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

The Medieval Motet in the 13th Century
4 pages in length. Topic is strictly on the definition and interesting aspects of the Motet, the name for one of many unique and wonderful kinds of musical composition of the 13th century and for a different type that originated in the...
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Early Photography: The Calotype
(7pp) The base of a calotype negative, rather than the glass or film to which we have become accustomed, was high quality writing paper. The sheet of paper was carefully selected to have a smooth and uniform texture and, wherever...
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John Woo and Spike Lee: Ethnic Promotion
A 5 page paper which discusses how John Woo and Spike Lee promote their ethnic backgrounds by bringing them to film. The paper discusses their goals as directors. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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Kurosawa's Throne Of Blood
This 5 page paper looks at the movie, Throne of Blood, directed by Akira Kurosawa in terms of the use of the Noh theatrical tradition within the movie. No additional sources are listed.
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"Naturalism" in Two Strindberg Plays.
(5 pp) In the he late 1880s Strindberg began to experiment with free verse and created the great dramas The Father (1887), Miss Julie (1888), and Creditors (1888). The Father vividly expresses Strindberg's view of the war between the...
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Deryck Cooke on Romantic Music
An 11 page summation and analysis of several of the essays included in a posthumous publication of some of Deryck Cooke's writing: Vindications: Essays on Romantic Music. The writer also outlines facts from a biographical memoir on Cooke, included...
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Dance Patterns" Johann Sebastian Bach's French Suites
8 pages in length. Baroque dance patterns are typically associated with Bach's French suites, a style of movement that is quite indicative of its time period. The stiff, rigid, unyielding movement so characteristic of the dance patterns of Bach's...
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Reality and Film
A 5 page paper which discusses three films and illustrates how, while they depict reality to some degree, they also create their own form of realism often found in films. The films discussed are "Scarface" (1932) by Howard Hawks, "Dancer in...
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Existentialism: Sartre and "Taxi Driver"
A 5 page paper which discusses Sartre's "Nausea" as it involves existentialism and then presents an examination of the film "Taxi Driver" as it applies. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Music And Consumerism
6 pages in length. The writer discusses how music influences consumer choices. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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How Reality is Portrayed in Woody Allen's Films "Annie Hall," "Zelig," "Purple Rose of Cairo" and "Mighty Aphrodite"
A 10 page paper which examines the different ways in which Woody Allen has depicted reality in four of his most critically successful films. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
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Buddies and Bad Guys -- African American Men in the Movies
This 15 page report discusses ten contemporary films and compares how African American men are portrayed with various aspects of how film historians and media scholars have described the historical presentation of African American men in the...
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Modern Musicals and Theater Perspectives
This 10 page report discusses four separate modern theater works --
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Rodgers & Hammerstein's "Oklahoma!"
5 pages in length. Rodgers & Hammerstein's "Oklahoma!," easily one of the world's most beloved musical productions, sports a theme of celebration in relation to the spirit of rebirth and renewal. That this particular production openly addresses...
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Quo Vadis
This 5 page paper looks at how the Roman Empire is portrayed in this 1951 film and whether or not we can argue that there is an accurate historical representation of the facts, or a biased and adapted representation to enhance the enjoyment factor...
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