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Showing 1 to 20 of 144 for “"filmmaker"”.
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Evolution of a filmmaker
Thesis (M.S.V.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 1980.
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The Playwright as Filmmaker: History, Theory and Practice
… body of work by a variety of playwright-filmmakers upon which to draw, I review the literature examining the relationship between theatre and film. Following on from this, I critically assess the status of the author within film theory, as a means of justifying my approach to the analysis …
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Vocational Survival: Expanding the Film Value Chain for the Independent Filmmaker
… to address what it means to be an independent filmmaker. The research focuses specifically on the filmmaker’s journey or course of action, rather than on film aesthetics or artistry, and ultimately presents this as a structured series of stages. To reach an understanding of this structure, the …
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IMMIGRANT STORIES: EXPLORING THE CONFLICTS THAT A FILMMAKER MUST FACE IN A DOCUMENTARY
… to address the personal conflicts that a filmmaker must face in the making of a documentary. It contrasts definitions and theories with the experience of producing the documentary entitled Immigrant Stories and the ethical implications of making it. To conclude, it summarizes the results …
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Filmmaker, Lawyer, Indian Chief: The Negotiation of Identity in an Indigenous Film Festival
… this thesis, I show that unlike ethnographic filmmakers, indigenous filmmakers have been able to critically engage issues of identity due to their personal connection to home communities. Furthermore, many indigenous filmmakers, having had complex bicultural life experiences, are positioned to …
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A Kalahari family : the makings of a family, a filmmaker and a film
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 111-120)
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Relationships behind the camera: addressing the influence of the Thai cultural context on the relationship between filmmaker and participant in documentary filmmaking
… context on the relationships between Thai filmmakers and Thai participants in documentary filmmaking. I was attempting to understand and conceptualise what kind of relationships are formed behind the camera and what the dynamics are. Furthermore, it explores how being Thai influences the …
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Odd number : a reflective essay, on the filmmaker, Marius van Straaten's practice in Odd Number a documentary about Rashaad Adendorf, with a focus on representation
… raises questions around representation and the filmmaker's relationship with Rashaad. The essay concludes that a weakness of Odd Number is its lack of self-reflexivity and lack of showing the filmmaker's process and bias. The paper identifies that the key strength of the film is the relationship …
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Town of Strangers: The Performative ‘Making-of’ Film and the Production of Reality
… to a casting call in September 2015 by the filmmaker. This thesis text explicates the methodology and context for the film, which aims to explore documentary filmmaking as the production of reality rather than as observable truth. The research examines the place of the filmmaker, in relation …
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Blood in the Grass
… these areas, the background and ideology of the filmmaker provides a context for the choices made in production. This overall analysis discusses the effectiveness of the goals set by the filmmaker for the film to be an emotionally effective commentary on capital punishment, and to be conducive to …
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Harbor: The Act of Autobiography
… documentary video, Harbor, in which the filmmaker explores her relationship with her father who has suffered a stroke. Detailed accounts of the pre-production, production and post-production of the video allow the reader to understand the challenging and rewarding process of making an …
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Fairness in subjective documentary storytelling : A reflective essay supporting the documentary film 'Coming Home'
Ever since filmmakers started making non-fiction films, they have been plagued by the question of objectivity. Is it true, is it accurate, and is it fair? Today television consumers have become sophisticated and media savvy. They know that with any documentary, a number of editorial and creative …
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Transcending the documentary : the films of Arthur Lipsett
… Lipsett (1936-1986) was an innovative 'collage' filmmaker who worked at the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) from 1958 to 1970. By combining 'found film footage' and sound with images he shot, his work explored the human condition and challenged conventional notions of documentary film and …
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Open circuit: an editing specialization
… of film editing and the growth of a beginning filmmaker.
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Writing and directing the short film, How to Format : Ctrl Shift Forest.
… Additionally, outlined in this thesis is the filmmaker's goals and metaphorical content as well as a full script with an analysis of its content.
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Pomp and Circumstances: A Film
… for someone who plans to work as an independent filmmaker. By taking a single film through each production stage, I have acquired invaluable lessons about my chosen profession. The film Pomp and Circumstances is the outcome of this undertaking.</p> <p>Now that I am at the end of this year-long …
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Her Closet: Narrative Short Film
… the interests and inspirations of the filmmaker.
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Observational Animation: An Exploration of Improvisation, Interactivity and Spontaneity in Animated Filmmaking
… for their intimacy. Achieved by immersing the filmmaker into the lives of the subjects, these films give the audience the ability to more actively participate in generating the films meaning and to forge close, personal relationships with the subject matter. Animation has inherent obstacles …
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Red Bean Monday
… I will also discuss things I have learned as a filmmaker through the successes and failures that I determined based on surveys from audience participation.</p>
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