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Are They Ready For Their Close-Up? Civil Servants And Their Portrayal In Contemporary American Cinema, Michelle C. Pautz, Laura Roselle

Political Science Faculty Publications

Norma Desmond famously says in Billy Wilder’s Sunset Blvd. (1950), “All right, Mr. DeMille, I’m ready for my closeup.”1 Since then, this phrase has been uttered countless times to ensure the camera does not start rolling until everyone is ready. But all are not afforded the opportunity to get ready and civil servants fall squarely into this category. We know that government bureaucrats are among those individuals that Americans love to hate and attacks on the civil service come from a plethora of sources.2 And because of the ability of film (as well as other narrative forms) to influence perceptions …

"Your Own Imagination": Vidding And Vidwatching As Collaborative Interpretation, Tisha Turk

English Publications

No abstract provided.

Review Of Teaching Graphic Novels, By Katie Monnin, Susan Spangler

SANE journal: Sequential Art Narrative in Education

No abstract provided.

Red Tide: A Feature Length Motion Picture, Dino Gallina

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The following document provides insight into the uncharted process of producing a micro-budget feature length film. This paper aims to document my growth as an artist in terms of storytelling and filmmaking as well as the development and production process. Red Tide: A Feature Length Motion Picture includes elements from each phase of the production process, from story and script development to marketing and distribution. This document reflects on the obstacles we faced and the solutions we implemented during the process of creating a feature length motion picture on an undersized budget.

Research Report: Violence In Children’S Films, Ann Wheeler, Kristyn Birkeland

OUR Journal: ODU Undergraduate Research Journal

The goal of this research is to find out if violence in children’s films has increased within the past five decades. In order to achieve this goal, 22 children’s films were given multiple reviews by college students, who carefully analyzed them using the same questionnaire. Using a simple random sampling method of research, films were chosen within clusters of decades and were analyzed using variables that depict violence. After collectively studying the results of the twenty-two children’s films, we discovered that violence in children’s films has increased over the past five decades.

A Beautiful Belly: Toward An Intimate Cinema Through Microbudget Production Techniques, Andrew Gay

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

A Beautiful Belly is a feature-length, microbudget, digital motion picture produced, written, and directed by Andrew Kenneth Gay in pursuit of the Master of Fine Arts in Film & Digital Media from the University of Central Florida. The guiding question behind the production of A Beautiful Belly was whether digital "no budget" production was particularly suited to the telling of a particular kind of cinematic story - the interior journey. The pursuit of an intimate cinema shaped every decision by the filmmaker and his collaborators, and this thesis is a record of their production experience.

Secondary School = 中學, Yuen Shan, Stephanie Choi, Sin Yu Wan, Yan Ping Wong

Nine must-see Chinese documentaries: worksheets for secondary schools

Film Director: Cheung Tammy (張虹)

Film Release Year: 2003

The Immigrant, The Native Son, And The Ambassador: The Transnational Travels Of "Godzilla", "Speed Racer", And "Akira", Amber Shandling Cohen

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.

Review Of The T.A.M.I. Show, Michael Adams

Publications and Research

Review of concert film The T.A.M.I. Show: http://www.media-party.com/discland/2010/04/the-tami-show.html

Review Of Charade, Michael Adams

Publications and Research

Review of Stanley Donen's 1963 film.

Review Of Le Combat Dans L'Ile, Michael Adams

Publications and Research

Review of Alain Cavalier's Le combat dans l'ile: http://www.media-party.com/discland/2010/07/le-combat-dans-lile.html

Review Of Flash Gordon, Michael Adams

Publications and Research

Review of Mike Hodges' Flash Gordon: http://www.media-party.com/discland/2010/07/flash-gordon-bluray.html

Remember The Titans, Historical Fact Or Fiction?, Amy S. Tate

OUR Journal: ODU Undergraduate Research Journal

In the late 1990s, screen writer Gregory A. Howard wrote a screen play called Remember the Titans, based on the true story of T.C. Williams High School in Alexandria, Virginia. Jerry Bruckheimer and Walt Disney Pictures bought the script based on the fact that it is a true story, but much of the film‟s content is fictional. Gregory Howard admitted to ESPN writer Jeff Merron that “he made some big assumptions when writing his script” (qtd. in Merron 5). Though the film is not entirely historically accurate, it is successful because it appeals to Americans through its intense emotional …

Senior Year = 高三, King Yu Chan, Ka Man Choi, Sin Yi Wong

Nine must-see Chinese documentaries: worksheets for secondary schools

Film Director: Zhou Hao (周浩)

Film Release Year: 2005

To Live Is Better Than To Die = 好死不如賴活著, Wai Man Chan, Wan Yu Chau

Nine must-see Chinese documentaries: worksheets for secondary schools

Film Director: Chen Weijun (陳為軍)

Film Release Year: 2003

We Are The ... Of Communism = 我們是共產主義省略號, Mei Yee, June Lau, Hung Sheng, Tai Lun Suen, Ching In Yan

Nine must-see Chinese documentaries: worksheets for secondary schools

Film Director: Cui Zi’en (崔子恩)

Film Release Year: 2007

Please Vote For Me = 請投我一票, Haitian, Elisabeth Wang, Xiaotang, Music Yin

Nine must-see Chinese documentaries: worksheets for secondary schools

Film Director: Chen Weijun (陳為軍)

Film Release Year: 2007

Queer China = 誌同志, Lin, Faye Chen, Chi Wing Ho, Hui Ma

Nine must-see Chinese documentaries: worksheets for secondary schools

Film Director: Cui Zi’en (崔子恩)

Film Release Year: 2008

All's Right With The World = 歌舞昇平, Ka Kit Chu, Suet Yi Chung, Man Man Wong, Po Yi Yeung

Nine must-see Chinese documentaries: worksheets for secondary schools

Film Director: Cheung King Wai (張經緯)

Film Release Year: 2007

In Search Of Lin Zhao's Soul = 尋找林昭的靈魂, Chiu Cheuk Cheng, Ching Man, Rachelle Chuen, Wai Lan Chung

Nine must-see Chinese documentaries: worksheets for secondary schools

Film Director: Hu Jie (胡杰)

Film Release Year: 2004