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Emerson thesis -- Visual and media arts

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Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 885 Collections and/or Records:

Safari Ya Jamhuri, 2003

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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: 2003

Safari Ya Jamhuri : a journey to freedom, 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

Sailing along, 2018

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Identifier: wf_2018spring_mesple_rebecca.pdf
Overview "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
Overview "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

Sandcastles, 2019

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Identifier: vm_2019spring_jaoude_sabine.pdf
Overview "Sandcastles is a short narrative drama set in a small town neighbouring Beirut, Lebanon. A young woman from a modest family, Samar, navigates her daily life through a patriarchal society whilst trying to find a better future for herself. One fateful night after trying to get back home from work, she takes a public cab home. The disturbing events of that night push her to take the decision to want to leave. But will she get to, amidst a heightened sensitive political climate? This original...
Dates: 2019

Santa's Rookie Report, 2020

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Identifier: sw_2020spring_sainvil_deion.pdf
Overview "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

Sara, 2007

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Overview

'Sara' is a short fictional narrative that focuses on a young woman who becomes entangled with the wrong men. It is a look at the way in which women are trafficked and sold as property only to become enslaved by their new owners. -- abstract.

Dates: 2007

Sealed, 2010

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Overview

Sealed is an autobiographical audio piece which explores divorce and its lingering effects. Nearly two decades after their parents' separation, four sibling reflect on its aftermath. -- abstract.

Dates: 2010

Searching for Roy, 2008

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Overview

Searching for Roy is a documentary about my family and our history of being related to Roy Rogers. My family members discuss memories that involve Roy Rogers and growing up knowing that he was our cousin. The project also deals with the disappointment upo

Dates: 2008

Seedlings, 2023

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Identifier: sf_2023spring_eglitis_gerard.pdf
Overview

"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

SEESAW.COM what do you see?, 2004

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Overview

Seesaw is a conceptual new media project presented on a web site. It deals with meaning and offers an alternative approach to meaning construction. -- abstract.

Dates: 2004

Send a Voice, 2022

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Identifier: vm_2022fall_kopp_aaron.pdf
Overview "A young Lakota mother fights to do the best she can for her children in this poetic meditation on motherhood, trauma, and healing. Send a Voice is a lyrical documentary/fiction hybrid film about Kristina, a young Oglala Lakota mother navigating a hostile world. From the underbelly of Rapid City to the summit of Black Elk's Peak, the project explores the possibility of seeing through the material world to the spiritual. The film is a collaboration between Lakota writer and advocate, Sunny...
Dates: 2022

Seven shades of green, 2010

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Overview

Seven Shades of Green is a first-person documentary journey from the United States to Ireland, narrated by Justin Bell, who has a partial Irish background. Starting at the St. Patrick's Day parade in South Boston, the journey showcases the lives of real p

Dates: 2010

Sexually Frank, 2012

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Overview

Sexually Frank is a ninety-one minute feature length narrative fiction film. It is a comedy with dramatic and auto-biographical undertones about sex politics. It was shot for seventeen thousand dollars in the summer of 2010, in and around the greater Bost

Dates: 2012

Sheepish, 2007

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Overview

'Sheepish' is a lighthearted animated narrative about a Sheep with a fear of public speaking, who is giving a speech at an animal convention. -- abstract.

Dates: 2007

Shiny shiny, 2009

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Overview

Shiny Shiny is a short 3d computer animation film that describes a story happens to a young girl and her little friend, Shiny Shiny. The girl lives in a house that is located in a dark cave. She is lonely, tired and unhappy. She tries to sleep in on a rai

Dates: 2009

Show 'em you love 'em, 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

Shraddha, 2018

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Identifier: vm_2018spring_padhye_jasraj.pdf
Overview

"Shraddha is a short narrative drama that explores ideas of faith and spirituality in a land of many religions, India. The characters in the film are representational of the different perceptions people have about Hindu Saints/God-men in the country." --Abstract.

Dates: 2018

Shut up and skate, 2008

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Overview

'Shut Up and Skate' is an hour long documentary portraying the Boston Derby Dames, the first female roller derby league in Boston, Massachusetts, and the skaters who are part of it.

Dates: 2008

Shut your eyes I'm gonna dance ; My nature, 2017

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Identifier: vm_2017fall_aviral_ulya.pdf
Overview

"A trans man facing his alter ego in a fantastical mind-room and a woman escaping war in tunnels under the ground in the Middle East, this 2-film thesis project explores identity within social justice themes. This project aims to address gender, sexuality and ethnicity issues and connect the two films with the need for freedom and peace. These films investigate in ways of telling different stories through similar image strategies and experimental narratives." --Abstract.

Dates: 2017