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Essays On Communication, Shawn M. Simpson
Essays On Communication, Shawn M. Simpson
Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects
One of the central issues of contemporary philosophy and biology is the nature of communication. Early accounts of communication tended to focus on just one side of the communicative divide – the speaker side or the receiver side – and took as their starting point the case of human language. Animal communication, historically, was largely treated as a special case. Now things are different. Now it appears we might have a model that makes sense of sign use in both the human and animal realms and brings together both sides of the signaling divide. It’s still to be seen, however, …
Disrupting Paradise: A Pan-Caribbean Film Series, Dessane L. Cassell
Disrupting Paradise: A Pan-Caribbean Film Series, Dessane L. Cassell
Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects
As one of the regions most economically dependent on tourism in the world, the Caribbean is a place where the impacts of colonial myth-making remain viscerally felt. Long framed as a tropical “paradise,” the Caribbean has been marked by campaigns to package and promote the region as idyllic, picturesque, and available for (primarily Western) consumption. Building upon the writings of Krista Thompson, Ian Gregory Strachan, and Angelique V. Nixon, Disrupting Paradise connects the myth of “paradise” and the modern tourism industry to the long, extractive history of colonialism in the region. Taking shape as a film series, this project examines …
Lightning Design, Ent 4450, Course Outline, Miguel A. Valderrama
Lightning Design, Ent 4450, Course Outline, Miguel A. Valderrama
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This course supports the aesthetics of lighting as a visual art, students analyze theater, concert, and film/video scripts for lighting requirements and develop a workable design concept. Students then generate complete lighting paperwork common to the job of an assistant lighting designer. Requires use of CAD (Vectorworks) software to develop renders. Students should be able to develop sophisticated responses to a set’s architectural problems and a common stage for live performances.
Drama 111: Theater Design Historical Film Analysis Project, Meghan Healey
Drama 111: Theater Design Historical Film Analysis Project, Meghan Healey
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This project asks students to both analyze an existing design rooted in Historical research and to create their own original contributions by adding themselves to the film in historically accurate garb. In this way the students must synthesize their understanding of primary historical research and the principles of design.
Starless Nights, Deepak Rauniyar
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.
Guía Básica De Análisis Del Documental "Rigoberta Menchú: Daughter Of The Maya" (Dawn Gifford Engle, 2016), Álvaro Baquero-Pecino
Guía Básica De Análisis Del Documental "Rigoberta Menchú: Daughter Of The Maya" (Dawn Gifford Engle, 2016), Álvaro Baquero-Pecino
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Guía básica de análisis del documental Rigoberta Menchú: Daughter of the Maya (Dawn Gifford Engle, 2016). La guía está destinada, principalmente, a estudiantes de español. Se compone de una breve serie de preguntas para antes, durante y después del visionado. El objetivo es ayudar a la comprensión del documental por parte de los estudiantes y fomentar la discusión en clase.
Introduction To Filmf, Teresa Fisher
Introduction To Filmf, Teresa Fisher
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This textbook provides an introduction into the history of film and the filmmaking process. It begins with the history of film and how to watch a film. It then looks at specific areas of filmmaking: cinematography, mis-en-scene, acting, sound, editing, and narrative. The book ends with a look at documentary films, experimental films, and animation.