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Emerson thesis -- Visual and media arts

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 848 Collections and/or Records:

Blue Square, 2022

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Identifier: vm_2022spring_smith_thomas.pdf
Overview

"Blue Square is a short narrative fiction film in the horror/comedy genre. The film was written and produced with the intent to dissect the caricature of the tortured artist, criticize the popular romanticism of an imagined link between creative talent with severe mental illness, and use the genre conventions of cosmic horror to visually represent the anxieties and fears that come with creating art in any medium." -- Abstract

Dates: 2022

Boring DVD, 2004

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Overview

My project will be an interactive DVD exploring various manifestations of boredom in modern society. The project will include video pieces, audio pieces, and interactive media pieces showcasing different technical production aspects, as well as social and

Dates: 2004

Boston Chinatown, 2000

 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: 2000

Boundary waters, 2009

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Overview

Boundary Waters is the fictional story of a man who simply wants to live his life on the land that has been in his family for generations, but because of circumstances beyond his control he is forced to adapt in order to continue to live the way he choose

Dates: 2009

Bowerbird, 2010

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Overview

Bowerbird is a video game in which the player takes on the role of male bowerbird, whose goal is to attract mates by building the best bower he can manage in the time allotted. Once the player finishes or quits, the game becomes unplayable for a full year

Dates: 2010

Brazil Northeast Jesuit Province web site, 2003

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Overview

The goal of this web site is to facilitate the organization and the communication of information about the Jesuits in Brazil by means of a modern and professional design.

Dates: 2003

Brazilian standard project, 2001

 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: 2001

Breakdancing vice squad, 2001

 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: 2001

Breeding Ground, 2019

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Identifier: sw_2019spring_gacita_joshua.pdf
Overview "Breeding Ground is a political horror story that reflects on the experiences and anxieties that come with growing up within traditional, heteronormative, male-dominated groups. It's a mediation on how American boys with privilege are raised in America and indoctrinated with certain values that can often be taken to a violent extreme. My work throughout this program has used the horror and science fiction genres to explore social and political issues such as class struggle, racism, the...
Dates: 2019

Bring me to life, 2019

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Identifier: sw_2019spring_marini_nicholas.pdf
Overview "BRING ME TO LIFE is a crime thriller about a transgender private investigator searching for her dead partner's missing teenage daughter. The investigator soon uncovers a child trafficking ring run by politicians. It focuses on themes of identity, infrastructure, the spoiling of innocence and the struggle against power, with expressions of a mental state on the screen, graphic violence and assault, and transformative experiences. The script aims for authentic representations of minority...
Dates: 2019

Bringing Change, 2020

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Identifier: vma_2020fall_herth_brittany.pdf
Overview "In 2009, I chose to study homelessness as part of an assignment for my Media Ethic's course at Emerson College. For the next five years, I continued to explore the political, social, and economic challenges that undermined social progress in addressing homelessness in the United States. As of 2020, the challenge of reducing homelessness in the United States has not been met and experts fear that the Covid-19 pandemic will accelerate the existing crisis of homelessness in America." --...
Dates: 2020

Bulletproof Bandit, 2022

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Identifier: vm_2022spring_derveloy_madeleine.pdf
Overview

"Bulletproof Bandit is a female led dystopian short film that follows Bandit as she finds her voice in a world of chaos. This story is grounded in the need for Bandit to get life saving medicine for her sister Luna, with the help of their friend Mirah. However, at its core, it explores the world of passive and active resistance, survival, living life, and the powerful role of art in a broken society." -- Abstract

Dates: 2022

Bury mi foot chain the Woodside story, 2008

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Overview

Woodside is a small rural village in the hills of St. Mary, Jamaica. Plagued by the loss of agricultural options, unemployment, natural disasters and vanishing cultural traditions, the people of the community form the Woodside Development Action Group to

Dates: 2008

Burying art, 2001

 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: 2001

Busk, 2007

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Overview

The city of Boston is rich in history and art. A very important manifestation of this wealth is evidenced in the streets, where musicians, magicians, jugglers, clowns, actors and dancers do their best to entertain us. What if they all joined forces and p

Dates: 2007

Buying the farm, 2011

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Overview

Buying the Farm is a documentary that looks at the struggles of a small family farm in Ohio. Howard and Dolores Bauer talk openly about the many struggles of maintaining a family farm and yet still loving not only each other, but also the land that they d

Dates: 2011

By in a blur a video travelogue, 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

Call Home, 2023

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Identifier: vm_2023spring_cohen_elise.pdf
Overview "How isolated can we feel in a foreign country? How much do we feel the need to constantly stay connected with our family? And how do we cope with the fear of losing the traditions transmitted by our loved ones? Working with a collection of Home movies filmed by my grandfather from his time in Morocco, and a series of recordings of conversations I've had with my grandmother, Call Home reflects on the preservation and transmission of the memory taking the form of a visual poem." --...
Dates: 2023

Cameron an interactive memoir, 2003

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Overview

Cameron is an interactive DVD that takes the viewer on a journey through eight generations of an American family -- abstract.

Dates: 2003

Cameron : [videorecording]: a portrait, 2010

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Overview

This project is dedicated to the many boys in Bermuda who are growing up without fathers. In a time where violence is invading Bermudian culture, it is important to empower the youth positively, so they don't get lead down the wrong path. The Big Brother/

Dates: 2010