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The Wolves' Teeth, Abigail Moore May 2023

The Wolves' Teeth, Abigail Moore

Honors College Theses

This is a Neo-Noir screenplay examining the femme fatale, mental illness, and the Noir male protagonist.


Call Me Golden: A Short Film, Rachel Morgan Weiss Jan 2020

Call Me Golden: A Short Film, Rachel Morgan Weiss

Honors College Theses

CHARLOTTE BRAWN is a freshman in college who struggles with an undiagnosed anxiety and depression. After CHARLOTTE and her best friend LILY from high school come to college together and LILY gets romantically involved with a boy, CHARLOTTE is left by herself to find out who she truly is in this modern coming-of-age short film. With the guidance and encouragement of her philosophy professor, she is able to learn more about her identity, resources and coping mechanisms and starts to branch out beyond her comfort zone.


The Mountains Are Calling, Alexis Brianne Collins Dec 2017

The Mountains Are Calling, Alexis Brianne Collins

Honors College Theses

Mark Knapp’s Relationship Model in Communication Studies attempts to limit human relationships to a specific, linear array of stages and categories. This research project attempts to critique the rigidity of Knapp’s model, while simultaneously attempting to posit film as an incredibly influential tool (if not an alternative model entirely) for communication both diegetically – within the realm of the film – and in conversation with an audience. The silent nature of the creative filmed portion of this project is in direct opposition to Knapp’s model, which inadvertently roots human relationships in language.