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

'The Trial' / The Movie
A 5 page study of Orson Welles' film based on Kafka's famous novel. Special attention is given to the relationship between sexuality, impotence, and power. No bibliography.
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The Role Of Music in Mrs. Doubtfire
A 5 page analysis of the function of Howard Shore's musical score in this 1993 film. The paper concludes that the music serves to tie the important moments of the film's narrative structure and emotional impact together in a subconscious way, and...
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'Star Wars' & the Concept of the
This 8 page research paper examines the 1977 film Star Wars in terms of the literary application of the so-called
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'Jaws' & 'Star Wars' / Contextual Approach to Media Criticism
This 8 page research paper offers a historical analysis of how the phenomenal box-office success of blockbuster films Jaws and Star Wars forever changed the film-making industry. Specifically discussed are the impact upon popular culture,...
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Communication in 'Rainman'
A 5 page paper which discusses various aspects of communication as illustrated in the movie 'Rainman.' The communication atmosphere is discussed in the context that Cruise's character is intent on communicating and Hoffman's could really care less....
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Deviance in Mississippi Burning
A 5 page paper on the Alan Parker film in which the writer examines three kinds of deviance shown in the movie: the townspeople's deviance from the norms of acceptable American society; Inspector Ward's deviance from the norms of the townspeople;...
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Gender, Race & Class Differences / Films and Television
This 10 page research paper examines how gender, race and class differences has been addressed in films and television in terms of images, narratives and plots. Specifically discussed are the books Film Theory Goes to the Movies by Collins et al.,...
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'The Sweet Herafter' - Movie By Egoyan, Novel By Banks
This 6 page report discusses the 1997 movie 'The Sweet Hereafter' that tells the horrendous story of a school bus accident that kills 14 of a small town's children. The bus driver, who survives talks about meeting up with the children again in the...
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Transvestites In "Psycho" & "Silence Of The Lambs"
A 12 page paper in which the writer attempts to validate a thesis concerning social controversy over the use of transvestites in popular film. For the most part, the concern here is that the media raised very little objection decades ago when Norman...
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Horror Films Psycho & Scream Analyzed
This 8 page research paper examines the changes in the horror film genre from Psycho (1960) to Scream (1996). Specifically explored is the frame composition employed by Alfred Hitchcock for Psycho compared to and contrasted with Wes Craven's...
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Film, Criticism & Genre / 'Scream'
This 9 page paper begins with an explanation on different types of media criticism, most notably the auteurist, journalist and scholarly formats. More than half of the paper focuses on the movie Scream, and analyzes it in terms of its conformity to...
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Film - 'Halloween' (1978) / Textual Analysis Of The Narrative Structure
A 7 page paper which examines the narrative structure of John Carpenter's 1978 film, Halloween, through examination of story, plot, cause and effect, linear (or nonlinear) structure, flashbacks and other temporal order manipulations, point of view...
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Cape Fear
A 3 page analysis of the film Cape Fear. The focus of the essay is justice and if either of the two male characters, Cady or Bowden, acted in a just and fair manner. Bowden may have acted against legal ethics but was his action just? No additional...
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The Three Levels of Robert De Niro
A 6 page paper examining Robert De Niro and his three 'levels' -- his star persona, actor's persona and as a man in an attempt to explain his career longevity and how his celebrity reflects upon American popular culture. Bibliography lists 6...
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Awakenings (1990) / Robert De Niro
In 2 pages, the author analyzes Robert De Niro's acting skill in "Awakenings" (19990). The style and effect of his performance are noted as well as what makes him believable. The question of whether his delivery is effective and convincing is...
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