Skip to main content

Emerson thesis -- Visual and media arts

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 886 Collections and/or Records:

The Fond Hearts, 2020

 Item
Identifier: sw_2020spring_hollander_talia.pdf
Overview

"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

 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

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

 Item
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

 Item — Multiple Containers
Overview

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

Dates: 2007

The highlighter, 2004

 Item — Multiple Containers
Overview

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 Home Front, 2024

 Item
Identifier: vm_2024spring_loughman_molly.pdf
Overview "The Home Front is an emotionally thought-provoking 25-minute short film that delves into the intricacies of small-town life and the hidden darkness that lies beneath its picturesque facade. Journalist Natalie Cruz is summoned back to her quaint New England hometown, tasked with unraveling the enigmatic layers of a serene lakeside community, Natalie must navigate the complexities of trust and betrayal as she seeks to unearth long-buried secrets. The film explores themes of grief, resilience,...
Dates: 2024

The Housekeeper, 2023

 Item
Identifier: vm_2023spring_arabkouchehkhatibi_masoud.pdf
Overview

"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

 Item — Multiple Containers
Overview

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

 Item — Multiple Containers
Overview

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

Dates: 2005

The Imperial Forum Project, 2007

 Item — Item 0113502913867: [Barcode: 0113502913867]
Overview

'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 Invite, 2024

 Item
Identifier: vm_2024spring_thibault_nicholson.pdf
Overview "After 10 years, since the death of his mother, Jason is getting ready to be married and sends an invite his father, Richard. Receiving no response to his invitation, Jason comes home to get an answer in person. In the midst of seeking a response Jason also confronts his own true feelings and finally speaks them aloud. He discovers that his feelings are not the only at play but also those of his father and sister, Rachael, who also lost something the day his mother died. When an invitation...
Dates: 2024

The Keeper, 2020

 Item
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

 Item — Item 0113502693311: [Barcode: 0113502693311]
Overview

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

Dates: 2004

The kind Phish phans, 1999

 Item — Item 0113501954094: [Barcode: 0113501954094]
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: 1999

The Last Black Strife Film, 2021

 Item
Identifier: sf_2021spring_collier_daequan.pdf
Overview "THE LAST BLACK STRIFE FILM, is a satirical comedy about a young Black filmmaker named Cam, who after becoming tired and overwhelmed by the traumatic and bleak images Hollywood keeps providing, decides to make a film that sets out to end this trend. Writing a film jam-packed with all the stereotypes and tropes, he could think of. From Richard Wright and James Baldwin to Tyler Perry and Spike Lee, Black artists have struggled with defining the role of the Black artist. We've seen this...
Dates: 2021

The last unicorn an audiobook, 2002

 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: 2002

The leftovers, 2014

 Item — Multiple Containers
Overview

Documentary about the dilemmas facing China's One Child Generation as they try to get married in their late 20s or early 30s.--Abstract.

Dates: 2014

The legend of Poe's true tale, 2004

 Item — Multiple Containers
Overview

A short historical documentary video. It examines the legend that has developed at Fort Independence on Castle Island in South Boston that Edgar Allan Poe's short story The Cask of Amontillado" was based on a story he heard while he was stationed at the f

Dates: 2004

The Lesson, 2023

 Item
Identifier: vm_2023spring_cadman_donald.pdf
Overview "The Lesson is a short narrative film that theatrically shows the effects of toxic masculinity, the rigor of musical performance, and the reconciliation of the past to support the future. Elijah Peters is a teen whose father Dick pressures him to become a high school wrestler. Elijah acquiesces to his father while he secretly pursues his passion by taking piano lessons with the strict instructor Thomas Vikander. The intersection of all three men leads to a confrontation that will uncover...
Dates: 2023