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

Ending, Meaning & Two French Films
A 12 page research paper that examines Jean Vigo's film Zero de Conduite (Zero for Conduct) (1933) and Jean Renoir's La Regle du Jeu (Rules of the Game) (1939). The writer argues that these films are two French films that are similar in the manner...
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Role of Sound in Comedy Films
A 9 page research paper that discussing the use of sound in comedy films. The writer discusses Foley, sound effects, dialogue and music. Two films are highlighted, Amelie (Director, Jean-Pierre Jeunet, 2001) and Liar Liar (Director, Tom Shadyac,...
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Forms of the Cinematic Gaze and the Psychological Relationship of Power: Spectator vs. Object
A 42 page paper which examines the claim of film historians and critics alike that there is a paradigm in the process of film viewing that implies the superior viewer (subject) vs. the object of looking (film) and how the spectator positioning and...
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Set Design/Gordon Craig & Adolph Appia
A 5 page research paper that focuses on two revolutionary theatre set designers. Toward the end of the nineteenth century, two stage designers--Adolph Appia (1862-1928) and Edward Gordon Craig (1872-1966)--"revolted against the scenic practices of...
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Julia Roberts, Actress
An 8 page research paper/essay that discusses the acting career of Julia Roberts. The writer highlights her performances in Pretty Woman, Stepmom and American Sweethearts, arguing that examination of these films shows that Roberts is high skilled...
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Film Analysis of
A 4 page paper which examines how such techniques as time compression, setting, cinematography, arrangement of people, and music enhance the film
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To Kill a Mockingbird
A 4 page review of the film
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How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days/Film Analysis
A 3 page movie review of How to Lose A Guy in 10 Days (2003, Paramount Pictures, directed by Donald Petrie) starring Matthew McConaughey as Ben and Kate Hudson as Andie. These are pretty people and capable actors. The viewer wants to like them and...
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Comparative Analysis of American and German Female Filmmakers
A 5 page paper which discusses similarities and differences in terms of style, genre, and topic. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Alvin Ailey
A 5 page paper which examines the impact this dancer and choreographer had on the socio-cultural development of dance. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Social Assumptions in
A 6 page paper which examines the film
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How Minority Issues Were Portrayed in Michael Moore
A 2.5 page paper which examines how racial, ethnicity, religious and minority group sociological issues were depicted in the controversial film on the presidency of George W. Bush. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Zentropa/Cinematography as Star
A 5 page essay that analyzes the purpose of director Lar Von Trier's stunning visual effects in this film Zentropa (1991). The writer offers a summation of the film in relation to a discussion of the effect that the cinematography has on the viewer....
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Hip Hop/Subculture & Resistance
A 4 page research paper on hip op. This examination of hip hop seeks to answer to basic questions on this music sub-genre. First of all, do the fans of hip hop constitute a subculture? Secondly, does this form of music in the early twenty-first...
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Gershwin/Bridging the Gap
A 7 page research paper that examines the music of composer George Gershwin. The write argues that while Gershwin's career was short, he accomplished the task of bridging the gap between "pop" and "classical" or serious art music. The writer focuses...
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