Academic papers on Music, Film, Television, Theater & Photography

Films Of The Cold War Era
A 15 page essay on 'how' the filmmakers of Atomic Caf
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'The Thin Blue Line' vs. 'Brother's Keeper' / Filmmakers' Techniques
This 7 page essay examines the documentary filmmakers' techniques and approach to their subjects in the films "The Thin Blue Line" (1988), "Brother's Keeper" (1992) and "Let's Get Lost" (1989). Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Saturday Night Fever / Film Exemplifying 'The Working Class'
This 5 page essay examines this film starring John Travolta sociologically, as it demonstrates the realities of the working class. Analysis includes the significance of Bobby's suicide as well as Tony's internal struggles that have much to do with...
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The Wizard of Oz / Theme of Good vs. Evil
A 5 page paper in which the writer discusses the comparison of good and evil in the film version of "The Wizard of Oz", and posits that good conquers evil. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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The Use of Camera in "Her Man"
8 pages in length. A screen analysis of the film "Her Man" (1930). Various examples of conscious camera technique are defined using proper cinematic terminology and exemplified with actual examples from the movie. Release information and credits...
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How Clint Eastwood's Acting & Directing In 'Unforgiven' Was Influenced By Sergio Leone's 'A Fistful of Dollars'
An 8 page paper which explores the impact of Sergio Leone's spaghetti western style in A Fistful of Dollars on Clint Eastwood's acting and directing in his 1992 Academy Award-winning film Unforgiven. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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NonNarrative & Abstract Film / Kenneth Anger's Hollywood Babylon
A 5 page examination of the nonnarrative abstract style of filmmaker Kenneth Anger. No bibliography.
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Ingmar Bergman & Strindberg / Dreams
A 5 page paper looking at the use of dream imagery in the works of August Strindberg and Ingmar Bergman. The paper particularly looks at Strindberg's 'A Dream Play' and Bergman's 'Wild Strawberries', and traces both writers' use of the elusive logic...
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Igmar Bergman's 'Persona' & Existentialism
Approximately 17 pages detailing the presence and role played by existentialism in Igmar Bergman's 'Persona.' Included background discussion of Bergman's life & other works as well. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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Roberto Rossellini and Italian Cinematic Neorealism
An 8 page paper which examines the cinematic contributions of Italian director Roberto Rossellini and his impact on the European film genre known as neorealism, which emerged immediately following World War II. Specific concentration will be on the...
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Il Postino (The Postman)
This 3 page paper examines the film in terms of its use of metaphor. A brief synopsis of the movie is included. No additional sources cited.
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Existentialism In Pulp Fiction
A 12 page paper that considers the existential notions of Sartre, Camus and Nietzsche as they apply to the Quentin Tarantino and Roger Avary screen play 'Pulp Fiction.' Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Existentialism In Film Analyzed
This 10 page research paper examines the way in which the popular twentieth-century philosophy, existentialism, and its preoccupation with the human condition was explored in world cinema. Specifically discussed are Akira Kurosawa's 1952 film,...
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Forrest Gump / An American Mythological Hero
An 8 page paper exploring Forrest Gump the character in the popular movie of the same name as a popular American mythological hero. Various aspects of the Forrest Gump story are compared to the qualities of what we typically perceive as the...
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The 'Annes' Become Films / 'Anne of Green Gables' & 'Anne of Avonlea'
A 10 page paper on the way these two books became films of the same name. The paper focuses on the reasons it is so difficult to make the transition from a verbal to a visual medium, and analyzes how Sullivan met the challenge. Bibliography lists 1...
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