Emerson thesis -- Visual and media arts
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Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 893 Collections and/or Records:
Moses' people, 1999
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Scope and Content Note
From the Series:
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...
Dates:
1999
Mother May I?, 2021
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Identifier: sf_2021spring_blankenship_damon.pdf
Overview
"With the current social climate of our society becoming so polarizing, I've looked at the struggles I have faced in my own family and considered how they may affect future generations. How do we handle seeing two sides to those that we love? In this story, I'm interested in exploring the themes of duality, denial of guilt, and how repressed trauma can manifest itself and spill over into our children's lives for them to be forced to ultimately resolve. Edgar is an eight-year-old boy who...
Dates:
2021
Mother Tongue, 2022
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Identifier: sw_2022spring_saavedra_stephanie.pdf
Overview
"MOTHER TONGUE is a feature-length family drama made for streaming platforms that explores the difficulties of forgiveness as the death of a loved one looms over the heads of a broken immigrant family. It features a young, first-generation Filipino-American girl struggling to find her own identity in the culture she feels pushed away from while simultaneously trying to find her own unique voice as a painter in her young adult life. The film encapsulates the grey nature of love given by...
Dates:
2022
Moving through the senses an interactive study of digital movement Anthony Taylor Bass, Fumito Murakami., 2001
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From the Series:
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...
Dates:
2001
Mslink.com, 2007
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This is a online documentary project that combines digital video and multimedia applications to create an oral history of Multiple Sclerosis (MS), called mslink.com. -- abstract.
Dates:
2007
MTVesque, 2006
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'MTVesque' is a collection of five 36-second spec promos for a campaign 'Speak Your Mind' tailored to represent some of the views of MTV's primary target audience - the 16-24 young adults. -- abstract.
Dates:
2006
Murakami's main character, 2018
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Identifier: vm_2018spring_chen_cheng.pdf
Overview
"A magic realism coming-of-age short film about an independent college freshman who hopes he can cut himself off from his helicopter parents. But after they are gone he discovers he needs family and tries to get them back." --Abstract.
Dates:
2018
Music in the age of mechanical (re)production a study in schizophonic mimesis, 2006
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Overview
Conceptually, this project will seek to bring into question the use of mechanical (re)production in music and its place within a rapidly evolving musical culture. Technically, the project will reach its culmination with the completion of an audio CD of o
Dates:
2006
My confession, 2010
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Overview
Spirituality, discovery, family. My Confession is a personal point of view documentary following my own journey of doubt and discovery, from questioning my Catholic upbringing, to confronting my mother, father and sister's unshakable faith, to seeking out
Dates:
2010
My Indian rhapsody, 2016
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Identifier: vm_2016summer_achar_abijeet.pdf
Overview
"A 17-minute experimental-narrative short film. After an interview goes wrong, Trishul, a once successful author, works on a new book about a life with a brother he never knew, but is distracted by dreams of a lover he left behind. As Trishul works on his new novel, dreams of a past life meld with the potential of a future life with Sylvia, his ex-fiancé. Trishul continues to lose focus as he writes about the brother he left behind in India when an American family adopted him. Ultimately,...
Dates:
2016
My life as a zombie, 2002
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Scope and Content Note
From the Series:
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...
Dates:
2002
My Married Friends, 2024
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Identifier: sf_2024spring_zaleski_madison.pdf
Overview
"My Married Friends is a TV pilot inspired by the experiences of my college roommates, each of whom found their life partners during our time in school. Set in the suburban landscape of 2024 Cleveland, Ohio, this narrative, though loosely rooted in real-life friendships, takes creative liberties to portray a young woman's journey of self-discovery and romantic pursuit amidst a backdrop of friends who have transitioned into various stages of adulthood. Designed as a single-camera, 30-minute,...
Dates:
2024
My soul to keep, 2014
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Narrative film that tells the story of John and Carolyn, a married couple mourning the death of their only child, Beth.--Abstract.
Dates:
2014
My Years with Prospero, 2023
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Identifier: vm_2023spring_christopher_alexander.pdf
Overview
"My Years with Prospero is a feature length documentary on a recluse woodcarver who lives in the forests of Vermont. In the late 1960's, Mark Fenwick was living on the streets of Boston as a homeless adolescent, where he was experimenting with his lifelong interest of sculpture. Around this time, he heard of a group of likeminded individuals leaving the urban centers of Washington and Boston for the mountains of Vermont: what would be the genesis of the "Total Loss Farm" commune. Mark, or...
Dates:
2023
Mythic water, 2001
Item — Multiple Containers
Scope and Content Note
From the Series:
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...
Dates:
2001
N as in name, 2010
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N as in Name is a documentary that looks into the lives of people living in the United States with uncommon names. It explores the difficulties of having those names. Additionally, the film discovers ways to live with differences in a multi-cultural socie
Dates:
2010
Nafs Said, 2020
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Identifier: vma_2020fall_hussain_huma.pdf
Overview
"Nafs Said is a story about an Indian-Muslim housewife, Maryam, whose mundane life is abruptly interrupted by an opportunity to finally explore her desires. Maryam is a new immigrant in America and has always craved agency. Despite this being a source of unease and frustration, Maryam resigns herself to a relationship that allows women to only participate passively. Nafs Said is a study of the rhythms of domestic life and how women mold themselves around religious and cultural expectations...
Dates:
2020
Nalb Noun, 2023
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Identifier: vm_2023spring_stone_xzaviah.pdf
Overview
"Nalb Noum is an animated short horror film that follows a young Black teen who is in love with African American folklore. After his father's passing, he sets out to prove that the folklore is real. While the film gives the normal elements of a creature horror film, at its core, the film touches on the underlying themes of systematic racism and cultural appropriation that plague our societies including our imaginations." -- Abstract
Dates:
2023
Nani, mom, me and my daughters, 2000
Item — Multiple Containers
Scope and Content Note
From the Series:
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...
Dates:
2000
Native Speakers, 2019
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Identifier: sw_2019spring_szymanowski_mathew.pdf
Overview
"Native Speakers, a psychological drama script set in Poland, tells the story of twenty-something Mark, an American expat English language teacher, and his womanizing, hedonist old highschool friend, Anthony, who unexpectedly shows up, disrupting Mark's life, eventually leading to his retaliation. Through the perspective of the main protagonist, Mark, the script examines the often contradictory way that chauvinism and shamelessness, when disguised with charm and confidence, are often...
Dates:
2019