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Emerson thesis -- Visual and media arts

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Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 848 Collections and/or Records:

The Disquaified, 2020

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Identifier: sw_2020spring_bazil_connor.pdf
Overview "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....
Dates: 2020

The Divorce Ranch and All Turned Out, 2020

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Identifier: sw_2020spring_bresnahan_haley.pdf
Overview "'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...
Dates: 2020

The documentary of historic Sandwich, 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

The effects of media on play, 2005

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Advances in media and media technology have greatly impacted the toys children play with and the ways in which they entertain themselves. -- abstract.

Dates: 2005

The Egg, 2022

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Identifier: vm_2022spring_dai_danica.pdf
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"The Egg is a short narrative film based on the director's own experiences. It tells the story of an eight-year-old girl who is sent to her grandfather's house. Grandfather insists on making boiled eggs for the girl every morning, but the girl does not like to eat eggs. The girl's unwillingness to eat eggs causes a conflict between generations. This story aims to explore the impact of social issues such as inter-generational families and parental divorce." -- Abstract

Dates: 2022

The elders a coming of age story, 2011

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Through the eyes of an aging generation, The Elders examines what it really means to live, by coming of age. A feature-length documentary, The Elders uses stylized interview portraits of elderly individuals to construct a universal story about life's impo

Dates: 2011

The enthusiast, 2006

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The Enthusiast is a newsmagazine-style television show about people who pursue interesting and unusual hobbies. This pilot episode features the stories of a pumpkin grower, a living statue, and two extreme collectors. -- abstract.

Dates: 2006

The entry of the western broadcasters into the Asian region, 1997

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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: 1997

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 four plagues of personality, 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

The future of public broadcasting, 2003

 Item — Item 0113502691075: [Barcode: 0113502691075]
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

The Great Big Infinity, 2020

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Identifier: vma_2020spring_pipp_jennifer_lee.pdf
Overview "The Great Big Infinity is an exploration of the ceremonial potential of media. The central concept is inspired by a fusing of ceremonial processes including the despacho ceremony, a layered healing bundle, archetypal mesa work, and fire ceremonies. The Ceremonial livestreams create a visual language where time is echoed and expanded. In this way it looks the way ceremonies can feel where time is looped and expanded. The advantages of online ceremonies are that people can join from multiple...
Dates: 2020

The hearers, 2007

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The Hearers is a 13-minute experimental narrative video that explores the lines of communication between two women. -- abstract.

Dates: 2007

The highlighter, 2004

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This piece is a digitally animated narrative that investigates the internal changes that occur in individuals through chance encounters with others. It will be made using the animation software Maya, and will use DVD as the platform for presentation.

Dates: 2004

The Housekeeper, 2023

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Identifier: vm_2023spring_arabkouchehkhatibi_masoud.pdf
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"The Housekeeper is a short narrative drama, set in the marginal area of a mid-Atlantic city in The United States of America. Martha Desimone, a young woman who work as a cleaner in a hotel room finishes work and join her mother to do some grocery shopping before heading home and having dinner with her family. This film portrays aa day of the life Martha who suffers from a very toxic codependent family dynamic which she ultimately won't find a healthy way out of." -- Abstract

Dates: 2023

The humor of shadows, 2002

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This is thirty-seven minute fictional narrative about four graduate students who each display one of the four humors (sanguine, phlegmatic, melancholic, choleric) to an extreme degree. A fifth graduate student is murdered by all of them in ways that refle

Dates: 2002

The imperfect, 2005

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A twenty-five minute documentary dealing with a homosexual issue in Bangkok... -- abstract.

Dates: 2005

The Imperial Forum Project, 2007

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'The Imperial Forum Project' is a three-dimensional fabrication that explores the concept of authored space from its roots in the architecture of antiquity to its presence in modern day online digital environments. Utilizing Second Life, a three-dimensio

Dates: 2007

The Keeper, 2020

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Identifier: sw_2020spring_hill_cabrera-contaoi_jessica.pdf
Overview "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...
Dates: 2020

The Kiarostami brand, 2004

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Overview

My thesis focuses on an analysis of Iranian filmmaker, Abbas Kiarostami, from an authorship study point-of-view -- abstract.

Dates: 2004