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Cultural Traditions And Public Policy: The National Film Board Of Canada’S Aboriginal Filmmaking Program, Meredith A. Bak, Dr. Dean Duncan Oct 2013

Cultural Traditions And Public Policy: The National Film Board Of Canada’S Aboriginal Filmmaking Program, Meredith A. Bak, Dr. Dean Duncan

Journal of Undergraduate Research

My project consisted of an in depth analysis of the National Film Board of Canada’s Aboriginal Filmmaking Program, to lead to the eventual publication of a feature-length article presenting the program as a model by which media literacy can be taught by exploring the work of a specific region in order to increase global communication. Initially, I had planned on traveling to Canada to conduct interviews with a variety of artists and policymakers, however, upon completion of preliminary research and based on the information offered by my Canadian contacts and my faculty mentor, I restructured my methodology to include primarily …

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Statement Of Creative Activities Grant Results: A Needle’S Eye, Brent C. Reeves, John Lee Sep 2013

Statement Of Creative Activities Grant Results: A Needle’S Eye, Brent C. Reeves, John Lee

Journal of Undergraduate Research

The results thus far of being accepted for the 1996-1997 ORCA scholarship are (1) my first motion picture screenplay, twenty-seven pages in length, (2) various story boarded, or handdrawn and illustrated scenes and sequences from the screenplay, and (3) much gained wisdom and experience in other film making production areas of casting, directing, producing, set design, editing, photography and location scouting and management. These results alone qualify this project, in my mind, as a great success. After all, this kind of education, more than a diploma, is what an aspiring film maker needs, and is only made available to those …

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Mormons And Drugs, Scott Christopherson, April Chabries Sep 2013

Mormons And Drugs, Scott Christopherson, April Chabries

Journal of Undergraduate Research

When I originally acquired funding from the ORCA office I entitled my project Mormons and Drugs. I had planned on making a documentary film chronicling the lives of Latter-day Saints that struggle or have struggled with drug addiction. I was enrolled in a documentary production class (TMA 274) in Winter 2005 and in this class I began making the film about Latter-day Saint drug addicts. I focused primarily on my brother and my relationship to him. As I shot and edited that film, I realized the power of re-drafting. Throughout the course of the semester I made approximately seven different …

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Manga: A Documentary Video Project, Amanda Dabney Sep 2013

Manga: A Documentary Video Project, Amanda Dabney

Journal of Undergraduate Research

MANGA: What is it? Where did it come from? And why does everyone in Japan love it?

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Giving Life To Commedia Dell’Arte, Janine Michelle Sobeck, Dr. Rodger Sorensen Sep 2013

Giving Life To Commedia Dell’Arte, Janine Michelle Sobeck, Dr. Rodger Sorensen

Journal of Undergraduate Research

Commedia dell’arte is the Italian theatrical form that ruled supreme from the 13th – 18th centuries. Created in a time when the theatre tradition in Europe revolved around the classic, “cold” theatre, commedia is often seen as a revolt, becoming wildly popular while managing to rewrite the rules of what makes good theatre. Commedia revolved around the world of improvisation. Stock characters of scrupulous detail were created, relationships were determined, scenarios and situations were created, and the actors were left the opportunity to “heighten, vary, and embellish their parts as their genius might suggest.” This new form of theatre created …

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Performative Primary Research, Sylvia Loehndorf, Dr. Eric Samuelsen Sep 2013

Performative Primary Research, Sylvia Loehndorf, Dr. Eric Samuelsen

Journal of Undergraduate Research

The five weeks I spent in Europe completing the primary research and performance of Enchanted April afforded a different research focus than I had originally intended. The program’s director changed the format of the endeavor before rehearsals ever began. What originated as an endeavor in primary research as it relates to performative dramaturgy quickly became an experiment in compromise and creative downsizing. The story of Enchanted April has three manifestations: a novel, a stage play and a motion picture. When I was cast in the production, I was commissioned by the director, Lynda Linford, to take part in blending the …

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Bringing Life To Byu’S Animated Films, Jared Cardon, Kelly Loosli Sep 2013

Bringing Life To Byu’S Animated Films, Jared Cardon, Kelly Loosli

Journal of Undergraduate Research

Early in Fall of 2004 I purchased and completed a series of DVD tutorials on advanced CGI animation techniques with the hope that I would be able to reimburse myslef for the purchase with ORCA funds. These DVDs covered a variety of subjects, including modeling, animating, rigging, texturing, lighting and particle manipulation. These DVDs allowed me to rapidly move forward in a more comprehensive understanding of the skill-set necessary to work in a professional environment. My increased skill and knowledge of these subjects allowed me the advantage to begin work on the Animation Senior Film Project, Der Ostwind during my …

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The Favela, Michael Allen Sep 2013

The Favela, Michael Allen

Journal of Undergraduate Research

I returned from Brazil on Friday the 12th of August with 4 full videotapes and 2 memory cards full of images for my creative project. I stayed in Sao Paulo for one week and had the opportunity to speak with many natives and film a small piece of their lives and culture.

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Light Princess, Brent Leavitt, Dr. Dean Duncan Sep 2013

Light Princess, Brent Leavitt, Dr. Dean Duncan

Journal of Undergraduate Research

The following information details our production group’s attempt at producing the Light Princess. Ultimately the project didn’t make it much further than the conceptualization and pre-production phase. However, as it did take place in an educational setting there were many experiences facilitated by the initiation of this project.

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Point Me At The Sky, Tom Russell Sep 2013

Point Me At The Sky, Tom Russell

Journal of Undergraduate Research

Shooting motion picture film is a complicated matter. A million things can go wrong and you may never even know it until long after your project it wrapped and you’re sitting at your developed film weeks later. There are so many variables. What film do we use? What company do we buy it from? What speed do we want? How do we light it? The list goes on and on. So we decided to do everything we could to eliminate the possibility that something could go wrong. We decided to shoot testers and get out all the mistakes before we …

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Behind The Broadway Buzz: An Analysis Of The Communications Campaigns Of Broadway Musicals, Alexis Allen, Dr. Megan Sandborn Jones Sep 2013

Behind The Broadway Buzz: An Analysis Of The Communications Campaigns Of Broadway Musicals, Alexis Allen, Dr. Megan Sandborn Jones

Journal of Undergraduate Research

Broadway musicals have long represented the pinnacle of artistic professionalism in the musical theatre industry. You can generally assume that if you see a musical on Broadway in New York, it’s bound to be big—in scope, talent, creativity and numerous other categories. Consequently, Broadway musicals are also big business. According to data provided by the League of American Theatres and Producers, Broadway grossed a record $771 million in ticket sales during the 2003-2004 season. Additionally, a Broadway musical can cost as much as $10 million to produce. With such a huge investment at stake, today’s producers are unleashing an arsenal …

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Battle Of The Mill, Joshua Romney, Dr. Eric Samuelsen Sep 2013

Battle Of The Mill, Joshua Romney, Dr. Eric Samuelsen

Journal of Undergraduate Research

“I am an apparition. An echo of events long since past. Burned into my frame are the stories, brutal deeds, and bloody failures to which I have been witness. October 30, 1838. Colonel Jennings of the Missouri State Militia orders an attack on the Mormon settlement at Haun’s Mill. Seventeen Mormons die, fourteen on the night of the massacre. Of the 240 militia members, not one life was lost. I come to you as a still whisper from the halls of the past, not as a definitive end, but the door to a new beginning.”

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Mago And Segura: Finding A Center In The Ring, Justine L. Cook, Jeff Parkin Sep 2013

Mago And Segura: Finding A Center In The Ring, Justine L. Cook, Jeff Parkin

Journal of Undergraduate Research

Capoeira is an art form that originated in Brazil during the time of the slave trade. According to legend it was used as a form of communication and unification amongst the African slaves from varying tribes and lingual backgrounds in defying their masters. It has since developed in Brazil as a unique art form combining dance, song, and martial arts to provide both physical and emotional development and discipline for those involved.

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How Much Land Does A Man Need Student Film, Jana Schurig, Dr. Dean Duncan Sep 2013

How Much Land Does A Man Need Student Film, Jana Schurig, Dr. Dean Duncan

Journal of Undergraduate Research

Some of the best lessons of life are found in folk and fairytales and classic children’s stories. The aim of the Theater and Media Art Department’s Children’s Media Initiative is to adapt these tales and stories for the screen in order to produce short films to be aired on KBYU and other networks and film festivals. These films will appeal to parents and children, bringing the family together to watch. Rather than encouraging escapism, these films will facilitate discussion of relevant values and themes addressed in film.

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Videotape And Film Preservation And Restoration, David Litster, Gordon Daines Sep 2013

Videotape And Film Preservation And Restoration, David Litster, Gordon Daines

Journal of Undergraduate Research

Film and video preservation and restoration is one of the most pressing unsolved problems faced by libraries and studios today. The basics of this science, unlike that of book preservation, are still being explored and developed. The end goal of my project was to compile and create a resource using materials culled from the best research to date on this problem. The preservation committee of the BYU Harold B. Lee Library would then use my resource to develop a workflow, set of standards, and “best practices” approach to dealing with BYU’s film and preservation issues. I worked under the direction …

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Appomattox, Thomas Morrill, Thomas Russell Sep 2013

Appomattox, Thomas Morrill, Thomas Russell

Journal of Undergraduate Research

One year ago I rolled film (purchased with my ORCA funds) through a 16mm motion-picture camera on stage two at the LDS Motion Picture Studio.

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The Lion And The Mouse, Blake Johnson, Kelly Loosli Sep 2013

The Lion And The Mouse, Blake Johnson, Kelly Loosli

Journal of Undergraduate Research

The traditionally animated student short film The Lion and the Mouse has been in production for several years here at BYU. Within a year after it started in 2001 it was set aside due to the rapid advancement of the computer graphic or CG animation world.

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Assailing The Academy: Helping Byu Student Films Compete, Eric Anderson, Dr. Darl Larsen Sep 2013

Assailing The Academy: Helping Byu Student Films Compete, Eric Anderson, Dr. Darl Larsen

Journal of Undergraduate Research

After receiving the award from the Office of Research and Creative Activities, I set out to follow the exact design of my proposal in accomplishing something for my fellow Media Arts students and friends. I thought it would be a fairly easy task to try and systematically evaluate former winners of film festivals and in turn use that information to help BYU’s filmmakers design their films towards winning a film festival.

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Metamorphoses Classroom Workshop: The Benefits Of Theatrical Experiences In The Classroom, Miranda B. Giles, George Nelson Sep 2013

Metamorphoses Classroom Workshop: The Benefits Of Theatrical Experiences In The Classroom, Miranda B. Giles, George Nelson

Journal of Undergraduate Research

As the debate over the necessity of the arts in the classroom continues, this project allowed me to discover clear and measurable benefits for their inclusion in regular classroom instruction. The project began to take shape during the 100 or so hours of rehearsal that I attended as assistant stage manager for the BYU Young Company Touring show Metamorphoses. This play was adapted and designed to be seen by approximately 12,000 elementary and middle school students throughout Utah valley. From these hours of rehearsal I gleaned ideas for the workshop I would present to various classes of fourth graders who …

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“Untitled” Aka “Unhinged”, Chloe Huber, Steven Enfield Aug 2013

“Untitled” Aka “Unhinged”, Chloe Huber, Steven Enfield

Journal of Undergraduate Research

I worked as the production designer on the senior film project “Unhinged.” The story follows Phillip who paints in the bathroom. He is a man of few words and enjoys the isolation. With a closed door at his back, Mary waits with an ultimatum. She’ll return the key to his apartment if he doesn’t open up the door and talk about their relationship. But Phillip has a deadline. In a matter of mere hours, he will face his toughest critics during perhaps the most difficult night of his artistic career. Yet Mary can’t wait for him any longer, she would …

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Abandoned In Space: Producing A 3-D Student Short Film, Aaron Stevens, Dr. Darl Larsen Aug 2013

Abandoned In Space: Producing A 3-D Student Short Film, Aaron Stevens, Dr. Darl Larsen

Journal of Undergraduate Research

When two other film students and I received an ORCA grant to research stereoscopic 3-D and make a film using the information gained, we were not prepared for the full scope of this project. My original goal as a producer with this production was to research production models that were best suited for low budget and student short films in 3-D. However, I soon found that there was very little, if any, precedent to go off of. Therefore, I decided to move forward using the education and training in producing I’ve received at BYU, my own experience as a producer, …

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Breaking Down Iron Walls: The Use Of Applied Theatre In Romanian Schools, Miriam Rasmussen, Julia Ashworth Aug 2013

Breaking Down Iron Walls: The Use Of Applied Theatre In Romanian Schools, Miriam Rasmussen, Julia Ashworth

Journal of Undergraduate Research

Through many studies and programs it has been discovered that a lack of self-worth is one of the main contributing factors to poor morale and work ethic in Romania. It has been found, that, for the majority of the country, poor expectations have led to poor performance in the workplace, hostile environments within communities and a mass migration to other countries within the European Union (Heintz 178). Under that same umbrella of lack of self-worth, there is also a special category of need found in Romanian children who have been placed in orphanages. While research has been done to recognize/identify …

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‘Whe’Re Ya Gunna Go?’ Script Development And Distribution, Kyle Fackrell, Zach Kempf, Dr. Rodger Rosensen Aug 2013

‘Whe’Re Ya Gunna Go?’ Script Development And Distribution, Kyle Fackrell, Zach Kempf, Dr. Rodger Rosensen

Journal of Undergraduate Research

‘Whe’re Ya Gunna Go?’ is a student written script that we have been developing since 2006 which, at the outset of this ORCA funding process, was in the script development and workshopping stage and was being prepped for submission for various festivals and consideration by regional theatre literary staff. It was for the purpose of financing these efforts and the attendant expenses involved in developing and distributing the script (and, naturally, for the personal and professional growth that could result from these professional connections) that the ORCA grant was sought and received, and for it’s reception we are surely grateful.

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Fit For The Kingdom : Two French Documentaries, John Forbyn, Dr. Dean Duncan Aug 2013

Fit For The Kingdom : Two French Documentaries, John Forbyn, Dr. Dean Duncan

Journal of Undergraduate Research

While spending May/June/July 2009 in Paris, France, to conduct an Individual Field Study and complete my Honors Thesis, I worked to produce two short (4-8 minute) films examining the lives of immigrant students and refugees in France who have recently converted to the LDS church. My intent has been to contribute my films to the corpus of BYU’s Fit for the Kingdom documentary project where they would be featured in the website’s streaming video collection. Fit for the Kingdom films tend to focus on one individual at a time, so my intentions as to the subject/ characters I’m seeking were …

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Shaving: A Short Film, James Alexander, Thomas Russell Aug 2013

Shaving: A Short Film, James Alexander, Thomas Russell

Journal of Undergraduate Research

The short film Shaving is an adaptation of a simple yet powerful short story of the same name by the Welsh author Leslie Norris. Upon first reading it, this story resonated with me; its beautiful message about preparing for and coping with loss is important and can be helpful to the human experience. The visual nature of Norris’ writing inspired me. I wanted to bring this story to a wider audience. Adapting the story to short film made this possible; it also provided me and several other film students with an opportunity to apply knowledge gained in the classroom and …

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A Theatrical Exploration Of Immigration In The United States, Matthew Greene, Dr. Wade Hollingshaus Aug 2013

A Theatrical Exploration Of Immigration In The United States, Matthew Greene, Dr. Wade Hollingshaus

Journal of Undergraduate Research

The purpose of my ORCA project was to create a piece of theatre centering on the issue of immigration in the United States. I wrote in my proposal: “Illegal immigration is a significant issue in the current political, economic, and social arenas. In exploring this issue through theatre we can help bring the immediacy of the border situation closer to our audience.” The project ultimately did accomplish this goal but did so in a manner somewhat unexpected.

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Post-Production Techniques For Anaglyphic 3d Video, Nathan Grout, Dr. Darl Larsen Aug 2013

Post-Production Techniques For Anaglyphic 3d Video, Nathan Grout, Dr. Darl Larsen

Journal of Undergraduate Research

In the past year, there has been a wave of 3D films in theaters. These films utilize the latest digital technologies for production and distribution to provide a superior 3D experience. Similar quality levels, however, can be achieved on an independent/student production level. The resurrection of what is often considered an antiquated technique, anaglyphic 3D, levels the playing fields and provides low budget filmmakers a viable option for creating 3D films.

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River Of Victory Life In A Cambodian Garbage Dump, Trevor Wright, Ben Unguren Aug 2013

River Of Victory Life In A Cambodian Garbage Dump, Trevor Wright, Ben Unguren

Journal of Undergraduate Research

As I set out to create a documentary about the lives of the residents of the Stueng Mean Chey landfill outside of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, I thought I knew what to expect. I had lived and worked with the people of the dump during my time as a volunteer at the Cambodian Children’s Fund the previous summer, and I was familiar with the culture, language, and area. After two years of preparation and planning, my crew and I arrived in Phnom Penh and set off to work. Only three days passed before all of our ideas and plans for the …

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Roak-Aradun And Other Stories, Michael Mercer, Kelly Loosli Aug 2013

Roak-Aradun And Other Stories, Michael Mercer, Kelly Loosli

Journal of Undergraduate Research

Brigham Young University’s Animation program is well on its way to becoming legendary. With the combined heroism of the faculty, the students, the administration, and others, there has risen a collegiate experience that rivals that of private art institutions. Yet no university program has room enough for all the knowledge and skills needed for specialty occupations, and so perhaps the greatest success of any education is the transmission of the skills and desire to learn and discover. This has most assuredly been the case with the Animation program. My goal with this research and production project was to obtain for …

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Fantasy And Reality In The Films Of Terry Gilliam, Andrew J. Myers, Dr. Darl Larsen Aug 2013

Fantasy And Reality In The Films Of Terry Gilliam, Andrew J. Myers, Dr. Darl Larsen

Journal of Undergraduate Research

My ORCA project was a study of the films of director Terry Gilliam. I found that the most accessible angle to begin to understand his body of work was by looking through a lens of Peter Wollen’s structuralist auteur criticism. This approach entails looking at the binaries common to many of Gilliam’s films—such as fantasy vs. reality, birth vs. death, individual vs. society, organic vs. machine—and carefully examining how these binaries shift alignment from film to film. The complex interweave of these binaries throughout the structure of a director’s films is, according to Wollen, what establishes a filmmaker as something …

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