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

Giuseppe Verdi/Irony in Rigoletto
A 5 page research paper that explores the irony in Giuseppe Verdi's opera 'Rigoletto.' The writer argues that this opera is basically constructed on nothing but irony. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Duke Ellington
A 6 page research paper that examines the unique style of Duke Ellington. The writer analyzes Ellington's writing style, and the unique characteristics of his orchestra, which contributed to his style. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Youth Violence and Television: A View of the Application of the Cultivation Theory
This 5 page paper provides an overview of the essential components of George Gerbner's Cultivation Theory and defines the correlation between the theory and the increasing prevalence of youth violence. This paper defines the problem, the theory...
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Making a
This 10 page report discusses making a movie with an unlimited budget, using any actors chosen, establishing a setting and framework for production allowing for unfettered creativity and financing. The idea behind this proposal is an aviation...
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Last Action Hero
A 6 page paper which examines various uses of visual imagery to depict different realities within the film "Last Action Hero." The movie is analyzed in combination with two works titled "Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema" edited by Jessica Munns...
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Ideology in Film Making
This five-page-paper presents a discussion about the many ways industrialized cultures drive the movie industry. Using two cartoon feature films; Cinderella from the 1950's and Pocahontas from the 1990's the discussion compares and contrasts the...
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Die Hard and the Myth of Superman
This five-page-paper presents a comparison of the movie Die Hard , starring Bruce Willis to Umberto Ecos , "Myth of Superman." It opens with a discussion on what the movie is about and moves into a comparison about how it mirrors the myth of...
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How CinemaScope Changed the Look of Films
An 8 page paper which examines how the innovation of CinemaScope in the 1950s changed both the look of films themselves as well as the experience of movie audiences. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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1940s Black Cinema
A 5 page research paper that examines the significance of two 1940s films by Director Vincente Minnelli, 'Cabin in the Sky' (1942) and 'Stormy Weather' (1943) and their significance for Black cinema. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Chinese Identity Revealed in Ang Lee's Film, "The Wedding Banquet"
A 9 page paper which examines how Chinese identity is revealed in Ang Lee's 1993 film, "The Wedding Banquet." Specifically considered are how the film negotiates Chinese identity, and how it can both inform as well as complicate the notion of...
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The Character of Vinz in Mattieu Kassowitz's La Haine
This 7 page paper provides a character study of Vinz (Vincent Cassel) in Mattieu Kassowitz's film La Haine. This paper considers the characterization presented in the film and the significance of the character as a vehicle for the development of...
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The Role of the Police in Mattieu Kassowitz by La Haine
This 6 page paper considers the role of the police presented in Mattieu Kassowitz's film La Haine (Hate). This paper defines the way in which the police determined the stereotypical view of the central characters and how this ultimately led to the...
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This 6 page report discusses the 1957 movie
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Female Film Directors; The Gender Difference
This 9 page paper examines the position of female directors. The paper argues that today, just as in the past, the only way in which a woman can succeed as a director is to compromise her views in order to comply with male expectations, or find a...
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This 5 page report discusses the 1999 movie,
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