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"Endless Space Between"
Title
The "Endless Space Between": Exploring Film's Architectural Spaces, Places, Gender, and Genre.
Creator
Page, Sarah, Department of English
Abstract/Description
Architectural spaces and places within films often work to represent larger themes of the films' stories. This paper explores how films from three different genres, horror, science fiction, and romance, utilize architectural places and space on screen to represent gender. Films explored include Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho, Ridley Scott's Alien, and Spike Jonze's Her.
Date Issued
2014
Identifier
FSU_migr_uhm-0433
Format
Thesis
"Mysteries" Behind The Adapted Story
Title
The "Mysteries" Behind The Adapted Story.
Creator
Wallace, Alexandria, Department of English
Abstract/Description
This creative thesis project focuses on adapting the short story form to short film. My work examines how a particular short story can be adapted into different film genres for different audiences. The project adapts the short story by Elizabeth Tallent entitled, "No One's A Mystery" into four very different scripts: a "faithful" adaptation, a hand-drawn limited-animation children's narrative, a "loose" adaptation, and a music video treatment. In this text, the reader will find some...
Show moreThis creative thesis project focuses on adapting the short story form to short film. My work examines how a particular short story can be adapted into different film genres for different audiences. The project adapts the short story by Elizabeth Tallent entitled, "No One's A Mystery" into four very different scripts: a "faithful" adaptation, a hand-drawn limited-animation children's narrative, a "loose" adaptation, and a music video treatment. In this text, the reader will find some introductory information on adaptation theory and a brief overview of some scholarly debate; followed by the four scripts and analyses for each short film. The major focus of the analyses are on the adaptation process. They will also include each interpretation's relationship to the short story, theory, and how audience and genre affect the process. Two of the four scripts (the children's narrative and music video adaptations) have been filmed and edited together as well to further understand the adaptive mode.
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Date Issued
2013
Identifier
FSU_migr_uhm-0198
Format
Thesis
Art of Adaptation through the Analysis of Stanley Kubrick Films
Title
The Art of Adaptation through the Analysis of Stanley Kubrick Films.
Creator
Sonenreich, Brooke, Department of English
Abstract/Description
This thesis examines Stanley Kubrick's novel-to-film adaptations and uses the auteur's strategies in the creative portion of the thesis: a full length, adapted screenplay. The study analyzes original texts, screenplays, films, and associating film theory of five Kubrick adaptations (Lolita, 2001: A Space Odyssey, A Clockwork Orange, The Shining, and Eyes Wide Shut). Since this is a creative project, it is split up into an explanative research preface and a full length, adapted screenplay. The...
Show moreThis thesis examines Stanley Kubrick's novel-to-film adaptations and uses the auteur's strategies in the creative portion of the thesis: a full length, adapted screenplay. The study analyzes original texts, screenplays, films, and associating film theory of five Kubrick adaptations (Lolita, 2001: A Space Odyssey, A Clockwork Orange, The Shining, and Eyes Wide Shut). Since this is a creative project, it is split up into an explanative research preface and a full length, adapted screenplay. The screenplay is an adaptation of Daphne du Maurier's short story "The Split Second." The preface component provides details on what Kubrick strategies were and were not used during the adapting process.
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Date Issued
2013
Identifier
FSU_migr_uhm-0278
Format
Thesis
Art of Adaptation Through the Analysis of Stanley Kubrick Films
Title
The Art of Adaptation Through the Analysis of Stanley Kubrick Films.
Creator
Sonenreich, Brooke Nicole, Department of English
Abstract/Description
This thesis examines Stanley Kubrick's novel-to-film adaptations and uses the auteur's strategies in the creative portion of the thesis: a full length, adapted screenplay. The study analyzes original texts, screenplays, films, and associating film theory of five Kubrick adaptations (Lolita, 2001: A Space Odyssey, A Clockwork Orange, The Shining, and Eyes Wide Shut). Since this is a creative project, it is split up into an explanative research preface and a full length, adapted screenplay. The...
Show moreThis thesis examines Stanley Kubrick's novel-to-film adaptations and uses the auteur's strategies in the creative portion of the thesis: a full length, adapted screenplay. The study analyzes original texts, screenplays, films, and associating film theory of five Kubrick adaptations (Lolita, 2001: A Space Odyssey, A Clockwork Orange, The Shining, and Eyes Wide Shut). Since this is a creative project, it is split up into an explanative research preface and a full length, adapted screenplay. The screenplay is an adaptation of Daphne du Maurier's short story "The Split Second." The preface component provides details on what Kubrick strategies were and were not used during the adapting process.
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Date Issued
2013
Identifier
FSU_migr_uhm-0467
Format
Thesis
Art of Freak-Folk
Title
The Art of Freak-Folk.
Creator
Peterson, Andrew, Showalter, Spencer, Andrews, Samuel
Abstract/Description
Love Even for a Moment Is Forever. Life Its Fleeting Flesh Is the Endless Grave. Now The Mountains Crumble The Forests Fade. Love is Infinite and So are You. - The Freakniks
Date Issued
2013
Identifier
FSU_migr_uhm-0285
Format
Thesis
Cinephiles
Title
Cinephiles.
Creator
Bock, Alexandra, College of Motion Picture Arts
Date Issued
2014
Identifier
FSU_migr_uhm-0440
Format
Thesis
Cold War
Title
A Cold War.
Creator
Sporn, Melisse C., College of Motion Picture Arts
Abstract/Description
A Cold War is a screenplay that explores the feeling of living in the deep south while following Elise and Henry from unplanned parenthood into adulthood, an utterly human experience, the search for inner peace while battling inner demons.
Date Issued
2014
Identifier
FSU_migr_uhm-0437
Format
Thesis
Give Kids the World Cartoons
Title
Give Kids the World Cartoons.
Creator
Bustamante, Nestor, College of Motion Picture Arts
Date Issued
2014
Identifier
FSU_migr_uhm-0389
Format
Set of related objects
In the Footsteps of Clara Schumann
Title
In the Footsteps of Clara Schumann.
Creator
Falling, Frances, College of Music
Abstract/Description
I first became interested in Clara Schumann when I heard her setting of Friedrich Rückert's beautiful poem "Liebst du um Schönheit" during voice seminar at Florida State a few years ago. When I had the opportunity to choose a research topic in my music history class last year, I chose Clara – focusing on her growth from Wunderkind to mature artist, how she has greatly influenced the customs of concerts, and how she championed composers that we consider "greats" today. Throughout the research...
Show moreI first became interested in Clara Schumann when I heard her setting of Friedrich Rückert's beautiful poem "Liebst du um Schönheit" during voice seminar at Florida State a few years ago. When I had the opportunity to choose a research topic in my music history class last year, I chose Clara – focusing on her growth from Wunderkind to mature artist, how she has greatly influenced the customs of concerts, and how she championed composers that we consider "greats" today. Throughout the research process I became more and more intrigued by Clara. She was not only a female performer and composer, and therefore pioneer in her time, but she also carved out a unique partnership with her husband, Robert Schumann. This paper led to my idea for an Honors Thesis Project. Many of the current scholarly works about Clara Schumann have not been translated into English. I was able to contact four of the living research authors and they were amazingly receptive and supportive of my inquiries. This film not only traces the footsteps of Clara Schumann, it also introduces these German scholars to the Florida State University community. Interviews with them bring the life and times of Clara Schumann to life, while also providing valuable insight into how music scholars work. The enthusiasm of these musicologists who live, breathe, and study their subject, certainly inspired me and I believe their insights will spark curiosity in those who have not yet heard of Clara Schumann. This project encompasses not only a short version of all the footage and interviews I took during my journey, but also full-length documentary film, to be available in the music library before I graduate.
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Date Issued
2014
Identifier
FSU_migr_uhm-0422
Format
Thesis
Longest Night, a feature screenplay set to music
Title
Longest Night, a feature screenplay set to music.
Creator
Davis, Peter, College of Motion Picture Arts
Abstract/Description
Oscar is an exhausted corporate professional working for the counter-terrorism department of transportation giant Union Victory Railways. Alone and drug-addled in Chicago, Oscar has stated to lose the separation between his memories, his dreams, and his work. Longest Night is set to sync up with the tracks of Chicago indie rock band Wilco's 1999 album Summerteeh from beginning to end.
Date Issued
2013
Identifier
FSU_migr_uhm-0287
Format
Thesis
Meadowlark, a feature screenplay
Title
Meadowlark, a feature screenplay.
Creator
Allman, Max, College of Motion Picture Arts
Abstract/Description
A feature screenplay about two rednecks desperate for money and looking for a way out of their small North Carolina town who kidnap their boss's daughter and hold her for ransom in a secluded Appalachian mountain cabin.
Date Issued
2013
Identifier
FSU_migr_uhm-0286
Format
Thesis
Moments
Title
Moments.
Creator
Middleton, Kelsey, Hendrickson, Dylan, College of Motion Picture Arts
Abstract/Description
There are certain inherent experiences which occur over the course of our lives, similarities that, while largely unknown, bind humankind together. The first steps, the first loves, searches for success, and the disappointment of failures -- there is no bias to these archetypes. No race, no culture, no ethnicity nor belief -- these experiences are the building blocks to each and every person's life. Rather than recognizing and appreciating these similarities, however, today's culture does...
Show moreThere are certain inherent experiences which occur over the course of our lives, similarities that, while largely unknown, bind humankind together. The first steps, the first loves, searches for success, and the disappointment of failures -- there is no bias to these archetypes. No race, no culture, no ethnicity nor belief -- these experiences are the building blocks to each and every person's life. Rather than recognizing and appreciating these similarities, however, today's culture does quite the opposite. A worldwide focus on the differences of our societies alternately breeds confusion, assumptions, and hatred. Wars are started and lives cut short, simply because societies today fail to acknowledge the fundamental sameness of our species. Because of this shortcoming, humanity's potential for greatness is ultimately stunted. We hope to make a documentary that focuses not on these dissimilar aspects, but instead on the common patterns and threads that connect the lives of all people. Presented in chapters, the film will illustrate various experiences and events typical of a human life: first jobs, marriage, growing old and the like. Each section, however, will focus on a person from a different culture, race, or ethnicity than the last. By bringing together these separate individuals, each of whom would be called radically different by today's standards, a single narrative of a familiar human life will be built.
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Date Issued
2013
Identifier
FSU_migr_uhm-0267
Format
Set of related objects
Mycelium
Title
Mycelium.
Creator
Sarwer-Foner, Alexander, College of Motion Picture Arts
Abstract/Description
My first attempt at a feature-length screenplay, Mycelium is a Lovecraftian horror story set in the darkest recesses of the Amazon Rainforest. When Lucas, Caio and Diego finally get together to do the trip down the Amazon River that they have been talking about for years, surreal and otherworldly powers overpower them, leaving them to struggle for survival in the unforgiving jungle.
Date Issued
2013
Identifier
FSU_migr_uhm-0275
Format
Thesis
Pussy Willow
Title
Pussy Willow.
Creator
Bears, Tatiana, College of Motion Picture Arts
Abstract/Description
Brian and Willow are just starting to get comfortable in their relationship. There's something mysterious about Willow however, and Brian begins investigate.
Date Issued
2013
Identifier
FSU_migr_uhm-0261
Format
Thesis
Sanctuary
Title
Sanctuary.
Creator
Shobe, Jessica, College of Motion Picture Arts
Abstract/Description
Ada, a young mute 'rat' girl, is an outcast in an underground society called The Sanctuary. Ada discovers a notebook that alludes to a different world where they would not be plagued with sickness and famine. Teaming up with Isaac, a 'skeleton', Ada discovers just how far the tunnels go.
Date Issued
2013
Identifier
FSU_migr_uhm-0276
Format
Thesis
Space Babes
Title
Space Babes: A Universal Codex (Soaring through Sol).
Creator
Poey, Freddy J., College of Motion Picture Arts
Abstract/Description
Welcome to the world of Sol. Our universe is one inspired by and paying the deepest respects to the artists of science fiction landscapes that captivated the imaginations of the 60s and 70s. Despite the outside influences, the Sol System is universe of its own voice- a living community rich with history. When developing this world we came in with only the idea for the first film, but as our universe continued to grow, we soon realized it would be impossible to begin writing a script without...
Show moreWelcome to the world of Sol. Our universe is one inspired by and paying the deepest respects to the artists of science fiction landscapes that captivated the imaginations of the 60s and 70s. Despite the outside influences, the Sol System is universe of its own voice- a living community rich with history. When developing this world we came in with only the idea for the first film, but as our universe continued to grow, we soon realized it would be impossible to begin writing a script without realizing how this world operated. What rules governed this star system? How had it evolved into what it is today? Thus began the efforts to contain it all inside this encyclopedia. The inhabitants of Sol are all driven by the same search for identity. Vesta Brightstar is looking for a home that has moved on without her, Rotxie is in search of her place in a newly discovered universe brimming with complex life while Sol moves through the cosmos in silence, waiting for the next set of individuals to seize at its open doors.
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Date Issued
2015
Identifier
FSU_migr_uhm-0471
Format
Thesis
Statistical Box-office Breakdown of Mainstream Cinema and an Analysis of the Trends and Successes of the 21st Century Motion Picture Industry
Title
A Statistical Box-office Breakdown of Mainstream Cinema and an Analysis of the Trends and Successes of the 21st Century Motion Picture Industry.
Creator
Kluziak, Monika, College of Motion Picture Arts
Abstract/Description
With this project, I hope to statistically break down the current trends and successes of the domestic motion picture industry. Through 14 variables and a data set of 1,242 movies produced between 2001 and 2012, I hope to search for correlations, patterns, and statistically significant findings in order to get a first-hand grasp on the industry's recent development. It is my ultimate goal to gain knowledge that will be useful as a future producer in the entertainment industry.
Date Issued
2014
Identifier
FSU_migr_uhm-0408
Format
Set of related objects
Student Body President Television Pilot Development
Title
Student Body President Television Pilot Development.
Creator
Cartwright, Joshua, Jaffe, Eric, College of Motion Picture Arts
Date Issued
2013
Identifier
FSU_migr_uhm-0262
Format
Thesis
Video Game Cinematography
Title
Video Game Cinematography.
Creator
Smith, Nicole, College of Motion Picture Arts
Abstract/Description
A look at cinematography in video games and how cinematic and filmic techniques are used to enhance visual storytelling.
Date Issued
2015
Identifier
FSU_migr_uhm-0485
Format
Thesis