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

Spaceships and Cultures
This 5 page paper looks at three movie spaceships, the Enterprise (First Contact), the Nostromo (Alien), and the Nebuchadnezzar (The Matrix) and discusses what they tell us about the people who build and fly them; what role they play in the story;...
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Prejudice and Learning from the Past in Todd Haynes
A 4 page paper which examines how the handling of sensitive issues of racial prejudice and homophobia as presented within a 1950s
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Mamma Mia
A 3 page paper on the recent Broadway production,
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Messiaen/Quartet for the End of Time
A 15 page research paper that offers musical analysis of Oliver Messiaen's most famous work, Quatuor pour la fin du Temps (Quartet for the End of Time). This report particularly focuses on the sixth movement of this eight-movement quartet, which is...
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The Relation Of Documentary Practices To Social Reality
3 pages in length. Housing Problems from 1935 about the reality of British slums, Triumph of the Will from 1934 long interpreted as propaganda for Hitler's reign and The Plough that Broke the Plains from 1936 that chronicles the detrimental impact...
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Tragedy in
A 5 page paper which examines tragedy and the tragedy in
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Symbolism in
A 9 page paper which examines the symbolic images in Tennessee Williams
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David Lynch: Post-Modernism
9 pages in length. The true essence of life's dramatic celebrations and postmodern accomplishment is portrayed with vivid mastery within David Lynch's television and film works. Lynch's participation in such productions as Dune, The Amputee and...
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Film Noir Then and Now: A Comparative Analysis of
A 5 page paper which compares and contrasts various film noir characteristics, and discuss how the similarities and differences in the way they are employed can be attributed to changes in politics, culture, and society. Bibliography lists 6...
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Stanley Kubrick
A 5 page paper which analyzes this film in terms of how it represents the combat genre, specifically in terms of story pattern, stereotypical characters, icons, basic conventions, and social functions in order to determine whether or not the film...
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Kenneth Branagh And Franco Zeffirelli's "Hamlet"
7 pages in length. Many have tried to match the integrity of Shakespeare's Hamlet when creating a film version of the classic story, however, few have been able to capture the disposition, direction, artistry or script precision as...
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A 3 page paper which examines the significance and symbolism of the white masks in
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Case Study: Home Video Game Industry
This 4 page paper, which discusses various aspects of the home video game industry, is based entirely on a case study.
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Magic and Music
This 5 page paper traces a brief history of magic, and some of the music magicians use in their acts. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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History and Development of Argentine Tango
An 18 page paper which examines the history and development of Argentine Tango. Bibliography lists 20 sources.
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