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Emerson thesis -- Visual and media arts

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Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 893 Collections and/or Records:

Technological graveyard American's e-cycling industry, 2004

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Overview

This piece is a short documentary on America's 2004 e-cycling industry.

Dates: 2004

Teen Nun and Shady Heights, 2021

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Identifier: sf_2021spring_ortiz_edlin.pdf
Overview "Thirteen-year-old Betty Garcia has just moved to Anaheim, CA. It's Betty's first day at the local Catholic school, to Betty's chagrin -- she's Agnostic. Betty is determined to dislike everything about school, but when she meets and quickly develops a crush on ultra-cool Roxana, things start looking up. After Roxana almost catches Betty staring at her, Betty hides behind her textbook and reads about Sor Juana De La Cruz, a 17th century nun who defied the church clergy in her teens. Soon...
Dates: 2021

Tender, 2020

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Identifier: sw_2020spring_versyp_tandy.pdf
Overview "This feature-length dark comedy uses the tropes of the thriller genre to both satirize and honor the institution of marriage. The script also uses elements of melodrama and camp to speak directly to a queer audience, providing catharsis for emotional trauma specific to the LGBT community. This project is the culmination of a larger body of work aimed at transforming my episodic, autobiographical writing style into marketable, highly structured screenwriting—without losing my voice or...
Dates: 2020

Terrorismo, 2010

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Identifier: vm_2010summer_cayamcela_juan.pdf
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"Terrorismo is an animated graphic narrative about three friends who decide that they can no longer live a life of poverty and discrimination. They decide that their only course of action is to gain the attention of terrorist in hopes of joining him in his crusade of violent social change." -- Abstract

Dates: 2010

Tethers: On the Five Stages of Grief, 2020

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Identifier: vma_2020spring_chiu_chin_huen_maria.pdf
Overview "A narrative balletic pas de deux outlines the five stages of grief through the story of a girl who is left by the love of her life. When she experiences this loss, emotions overwhelm her as she uses the medium of dance to convey her heartbreak, her denial of the circumstances, her bargaining to get back what was once hers, her anger over the perceived betrayal, her depression during her darkest moments, and finally her acceptance of everything that is and will be. The story is depicted in a...
Dates: 2020

Thank You I'm Sorry I Love You Goodbye, 2022

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Identifier: vm_2022spring_lounds_dominic.pdf
Overview "What is home after immigration and displacement? Family after loss? Memory after dementia? Using interviews with members of my family, this thesis is an attempt to answer those questions for my benefit as well as to prompt viewers to consider such questions for themselves. It is a personal documentary that centers immigrant experiences because it is a narrative that comes from my Jamaican family and uses their words in their voices. The experience exists entirely in virtual reality and so...
Dates: 2022

Thanks for laughing girls just want to have fun, 2013

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Thanks for Laughing is a short fictional personal narrative film following an instance in the life of an awkward, confused, misunderstood young woman hoping to be accepted for her existence. -- abstract.

Dates: 2013

That's Amor/e & Pretty Grotesque, 2022

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Identifier: sw_2022spring_settineri_alessandra.pdf
Overview "That's Amor/e and Pretty Grotesque are two pilots steeped in immigrant culture as it operates within the U.S., particularly Latine culture. The pilots – all my scripts –also explore the significance of memory and how our past traumas and resulting perspectives play out in the present. The pilot of That's Amor/e shows a promising beginning for two young immigrants – Cuban and Italian – who meet at a low point in their lives, but find inspiration in each other to start a new lease on life....
Dates: 2022

...that's why we planted tulips, 2001

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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: 2001

The 1997 television sitcom family, 1997

 Item — Item 0113501746581: [Barcode: 0113501746581]
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 adventures of Detective Diamond, 2010

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The Adventures of Detective Diamond is an original audio narrative presented in the noir thriller genre, and is set somewhere between 1930 and 1950. This narrative strives to pay homage to radio serials of the past while utilizing modern sound editing to

Dates: 2010

The American railroading experience a Heuristic website, 2009

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The American Railroading Experience is an interactive website designed to provide information about train travel in the United States using a Heuristic process. The website adapts itself to the preferences of a visitor using Bayesian Inference, where the

Dates: 2009

The American recipe project, 2013

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The following documents the multimedia endeavor, The American Recipe Project. This project explores family history and trends in American culture through the lens of the family recipe. It consists of two main parts, a website and a pilot episode for a ser

Dates: 2013

The Angel, 2023

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Identifier: sf_2023spring_leon_david.pdf
Overview "THE ANGEL is a feature length horror film intended for theatrical release with a period setting and character-driven story. Set in 1970s Los Angeles, the film observes the "angelic" possession of a faded movie star and its twisted effect on her 12-year old daughter. This supernatural story examines the abusive relationship between a daughter and her mother through a grounded, psychological lens. Unlike many other films of it's kind, THE ANGEL attempts to shift the narrative from demons to...
Dates: 2023

The Angie Archive, 2024

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Identifier: vm_2024spring_maske_claire.pdf
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""The Angie Archive" is a personal experimental documentary short film. Told through a combination of narration, home videos, 16mm footage, hand-drawn animation, and family photos, it tells the story of Claire Maske's search to find every single photograph in existence of her mother, who died ten years ago. It explores the relationship between photography and grief, the construction of fantasy and identity through family photo albums, and the failures of archives." -- Abstract

Dates: 2024

The audiovisual policy of the European Union : the application of Articles 4 and 5 of the directive Television with Frontier and some of its consequences, 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 August Project, 2006

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The August Project is a 22-minute, interview format documentary detailing the experiences of an exotic dancer, 'August.' -- abstract.

Dates: 2006

The bachelor party, 2013

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An animated web series inspired by autobiographic events with audience participation. The production of each episode resembles the rapid pace and interaction of an improv or theatre performance. -- abstract.

Dates: 2013

The Backside of God, 2020

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Identifier: vma_2020spring_seidel_hogan.pdf
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"'The Backside of God' is an experimental documentary utilizing archival footage, digital glitch, chemical abstraction, and direct animation to explore the intricacies of the artist's relationship with their late uncle, Doug Seidel." -- Abstratct

Dates: 2020

The beauties and treasures in West African sculpture, 2000

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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: 2000