Essays about: "film and media history"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 14 essays containing the words film and media history.

1. 1. CURSED HORROR FILMS - A film analysis of ‘dangerous’ films within moving media

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper

   Author : Iris Landar Lygren; [2023-04-26]
   Keywords : Horror; film studies; spectatorship; moral panics;

   Abstract : Within the field of horror films there is a subcategory of films and videos revolving around fictional horror films claimed to be ‘dangerous’ to the public. These works often relate to discussions around moral panics and spectatorship as well as historical viewpoints on the horror genre. READ MORE

3. 2. Virtual reality in tourism. Opportunity or pitfall? : Explorative case study of a place-based virtual reality experience of Mariebergsskogen

   University essay from Karlstads universitet/Institutionen för geografi, medier och kommunikation (from 2013)

   Author : Barbara Kubitzek; [2021]
   Keywords : Virtual reality tourism; virtual reality; co-creation; geomedia; place-based virtual reality experiences; place marketing; Region Värmland; Karlstad Municipality; Mariebergsskogen; experience design; interaction design; storytelling; cultural heritage; covid-19; pandemic; communication; Sweden; case-study; film; 360°; Lefebvre; digital experiences; destination marketing; VR film; cinematic virtual reality; metaverse; UX; UI; Skansen; Sweden; Visit Sweden; Visit Värmland; design processes; Oculus Quest; Google cardboard; NFT; methodological model; PDU; innovation; marketing; Virtuelle Realität; Tourismus; Marketing; Schweden; Geomedia; Experience Design; Kommunikation; Covid-19; Pandemie; Fallstudie; Sinne; Kultur; Park; Umwelt; Virtuell Verklighet; turism; Karlstad Kommun; Region Värmland; Kommunikation; pandemi; kulturellt arv; plats; berättelse;

   Abstract : To what extent can virtual reality be used to induce real-life tourism? This question becomes even more relevant in these covid-19 times. However, research on virtual reality concerning tourism has not engaged substantively with this question yet and thus this study seeks to address this question. READ MORE

4. 3. Cars in Sweden's Cinema & Television : AI-Guided Research of Automobiles in Sweden’s Images from 1950-1980

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Filmvetenskap

   Author : Maximilian Steck; [2021]
   Keywords : archive; AI; cars; cultural memory; digital humanities; film; New Cinema History; object detection; speech recognition; Swedish film; oil crisis; H-Day; Archiv; Künstliche Intelligenz; KI; Filmwissenschaft; Medienwissenschaft; Film; Schweden; Schwedischer Film; Auto; Repräsentation; Wilde Erdbeeren; arkiv; artificiell intelligens; svensk film; bil; minne; representation; oljekris; dagen H; Smultronstället; 映画学; スウェデン; スウェデンの映画; AI; 車; 歴史; オイルショック; 野いちご; ダゲン・H;

   Abstract : This research project centers around cinematic and societal representation of the automobile in post-war Swedish cinema and television. Due to political neutrality during World War II, Sweden’s economy benefited from an extensive surplus immediately after Germany’s capitulation in 1945. READ MORE

5. 4. Historical culture of Soviet mass deportations in contemporary Latvia. How do cultural expressions form historical narrative and use of history?

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

   Author : Elizabete Marta Purvina; [2020]
   Keywords : Latvia; Soviet deportations; Historical culture; Use of history; Historical consciousness; Cultural memory;

   Abstract : This thesis discusses the Soviet mass deportation historical culture narrative formation and their use of history in contemporary Latvia. Looking to find research answer to question of: How are the Soviet mass deportations of 1941 and 1949 used in, and forms Latvian historical culture, in the novel Five Fingers and the film Chronicles of Melanie? The analysis is done via three connected parts using concepts of use of history, cultural and social memory. READ MORE

6. 5. The Importance of Being Funded : A Case Study of the Public Funding, Production, and Style of Pica Pica (1987)

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Filmvetenskap

   Author : Tove Appelqvist; [2020]
   Keywords : Pica Pica; SFI; SVT; The Swedish Film Agreement; Cultural Policy; Ecocinema; National Cinema; Production; Media History.; Pica Pica; SFI; SVT; Filmavtalet; Kulturpolitik; Ecocinema; Svensk film; Filmproduktion; Mediehistoria.;

   Abstract : Given the 2017 discontinuation of the Swedish Film Agreement and the surrounding debate on the rationales of film policy, this thesis will conduct a historical study of a particular instance of Swedish film policy history, thus seeking to contribute to the understanding of the consequences of film policy for the outcome of film. Looking at the relationship between Swedish public broadcasting (SVT) and the Swedish Film Institute (SFI) during the mid-1980’s, this thesis aims to investigate the historical background of the funding and production process that enabled the creation of Pica Pica, a feature documentary film on magpies made by director Mikael Kristersson. READ MORE