Essays about: "The Orchid Thief"

Found 2 essays containing the words The Orchid Thief.

1. 1. Pollination biology of the endemic orchid Vanilla bosseri in Madagascar

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för biologisk grundutbildning

   Author : Linda Petersson; [2015]
   Keywords : Vanilla; endemic orchid; pollination; pollen thief; breeding system; Madagascar;

   Abstract : The pantropical orchid genus Vanilla has a diverse floral morphology and there is a lack of knowledge about the pollination biology of its species in all geographical areas except the American tropics. The present study investigated the pollination biology of the endemic Vanilla bosseri Allorge in a dry, deciduous forest near Morondava at the west coast in Madagascar. READ MORE

3. 2. Transformative Screenwriting: Charlie Kaufman’s Postmodern Adaptation of Story

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Filmvetenskap

   Author : Johan Sundberg; [2015]
   Keywords : Charlie Kaufman; Storytelling; Writing; Screenwriting; Transformative Screenwriting; Transformative; Postmodern; Kaufman; Robert McKee; McKee; Thesis; Essay; Master s; Master; Donald Kaufman; Plot; Archplot; Miniplot; Antiplot; Change; Statis; Screenwriter; Hollywood; Art Film; Synecdoche; Eternal Sunshine; Being John Malkovich; Susan Orlean; The Orchid Thief; Orchid Thief; Arts and Architecture;

   Abstract : The essay's investigation of postmodern storytelling and transformative screenwriting, in relation to how Robert McKee's Story is reflected in Charlie Kaufman's Adaptation – in text and subtext, form and content – shows that the film's form is that of the classical archplot. It is only Adaptation's content, reflecting the dream of an art film/antiplot that is critical – while the form is a complicitous Hollywood form. READ MORE