Emerson thesis -- Visual and media arts
Found in 893 Collections and/or Records:
Pure dissolution, 2002
Quarterlife crisis, 2005
A 20-minute documentary film that addresses the issue of truth behind feelings many people in their twenties are experiencing today. -- abstract.
Quit your day job, 2004
An ambivalent young man wakes up from a dream and learns the significance of making his own decisions. -- abstract.
Radio Pie Minute (RPM), 2005
A series of comedic audio pieces using satire and parody of radio documentary and news formats to shape its structure. -- abstract.
Rappers' delight the Ju Tang Clan, 2005
A 15-minute documentary shot on miniDV chronicling the beginnings of Jewish rap group Ju Tang Clan.
Reality gone unchecked, 2006
Reality gone unchecked is a subjective surround sound piece which places the listener within the sonic environments and altered realities experienced by a participant in a Peruvian ayahuasca ceremony. -- abstract.
Reality of illusion and silent exclusion, 2009
Digital cinema is often discussed as a technology for the masses. In this thesis, however, I attempt to uncover the ideological control that still exists in Hollywood despite the digital advent. I specifically argue that the use of computer graphic realis
Realty check, 2018
Red Sauce, 2023
"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
Reel me in, 2001
Remember This, 2022
Remember us now, wandering, 2014
Short documentary considers how American foreign policy in Israel and the West Bank impacts those living in the [Aida refugee] camp and provides insight into the complexity and nuance of life under the Israeli occupation.--Abstract.
Remembered nation, 2004
This is a documentary about Nationalism in New Zealand based on my personal experience of returning to New Zealand, where I was born, after being away for an extended period of time.
Remembering Earth, 2004
A twenty-five minute original stop motion animation film made with Playmobil space toys, and handed in on DVD. The film is about the loneliness of deep space and a spaceman's struggle to survive away from the planet. -- abstract.
Reset, 2020
"Reset is a short narrative that depicts the relationship between a couple that has already lost their love and passion to each other. It raises the discussion of the bonded relationship in marriage." -- Abstract
Return, 2006
A twenty-minute, original fiction narrative, Return presents the story of a young Indonesian woman who is torn between her desire to fulfill her lesbian tendencies and the pressure on her to conform to the social norms of Indonesian society. The spiritual
Revelations, 2009
:This project will serve as a presentation piece to pitch "Revelations" as a science fiction/comedy television series. In this short pilot episode, the main characters, Simon (a priest), Reagan (his eager sister), and Frank (a monster) move into a haunted
Reverie, 2007
'Reverie' is an autobiographical documentary that explores the filmmaker's search to reconnect with her mother and a childhood, which has been forgotten. This mother/daughter reunion reflects on the impact our past has on our present lives and raises que
Ride of a lifetime, 2007
Ride of A Lifetime is a story of how I changed my lifestyle from unhealthy eating and lack of physical activity to a more committed healthier lifestyle. By taking up cycling as a means of recreation as well as travel, the members of my household showed me
Riff raf, 2012
Riff Raf is a short narrative drama about a jazz musician who misses his train to the biggest gig of his career and accidently ends up in a classical orchestra. -- abstract.