, Lily wants in. When Lily's first murder goes slightly awry, the Halls fall under the suspicion of newbie detective Ellen Pellegrino, who's desperate to crack this case after...
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2021
The Space Between, 2023
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Identifier: sf_2023spring_quinn_micheal.pdf
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"The Space Between is a feature-length film that follows a pair of international, life-long penpals over the span of three decades, as they navigate the transition of childhood to adulthood from opposite sides of the globe. When their friendship unexpectedly turns romantic, the two men find themselves being constantly separated from one another by their geography, cultures and laws. Set at the turn of the 21st century, The Space Between explores the role advancing technology plays in...
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2023
The Trumpet Cast Chronicles, 2024
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Identifier: sf_2024spring_hasegawa_sophia.pdf
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"Log line: A temperamental college student assaults her grandmother's caretaker by mistake as she attempts to understand her family history. It is scarce to witness feminine characters in film or television externalize their emotions. To enforce physical action upon the tangible world as a result of internal realities is not a luxury that most women are afforded. When Asian women are depicted as submissive, exotic or lacking all emotion, any chances of being seen as emotionally complex...
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2024
These Days, 2023
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Identifier: sf_2023spring_adams_paige.pdf
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"These Days is a feature length film designed for theatrical and streaming release. It explores the complicated bond between siblings as they navigate their fears for the future and resentment of their upbringing. This film brings to life a dynamic not often featured on screen: a significant age gap between siblings and examines how their lives became so much different because of it." -- Abstract
Dates:
2023