Essays about: "independent films thesis"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 essays containing the words independent films thesis.

  1. 1. Western Esotericism references in Dario Argento’s triology The Three Mothers

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humaniora

    Author : Emilie Spagnoli; [2023]
    Keywords : Occultism; Esotericism; film critic; Steiner; feminine power; gender; Dario Argento; horror cinema; Suspiria; Inferno; The Mother of Tears;

    Abstract : This thesis aims to explore the influences and references, with a particular focus from occultism and western esotericism, found in the film trilogy of The Three Mothers directed by Dario Argento. The trilogy composed of Suspiria, Inferno and The Mother of Tears was produced in a timeframe of thirty years from 1977 to 2007, so it embeds three decades, it also reflects the willingness from the director to disconnect himself from the usual representation of supernatural and horror films of witches and power. READ MORE

  3. 2. The Framing of Evil in Oppressive Systems : Barbara, Phoenix, and Transit by Christian Petzold

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för mediestudier

    Author : Anna Aschenbrenner; [2022]
    Keywords : Evil; oppressive system; Christian Petzold; Barbara; Phoenix; Transit; Hannah Arendt; Banality of Evil;

    Abstract : The present study aims to create a deeper understanding of the cinematic representation of “evil”. Therefore, a special focus lies on contemporary historical fiction films whose stories are set in totalitarian systems with direct or indirect references to German history. READ MORE

  4. 3. Ozone oxidation of fatty acid thin films: a TIR Raman study

    University essay from KTH/Yt- och korrosionsvetenskap

    Author : Frida Preuss; [2022]
    Keywords : ozone oxidation; TIR Raman; fatty acid; vibrational spectroscopy; thin film formation; ozonoxidation; TIR Raman; fettsyra; vibrationsspektroskopi; skapande av tunna filmer;

    Abstract : Detta examensarbete initierades och handledes av Mellifiq, ett företag som arbetar med rening av luft och vatten, där en applikation är rening av köksfrånluft med ozon. Ozon förhindrar att fettpartiklar i frånluften ansamlas på väggarna i kanalen och värmeväxlaren, vilket leder till högre brandsäkerhet och mer effektiv användning av värmeväxlaren. READ MORE

  5. 4. From Low Budget to Big Business : Releasing Strategies for Indeoendent Films and Industry Division

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Filmvetenskap

    Author : Jelena Ivanisevic Paunovic; [2019]
    Keywords : independent production; low budget film; Oscar; auteur film; female producer; film industry; Christine Vachon; Boy s Don t Cry;

    Abstract : The objective of this thesis is observing the process of launching the small independent movie in the context of big film industry and its hegemony. We will observe the differences between low budget, independent, the auteur film and well known ’blockbuster' entertainment cinema products. READ MORE

  6. 5. ‘The Mother of All Bad Movies’ : an audience research on the culture of Tommy Wiseau’s The Room based on the live cinematic experience

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap

    Author : Hario Satrio Priambodho; [2018]
    Keywords : Film; Movies; Audience; Media; Cult Cinema; Live Cinema; Camp; Taste; The Room; Tommy Wiseau; Denmark; Sweden; Irony; Interaction; Emotional Public Sphere; Camp Capital; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The world of cult cinema is dotted with numerous films that are often characterised by event-like evening screenings in independent or art-house cinemas years or even decades after the film’s initial release. One film synonymous with the cult cinema circuit is Tommy Wiseau’s The Room (2003), which has often been hailed as the ‘Citizen Kane of bad movies’ due to the film’s lack of artistic vision, poor acting, and its general ineptitude in craft. READ MORE