Essays and Research Papers on Mixed issues in Film Television Theater Music & Dance

A paper which considers three theories of interpersonal communication, with specific reference to the films Sleepless in Seattle and After Hours as exemplifying the different theories. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 3 page essay that analyzes a play by David Ives, discussing it terms of how the playwright handles the rituals of courtship communication. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 5 page research paper that presents an argument that dance can be understood as a form of communication. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 5 page paper which discusses the movie 'The Rock,' and how it involves featured organization. Each and every group within this movie, illustrates various forms of organization as it relates to communication. And each of the groups or teams illustrated, also illustrates the need for change in the face of actual implementation. Each group ...

A 5 page paper which examines situations in the movie "The Breakfast Club" and discusses how various methods of communication help to establish the construction of self. Bibliography lists 3 additional sources.

A 4 page paper which examines three decision points the married couple, Ben and Katie, make within the context of communication – gender roles, confirming and disconfirming, and presenting self and listening. Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 4 page discussion of how African American culture is being reflected in the media. Television advertising is particularly interesting in this regard in that there is a greater and greater tendency to produce advertisements using ebonics, a form of communication developed by the African American community. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 7 page research paper that argues that the computer-generated special effects and 3D animation of today is a definitive improvement over filmmaking of just a decade ago. This examination of computer graphics in film shows that this new and rapidly advancing field represents a giant-leap forward for cinema, both in the quality of ...

A 10 page paper evaluating whether computer-generated graphics and special effects is a passing fad in the film industry or is a young industry poised to take on a lasting presence. The paper discusses aspects of special effects in Jaws, Titanic, The American President, Casper, Forrest Gump and others; and notes that the use of available technology allows ...

An 8 page review of Japanese director Rintaro's animated film Metropolis. The writer particularly discusses the symbolic significance and uses of the two media that were used to compose the film -- 2d traditional cel animation for the people and 3d computer generated animation for the backgrounds and settings. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

In fourteen pages this paper analyzes the writing style of Tennessee Williams, which was inspired by his own life and the influences of Greek tragedy and prose. Seven sources are listed in the bibliography.

This 6 page paper contrasts and compares two Broadway reviews of the new Little Shop of Horrors. Quotes cited from texts. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A paper which considers the impact which industrialisation and new technology had on the development of the Victorian theatre, in terms of both social culture and specific aspects of the staging of plays. Bibliography lists 3 sources

This 10-page paper analyzes the impact of technology on the movie industry, specifying the past 50 years. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 6 page paper considers what impact digital technology and software has had on the media arts from both a practical and a theoretical perspective. Examples are used, which include works such as Animatrix. The bibliography cites 6 sources.

A 40 page research paper. Following an introduction, the paper presents three chapters that discuss how technology has influenced the individual, society and the media; the globalization of the media; and the creation of media empires. Different data are included. The dominant nine global media conglomerates are identified, eight of which are the same companies ...

In ten pages this paper provides an historical overview and comparative analysis of past and present technology regarding the use of special effects in the motion picture industry. Ten sources are cited in the bibliography.

A 5 page overview of how the electronic media impacts our children. This paper focuses on the relationship between violent media content and violent electronic games and our children’s propensity to be violent. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

This 6 page paper delves into the life of the playwright and the meaning of the Crucible. What the play means to the writer, what it meant to the people of the 1950s, and what it means today, are each explored. The reasons behind the writing of this controversial work are examined. Bibliography ...

This 11 page paper analyzes two current films (November 2010), RED and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, and rewrites the final scene of a current TV show, Castle.

A 3 page research paper that takes the unusual form of instructions written to a novice composer of the higher renaissance on how to write a polyphonic Mass. Specifically the instructions refer to the Kyrie. The form of this Mass follows the example of Tomas Luis de Victoria's O magnum mysterium and the instructions draw ...

This 5 page report discusses the fact that Illusion and reality are the key ingredients in Chinese-American playwright David Henry Hwang’s “M. Butterfly” (1988) and those factors are what have had the greatest influence in terms of how his work has been interpreted by audiences seeing it performed or its film adaptation for which Hwang wrote the screenplay. The story ...

A 5 page research paper that focuses on Mozart's sonatas and specifically on the first movement of K.311 in D major. The write offers a brief review of critical analysis of this work before also offering personal analysis. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 3 page paper which examines the costumes/clothing in House of Mirth as it involves wealth and social class. The paper examines the novel, written by Edith Wharton, and the film, directed by Terence Davies. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 7 page research paper that examines Bach's Cantata BWV 61, 1714, libretto by Erdmann Neumeister, "Nun komm der Heiden Heiland," which was written to be sung on the first Sunday in Advent. The writer briefly discusses each of the six movements, relating it both to theological themes and discussing its musical structure. Bibliography lists ...