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The Emancipation Of Mina? The Portrayal Of Mina In Stoker's Dracula And Coppola's Bram Stoker's Dracula, Katharina Mewald

Journal of Dracula Studies

No abstract provided.

The Devil And Daniel Farson: How Did Bram Stoker Die?, Dick Collins

Journal of Dracula Studies

This article does not claim to show definitively how Bram Stoker died. Its rather more modest aim is to analyze his death certificate, collate the data it offers with other known facts, and come to a reasonable hypothesis as to what actually killed him. A slightly more risky aim is to apply what we learn to the “mystery” illness he claimed to suffer from as a child, and see if any reasonable ideas emerge as to its nature. I emphasize the word “reasonable,” not as the opposite of “unreasonable,” but of “certain.” Any conclusions this article reaches are possible, but …

Re-Inventing Irishness In Sheridan Le Fanu's Carmilla, Ana Gratiela Gal

Journal of Dracula Studies

No abstract provided.

Review Of The Furies, Michael Adams

Publications and Research

Review of Anthony Mann's The Furies: http://www.media-party.com/discland/2008/07/the-furies.html

Sources: British Film Noir Guide (Review), Robin Imhof

University Libraries Librarian and Staff Articles and Papers

No abstract provided.

A Culture Of Necrophilia: The Rise Of The Undead In Film, Lugene Rosen

Library Articles and Research

In recent years, the undead have been on the rise in films. Zombies and vampires are taking center stage and raking in money in record amounts. Resident Evil moved on to its fourth installment, 28 Days Later morphed into 28 Weeks Later, and 30 Days of Night is scoring some serious box office attention. George Romero, the king of the undead film, released his latest Land of the Dead, fourth in the Night of the Living Dead, Dawn of the Dead, and Day of the Dead series. There has even been an updated remake of Dawn …

Pathos, Winter 2008, Portland State University. Student Publications Board

Pathos

Editor: Laura Pieroni

Issue 5

Documentary On Youtube: The Failure Of The Direct Cinema Of The Slogan, Alexandra Juhasz

Publications and Research

No abstract provided.

Why Not (To) Teach On Youtube, Alexandra Juhasz

Publications and Research

No abstract provided.

Floating World Projects : Two Views, Delicacies, Inside Out = 浮世, Klaus Peter Knoll, Cella

Artists-in-Residence Programme : Exhibition Catalogues

Floating World Projects photographs and exhibition were realized through the Visual Studies Artist-in-Residence Programm and the generous support of the Department of Philosophy.

Truth And War Reporting: Journalism In Hostile Environments, Tom Clonan

Conference Papers

Many journalists, whether reporting on domestic matters internally or on assignment abroad as foreign or development correspondents, may at some point find themselves reporting on violence and hostilities in a hostile environment. This paper examines the professional and personal dilemmas that confront journalists when reporting on violence and within hostile environments both at home and abroad. The author of the paper has participated in armed conflict as a professional soldier in Ireland, Lebanon and the former Yugoslavia. He has also reported on conflict and hostilities as the Irish Times Security Analyst since October 2001. In the last two years, the …

Cover To Cover: Contemporary Issues In Popular Women’S Magazines, Debbie Danowski

Communication, Media & The Arts Faculty Publications

Exposure to popular magazine covers is widespread among even those choosing not to read a particular magazine. With news racks in all grocery and convenience stores, the American public cannot escape at least a quick glance at the material presented on the cover. Because of this, it is vital that we analyze the messages being disseminated each month through these publications.

This study will attempt to analyze and categorize the messages sent out via the covers of the five most popular general interest women's magazines with the highest circulation during the year 2000: Family Circle, Good Housekeeping, Ladies' Home Journal, …

Producción Audiovisual Y Patrimonio: Hacia Un Régimen De Creación De Archivos Y Políticas De Acceso, Claudia Ferman

Latin American, Latino and Iberian Studies Faculty Publications

Me gustaría comenzar con una aclaración: como en todo trabajo sobre las industrias culturales y la producción audiovisual, se presentarán una serie de datos y hechos, un conjunto abigarrado de información. Los datos e imágenes que aquí se exponen son representativos de otros que se desarrollan en la misma dirección. Ahora bien, estos datos aparecerán muchas veces claramente enfrentados con nociones que son de conocimiento general, y que han sido ampliamente señaladas y discutidas; nociones como la naturaleza monopólica de la industria cinematográfica y audiovisual, la dependencia tecnológica de América Latina, la polaridad unidireccional de la industria audiovisual en el …

Baker:The Making Of An Independent Thriller, Laura Lopez

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Baker is an independently financed low budget film that examines the ambiguous nature of compassion in the day-to-day life of hospice care personnel. The creation of the film entailed three stages: pre-production, production and post-production in which numerous artistic, financial and logistic challenges arose and threatened the completion of the picture. The complex nature of the subject matter required particular attention to the structure of the script. The budgetary restrictions enforced a minimalist approach to locations as well as other creative considerations such as the size of the cast and period setting. The shooting location dictated the framework of the …

Of Puppets, Automatons, And Avatars: Automating The Reader-Player In Electronic Literature And Computer Games, Robert P. Fletcher

English Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

The Greatest Cowboy Star You've Never Heard Of, Aaron Barlow

Publications and Research

No abstract provided.

The Life Of A Greyhound, Christopher A. Lepp

Theses

The Life of a Greyhound video focuses on the lives of Greyhounds. The Greyhound is an extraordinary breed. They can run up to forty-five miles per hour. This video examines their path from the racetrack to their adoptive home. Is it inhumane to race dogs for money? How are the dogs treated? Do they make good pets? These are the questions the video explores.

The Greyhound video examines the tough questions about Greyhound racing. Many say that Greyhound racing, is cruel or inhumane. The video gives the viewer a feel for what Greyhounds go through during their earlier years and …

Mad About The Boy, Debra Mayrhofer

Research outputs pre 2011

The media coverage of an out-of-control teenage party in the Melbourne suburb of Narre Warren on 12 January 2008, and its construction of the protagonist who threw the party, has highlighted once again the inequitable treatment of youth, particularly adolescent males, in the Australian media. This paper examines the coverage in terms of the discursive strategies used by the mainstream Australian media to legitimise and naturalise the denigration and humiliation of the boy involved. It will discuss the ongoing demonisation of young males in general, and the concomitant ‘panics’ about their degeneration into moral lassitude, as well as the particular …

A Comparative Analysis Of A Japanese Film And Its American Remake, Shogo Miura

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

Student Led Video Production Projects In The Classroom, Slade Hovick

Graduate Research Papers

The purpose of this paper is twofold: first, to review the literature on using video production projects in educational settings, and second, to evaluate their effectiveness. Specifically, the issues of student motivation and student retention, and what effects student-led video production projects have on these areas, are considered closely.

The Development Of Loop-Based Cinematic Techniques In Twentieth Century Motion Pictures And Their Application In Early Digital C, David Scoma

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

For centuries, repetition in one form or another has been seen as a significant element in the artistic palette. In numerous formats of expression, duplication and looping became a significant tool utilized by artisans in a multitude of creative formats. Yet within the realm of film, the Griffith and Eisenstein models of cinematic editing techniques (as the most popular-- and near-monolithic--narrative aesthetic criteria) effectively disregarded most other approaches, including looping. Despite the evidence for the consistent use of repetition and looping in multiple ways throughout the course of cinematic history, some theorists and practitioners maintain that the influx of the …

Carpe Noctum, Mark Andrew Turnage

Honors Program Theses

In movies, there are certain conventions that identify a film with a particular genre: a typical western has cowboys; a superhero movie may star a gifted protagonist; or an adventure film could feature exotic locations. Such is also the case with film noir, a movement characterized by storylines featuring criminal elements and their tensions with the police, stylized black-and-white cinematography, and a seedy, nightmarish cityscape. But just as an audience can easily identify genres like these, an author can also demythologize a genre by providing original themes within a familiar setting or inverting those themes that currently exist within the …

A Prototype For Narrative-Based Interactivity In Theme Parks, Kirsten Kischuk

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this thesis is to look at the potential for interactive devices to enhance the story of future theme park attractions. The most common interactive theme park rides are about game-based interaction, competition, and scoring, rather than about story, character, and plot. Research into cognitive science, interactivity, narrative, immersion, user interface, theming and other fields of study illuminated some potentially useful guidelines for creating compelling experiences for park guests. In order to test some of these ideas, an interactive device was constructed and tested with study subjects. Each study subject watched a video recording of an existing theme …

The Attic Door: A Feature Length Motion Picture, Daniel Daneau

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

THE ATTIC DOOR is the feature-length film co-written and directed by Danny Daneau while pursuing a Master of Fine Arts at the University of Central Florida. Many challenges had to be met to produce a feature-length motion picture utilizing digital technology on an ultra-low budget as part of a graduate education. Beyond gaining a profound understanding of the physical, financial, and emotional strength it takes to complete a feature-length motion picture, Daneau experienced the creative challenges that all filmmakers must meet when applying the principles of filmmaking theory to an actual work of self-expression. The production process for an original …

Hope For A Thorn: The Making Of A Microbudget Digital Feature Film, Leslie Kitzinger

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This paper provides a look at the making of a microbudget feature film. It seeks to explain my growth as a filmmaker and an artist, through the challenges, both narrative and practical, that I encountered, as well as provide documentation following the process. Hope for a Thorn: The Making of a Microbudget Digital Feature Film includes elements from each phase of filmmaking, from script and preproduction to the marketing plan. This document shows the tremendous amount of preparation and planning that goes into the making of a microbudget digital feature film.

Gutter King, Keith Morris

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Gutter King had a threefold purpose: to create a feature film using limited resources, to make the film bridge the gap between a defined artistic aesthetic and its broader distribution goals, and to make the film entertaining to its target market of 14-24 year old males. The methods used: exploiting new digital technology, using a limited workforce (crew), and implementing a planned improvisational structure.

Three Screenplays, Geoffrey Abruzzi

Open Access Theses & Dissertations

Three original screenplays set in a fictional southwestern town, dealing with subjects of hope, desire, truth and deception.

Mainstream And Alternative News In Seattle: A Comparative Media Frame Analysis Of Wto Protest Coverage, Richard Feffer S.

Master's Theses - Sociology and Anthropology

Seattle was the site of one of the largest protests in recent American history. In 1999, tens of thousands of demonstrators representing a multitude of causes gathered in downtown Seattle to protest the meetings of the World Trade Organization and the larger issue of globalization. While many of the protest events consisted of peaceful marches and demonstrations with isolated incidents of violence, research on the media coverage of these events found that the mainstream media often minimized the contributions of the protesters, portrayed them as violent and disruptive, and showed support for the ability of the police to maintain order. …

Media Literacy And The Public Sphere: A Contextual Study For Public Media Literacy Promotion In Ireland, Brian O'Neill, Cliona Barnes

Reports

This research documents the background to the development of media literacy as a matter of public policy, both within the European Union and internationally, and examines considerations that may be important in the emerging Irish debate on media literacy.

Visualising The Transient Self: An Examination Of The Intangible In Creative Work, Jaqueline Monks

Theses : Honours

The aim of this research is to visually explore the intangible human condition of the transient self via the methodology of creative practice, specifically through the medium of video projection. A praxis will be developed between the creative research and the theoretical perspective, which will be grounded in the key ideas of the philosopher Slajov Zizek, as espoused by Zizek (2000; 2006), Catherine Belsey (2005) and Tony Myers (2003). Specifically, Zizek's notions of the Self and the Subject in relation to the Real and the Symbolic Order respectively will form the centre of the theoretical base. Key terms include the …