A Good Man Is Hard To Find, 2022 Loyola Marymount University
A Good Man Is Hard To Find, Cara Jackson
LMU/LLS Theses and Dissertations
A woman on a journey of self discovery accidentally starts a doomsday cult.
Mausoleum, 2021 William & Mary
Mausoleum, Madison Carel
Undergraduate Honors Theses
This project consists of the creative materials that go into creating a television show. It includes the pilot script and a show bible, as well as a reflection paper about the project. The show's logline is as follows: "Isolated and without a family, Alex struggles to come to terms with loss and her new title of 'final girl.' At the same time, the ghosts of Alex's past tell their own side of the story."
She-Ra And The Princesses Of Power: An Intersectional Analysis Of A Modern Reboot, 2021 chapman
She-Ra And The Princesses Of Power: An Intersectional Analysis Of A Modern Reboot, Laine Marshall
Student Scholar Symposium Abstracts and Posters
Children’s animation offers the viewer a unique window into the nuances of current societal norms. Because children’s animation is made for the young, sensitive, and impressionable, it is carefully controlled and often heavily censored. Any statements made regarding the protagonist’s heroism or the villain’s malignity are meant to be accepted as universal truths for the growing minds of our youth. The recent 2018 Netflix and DreamWorks Animation animated reboot of the classic 1980's series "She-Ra: Princess of Power," now titled "She-Ra and the Princesses of Power," shook the animation industry with its groundbreaking representation and astounding visuals. Following its predecessor’s …
Paint's Peeling, 2021 University of New Orleans
Paint's Peeling, Nicholas A. Manning
University of New Orleans Theses and Dissertations
No abstract provided.
Out Of A Darkness: A Collection Of Ramblings, Short Stories, And Poetry, 2021 California State University, Monterey Bay
Out Of A Darkness: A Collection Of Ramblings, Short Stories, And Poetry, Valerie Anthony
Capstone Projects and Master's Theses
A Collection of Poetry, Short Stories and Ramblings
Whose Protagonist Is It Anyway?, 2021 Kennesaw State University
Whose Protagonist Is It Anyway?, Ori Mckinney
Symposium of Student Scholars
The Favourite (2018), written by Deborah Davis & Tony McNamara and directed by Yorgos Lanthimos, transcends the traditional tropes associated with genre period pictures in its unique telling of the tale of two cousins vying to be in Queen Anne's favour during her monarchy. In this presentation I study the unique story structure of this film, which centers on three equally weighted characters. In contrast to the traditional single protagonist story structure, this film shifts the point of view making each lead character either the protagonist or antagonist depending on whose perspective you watch it from. The story is written …
Pirates Of The Caribbean: An Analysis Of The Curse Of The Black Pearl And The Adventure Genre On-Screen, 2021 Kennesaw State University
Pirates Of The Caribbean: An Analysis Of The Curse Of The Black Pearl And The Adventure Genre On-Screen, Mezi Mulugeta
Symposium of Student Scholars
In Story: Style, Structure, Substance, and the Principles of Screenwriting, Robert McKee maintains that while action-adventure is “often dismissed as mindless fare, it is in fact the single most difficult genre in which to write today…simply because it’s been done to death.” Said death came swiftly for Cutthroat Island, the 1995 flop that sank the pirate subgenre—until Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl premiered in 2003. The film was a risk that paid off massively for Disney, the pirate subgenre, and arguably the adventure genre as a whole in the modern age. This article …
Analysis Of Christopher Nolan's Interstellar, 2021 Kennesaw State University
Analysis Of Christopher Nolan's Interstellar, John Hunter Ray
Symposium of Student Scholars
In this study, I examine the ways in which Christopher Nolan developed the protagonist in Interstellar (2014). The protagonist, Cooper, played by Matthew McConaughey, is the audience’s window into the world Nolan creates in the film. Though typical Christopher Nolan screenplay structure is more complicated than the average feature film, I argue that it is the character development of the protagonist that engages viewers and ultimately allows us to connect with the story. The central conflict that cooper desires to be the best dad he can be he is forced to abandon his family to save the world. That is …
Godzilla (1954) Research Analysis, 2021 Kennesaw State University
Godzilla (1954) Research Analysis, Cyrus Aldridge
Symposium of Student Scholars
Cyrus Aldridge
FILM 3105
Prof. Anna Weinstein
10/20/2021
Abstract Research Analysis: Godzilla (1954)
According to Michael Maher, two years after World War 2 the United States’ military presence attempted to control Japanese media including its cinema. Despite this fact, Japanese filmmaker Tomoyuki Tanaka was able to produce Godzilla (1954), symbolizing the horror of nuclear holocaust. In this presentation, I argue that Godzilla is one of the greatest monster movies of all time due to its cultural relevance and its use of musical scoring, set design and costume design. In this study I demonstrate how Tanaka implements its score, set …
The Impact Of Endings, 2021 Kennesaw State University
The Impact Of Endings, Carolina Solis
Symposium of Student Scholars
This presentation explores the importance of movie endings, and how an ending can impact the audiences’ opinion of a movie. I look at Ronald Bass’ Sleeping with the Enemy, and how he developed Julia Roberts’ character in a way that made the audience believe that not only was she capable of killing her abusive husband, but that she should kill him. I also look at Frank Darabont’s The Shawshank Redemption and discuss how Andy’s eventual escape from prison was too much of a surprise to the audience, and how the movie should have ended with Norton’s suicide. Finally, I …
Gifted Screenplay Analysis, 2021 Kennesaw State University
Gifted Screenplay Analysis, Chloe Ford
Symposium of Student Scholars
Gifted, the film directed by Marc Webb released in 2017, details the story of a single man named Frank (Chris Evans) raising his young niece Mary (McKenna Grace), who just so happens to be a 7-year-old genius. He plans for her to live a normal life; go to public school, make friends, play sports, truly be a kid, but his mother has something else in mind. Mckenna’s grandmother Evelyn (Lindsay Duncan) threatens to rip Mary away from her little life in the suburbs, as well as her beloved Uncle Frank. This study analyzes the complexity of the characters in …
Analyzing The Symbolism Of Modern Racial Tension In Jordan Peele's Get Out, 2021 Kennesaw State University
Analyzing The Symbolism Of Modern Racial Tension In Jordan Peele's Get Out, Kyra Hammond
Symposium of Student Scholars
In award-winning films, themes surrounding race and ethnicity are typically avoided unless regarded in a historical context. Though, Jordan Peele’s Get Out(2017) breaks these barriers by taking a satirical approach to comment on modern racial issues and stigmas that are prevalent in American society. Furthermore, the film pushes society to finally see and understand the anxiety and racial trauma that African Americans continue to experience. The hidden symbols and messages throughout the screenplay further add to the film’s theme by metaphorically expressing that racism can be covert. With the intention to analyze these symbolic elements, I will break down …
The First Ten Pages Of 'Quiz Bowl', 2021 Western Washington University
The First Ten Pages Of 'Quiz Bowl', Lauren E. Fontanilla
WWU Honors College Senior Projects
To save his college applications after failing the SAT, a preppy egomaniac manipulates his best friend (a girl who suffers severe social-anxiety) into forming a team of fellow outcasts to compete in a Regional academic trivia tournament.
Pathos, Fall 2021, 2021 Portland State University
Pathos, Fall 2021, Portland State University. Student Publications Board
Pathos
Editor: Bret Steggell
Adapting The Hellmouth In The Office Of The Dead From The Hours Of Catherine Of Cleves: An Experiment In Using A Dramaturgical Approach To Medieval Studies, 2021 University of Massachusetts Amherst
Adapting The Hellmouth In The Office Of The Dead From The Hours Of Catherine Of Cleves: An Experiment In Using A Dramaturgical Approach To Medieval Studies, Tatiana A. Godfrey
Masters Theses
This thesis is an artefact documenting the process of adapting a late medieval painting of hell into a short horror film. The process of adapting the Three Mouths of Hell, housed within the Hours of Catherine of Cleves, serves as an experiment in applying a dramaturgical approach to medieval studies. The process of adaptation and production, informed by critical research about the Hours of Catherine of Cleves and its Three Mouths of Hell, yields new frameworks for understanding the history of Catherine of Cleves, her Book of Hours, and the Three Mouths of Hell.
"The Caucasian Persuasion Here In The 'Dale": Othering, White Normality, And Post-Racialism In Buffy The Vampire Slayer, 2021 Portland State University
"The Caucasian Persuasion Here In The 'Dale": Othering, White Normality, And Post-Racialism In Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Isaiah Lee
University Honors Theses
This thesis engages the construction of race within the television landscape of Buffy the Vampire Slayer to investigate how well-meaning, progressive media either reinvents or repudiates racial stereotype. This paper also examines the figure of the Other, as it is evoked in horror, and utilizes Hazel Carby's conception of the fantasized black subject to analyze the setting and characters of Buffy the Vampire Slayer with an eye towards the inherent assumptions the show makes about race. Ultimately, I argue that Buffy's representation of race assumes a white normality, flattening its non-white characters under the guise of inherent difference, even …
Starless Nights, 2021 CUNY Hunter College
Starless Nights, Deepak Rauniyar
Theses and Dissertations
A film about the filmmaking process and the life of a filmmaker. But it's also a story about immigration, home, and negotiation. We constantly negotiate in our lives to maintain our relationships, opportunities, and dreams.
Creating A Professional Tv Show Pitch, 2021 William & Mary
Creating A Professional Tv Show Pitch, Alexis Mays
Undergraduate Honors Theses
This project consists of materials included in a television show pitch created by Lexi Mays. The materials include a poster, pilot script, show overview, character breakdown, and pilot outline. The show is a pirate adventure that follows six people setting sail to find a mysterious island that was abandoned years ago for unknown reasons. Each character battles their own demons and unexpected dangers as they try to unlock the mystery no one could solve.
Encore: A Story Of Identity, 2021 Belmont University
Encore: A Story Of Identity, Austin Copps
Honors Scholars Collaborative Projects
Encore, a feature length screenplay, tells a story of a young man and his search for identity.
Pathos, Spring 2021, 2021 Portland State University
Pathos, Spring 2021, Portland State University. Student Publications Board
Pathos
Editor: Bret Steggell