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Emotional Realism And Actuality: The Function Of Prosumer Aesthetics In Film, Celia Lam Apr 2016

Emotional Realism And Actuality: The Function Of Prosumer Aesthetics In Film, Celia Lam

Celia Lam

Studies of film spectatorship and production techniques have rarely ignored notions of Reality. From the psychoanalytical approaches of Baudry and Metz to the auditory spaces of Doane, approaches to film reception have primarily focused on the methods and rationale behind a spectator’s investment in the reality of the spectacle. On the other hand specific techniques that assist in aligning character with spectator have been explored from both visual and auditory perspectives. Sound and music in particular are able to bring spectators into the emotional ‘space’ of a character, while ocular techniques that invoke points of view visually align the observer …


A Vampire Hitman From San Francisco, Joel M. Drotts Esq. Oct 2014

A Vampire Hitman From San Francisco, Joel M. Drotts Esq.

Joel M. Drotts Esq.

Join our main character Joel in one of San Francisco's roughest neighborhoods, where vampires have decided to hide in plain sight. Joel earns his blood is deadly to vampires, as he learns that the Freemasons are also undercover vampire slayers battling an ancient evil who wants to take over mankind!


Michelino: A Gay Short Story, Michael C. Vocino Aug 2012

Michelino: A Gay Short Story, Michael C. Vocino

michael c vocino

A chapter, a gay short story, about a central character in an as yet unpublished novel.