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Hobby Horse, Kaitlyn Liu
Hobby Horse, Kaitlyn Liu
LMU/LLS Theses and Dissertations
Against the wishes of her domineering mother, a teen equestrian rides into the Finnish sport of hobby horsing in order to win enough money to buy her real horse back.
Persian Squares, Natasha Sabour
Persian Squares, Natasha Sabour
LMU/LLS Theses and Dissertations
After moving to Los Angeles, California, polar opposite sisters Sahar and Roxana struggle to find jobs, husbands, and their Persian identity. Here’s hoping they can find the 405!
How Ya Mom 'N Dem, Zoe Young
How Ya Mom 'N Dem, Zoe Young
LMU/LLS Theses and Dissertations
A boujee bride-to-be must find a way to break a family curse meant to ruin the success of her marriage.
The Specifics Of Editing Comedy, Genevieve Roeder-Hensley, Luis Proenca
The Specifics Of Editing Comedy, Genevieve Roeder-Hensley, Luis Proenca
Honors Thesis
This research paper examines the essential knowledge required for editing comedy well. Editing comedy differs from other genres, and can be extremely difficult and time consuming. The paper explores what defines comedy as a genre, editing techniques unique to comedy, the process of editing, and film theories that enable an editor to make better cuts to heighten the hilarity of the story. Sources include academic writings, personal projects completed under guidance from a mentor, movie and scene examples, and three interviews with comedians and in-demand comedy editors.
Tom, Dick, And Harry, Andy Hammersmith
Tom, Dick, And Harry, Andy Hammersmith
LMU/LLS Theses and Dissertations
Presumed dead, a cantankerous retired assassin hides out in a senior living home. When the CIA tracks him down, he enlists his fellow residents to trade in their walkers for weapons to protect the facility from a death squad.
Exploring The Romantic Comedy: From The 90s To Today, Abigail Sherlock
Exploring The Romantic Comedy: From The 90s To Today, Abigail Sherlock
Honors Thesis
The genre of the romantic comedy has been around for as long as humans have been telling stories. Love, a uniquely human experience, is something we don’t fully understand, which can make for great storytelling fodder. The first popular romantic comedies were Shakespearian comedies, built around the idea of two people meeting and quickly running into a roadblock (or a number of roadblocks) that keeps them apart. This main idea, of following the story of two character’s relationship, has been a staple of storytelling for centuries. We have seen these tropes in Shakespeare, in novels from the likes of Jane …
Slotus, Alison F. Huntley, Michael F.X. Daley
Slotus, Alison F. Huntley, Michael F.X. Daley
Honors Thesis
When a paranoid, image-obsessed woman becomes Second Lady of the United States, she will protect herself and her family from the (often non-existent) eyes of the press no matter what - despite her three step-children’s protests.