Emerson thesis -- Visual and media arts

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

"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

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

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.

"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

"In an enchanted forest, a timid rabbit gains the protection of the Spirit Shepherd, a majestic silver wolf, to deter predators by becoming her shadow. As she discovers courage and explores the world, her newfound power alienates her from her fellow creatures. Faced with a choice between fear and companionship, she unwittingly seals her fate, becoming an eternal, golden-souled companion to the deceitful wolf." -- Abstract

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

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.

"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

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

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

'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

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