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Emerson thesis -- Visual and media arts

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Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 886 Collections and/or Records:

Oyate, 2016

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Identifier: vm_2016spring_girmus_daniel.pdf
Overview

"Oyate is an observational nonfiction film about life on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in southwestern South Dakota. The movie follows three families as they go about their daily activities over the course of a single summer. Meanwhile, the difficult realities of modern reservation life encroach upon them." --Abstract.

Dates: 2016

Packrat a documentary on extreme hoarding behavior, 2003

 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: 2003

Paddy Wagon, 2021

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Identifier: sf_2021spring_hallinan_cameron.pdf
Overview "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

Paper kite, 2013

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Short narrative fiction film which tells a story of two girls' friendship since childhood. It was filmed in Zhuzhou, China and the greater Boston area. --Abstract.

Dates: 2013

Partners, 2020

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Identifier: sw_2020spring_block_william.pdf
Overview "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

Patterns of the rain, 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

Paul Revere's pride, 2009

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Overview

Drawing both from historical texts and original storytelling, this project is a comedic reinterpretation of the popular children's poem Paul Revere's Ride" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow." -- abstract.

Dates: 2009

Paulie's Providence, 2002

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An interactive CD-ROM highlighting the nightlife, eateries, and special events of Providence, Rhode Island through the virtual scrapbook of a fictitious local resident named Paulie. --Abstract.

Dates: 2002

Peace and the quiet, 2011

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Peace and the Quiet is a 45-minute documentary featuring Kathie Malley-Morrison and Dot Walsh, two peace activists transitioning into their golden years who struggle to make their work relevant in the skeptical atmosphere of contemporary American culture.

Dates: 2011

Pearls Lost, 2024

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Identifier: vm_2024spring_ocampo_rebecca.pdf
Overview "Pearls Lost is a short fictional narrative film set in the Appalachian mountains of southeastern Kentucky in the early 1990s. The film illuminates a distinct perspective on being gay at that time and place and the repercussions of disclosing and not disclosing sexual identity in challenging the typical American family structure. Pearls Lost approaches this topic from the lens of a woman, Renee, trying to hold her family together in the face of these decisions outside of her control when her...
Dates: 2024

Pedestrian passages, 2005

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A hypertext/database narrative experiment experienced through the Macromedia Flash Player. The animation will give the user the ability to either interact with the narrative and make choices, or watch passively. If the user does not make a decision on whi

Dates: 2005

Perceive, 2002

 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: 2002

Perfect Life, 2021

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Identifier: vma_2021spring_song_yiyun.pdf
Overview "Perfect Life is a short film which talk about that in the near future, with the explosive development of technology, an experiment that allows pregnant parents to perform experiential simulation of their children‘s life is created. In the short film, Xiao Mei's parents simulated and experienced Xiao Mei's future life for three times. In common views, Xiao Mei‘s three lives were all failures. As a traditional Chinese parent, Xiao Mei's father could not stand the imperfect life of his child....
Dates: 2021

Permeable, 2018

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Identifier: vm_2018spring_wang_li.pdf
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"A fictional narrative film about a desperate mother’s return from her new habitat to save her young son from dying in a polluted world. While the mother plans to save the child in a mysterious unconventional way, the father insists on the medical treatment for the boy and a life in the polluted world." --Abstract.

Dates: 2018

Personal, 2017

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Identifier: vm_2017spring_hadad_sonia.pdf
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"Personal is a narrative short movie depicting an immanent crisis in the life of a young Iranian woman who carries on a secretive modeling career. The story, which takes place against the backdrop of Tehran, a dizzying modern day metropolis, portrays the struggles of women living under an Islamic theocracy." --Abstract.

Dates: 2017

Personal [media] space, 2008

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This project is an attempt to provide a portrait of how the uses of portable media players have transformed the social interactions and behaviors of young adults between the ages of 18 and 24 in Boston. -- abstract.

Dates: 2008

Phil the dolphin, 2006

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'Phil the dolphin' is a narrative musical romantic comedy about a young man who must find the courage to pursue the woman he admires. He begins to hear a plastic toy speaking to him, and based on the toy's advice he undergoes a self-makeover in order to i

Dates: 2006

Pickman's model, 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

Piggy babe, 2002

 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: 2002

Pink blues, 2009

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Pink Blues is an audio documentary that combines music and interviews to tell the story of blues singer Celinda Pink. The interviews relate to the range of her experiences from growing up in Alabama to her break onto the music scene in Nashville." -- abst

Dates: 2009