Theodore Is Dying is a feature length film written and directed by Ryan Ceri Pomeranz. It was undertaken as a partial fulfillment of the requirements to receive a Master of Fine Arts in Film and Digital Media from the Department of Film in the College of Arts and Humanities at the University of Central Florida. The film aims to explore both the immediate and the long-term effects of choices made by four people at specific moments of demarcation in their lives. Structurally, the film is presented in an episodic and non- linear style that attempts to examine each protagonist’s own set of conflicts, while simultaneously exposing how the choices they make affect one another. The film’s production presented many unique challenges to our producing team, cast and crew such as shooting on location in Scranton, Pennsylvania, over one thousand miles from home and figuring out where to allocate funds from our “ultra-low” budget. These challenges were met head on and often times acted as catalysts for rethinking the way that films at our budget level could be produced. As a result, the following account of the making of Theodore Is Dying, from development through distribution, aims to contribute these ideas to the larger conversation about the role of Ultra-Low Budget Filmmaking in the modern filmmaking landscape

Very little research is available to identify how attire in the athletic training field impacts perceptions of professional knowledge and competence. The purpose of this study was to identify the effect of attire on high school athletic directors’ perceptions of an athletic trainer’s professional knowledge and competence. The researcher emailed a questionnaire to ninety-four high school athletic directors from the state of California. The questionnaire measured the effect of attire on the perceptions of skills, knowledge, approachability, experience, education level, overall competence, and representation of an athletic trainer and focused on the difference between khaki attire, professional attire, and workout attire in relationship to perceived knowledge and competence. The respondents rated khaki attire highest followed by professional attire and workout attire when evaluating skills, approachability, overall competence, experience, and knowledge. Representation and education level rated khaki attire as the highest, followed by professional attire, and workout attire rated the lowest. These results indicate khaki attire as the most appropriate attire for high school athletic trainers to wear to achieve the highest perceptions of competence and knowledge from high school athletic directors.

Title IX began the change of integrating women's sports into universities, but it was up to each university's athletic administration, external media sources, and public relations practitioners to determine how female athletes and sports were supported and publicized. In 1976, Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah hired Ellen Larsen as its first female sports information director responsible for women's sports. Through her 19 years as a sports information director at BYU, Larsen was an advocate for her athletes and helped pave the way for future female athletic administration roles. While there is plenty of literature on male sports information directors, literature on female sports information directors is thin. Even less has been published on pioneer women in this role. This paper will tell the story of Ellen Larsen, BYU's first female sports information director, and describe her pioneering impact in the publicizing of women's athletics at BYU from 1976 to 1995.

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The grounded theory presented in this study describes how the supervision of special education instruction occurs in public elementary schools in rural settings. Grounded theory methodology (Strauss & Corbin, 1998) was employed in this study. Nine elementary schools in three rural districts in the state of Virginia participated in the study. Interview data were collected from 34 participants, including special and general education teachers, principals, and directors of special education. Observations were made in the schools and documents pertaining to the supervision process were collected. Data analysis allowed identification of categories and subcategories, processes, influencing conditions, strategies, and outcomes related to supervision, which contributed to the articulation of the theory. The grounded theory suggests that the supervisor's role is assigned to the principal. The principal negotiates among competing priorities and contextual factors while providing supervision. Competing priorities exist in three areas: (1) management and administration versus supervision; (2) monitoring for legal compliance versus supervision of instruction for students with disabilities; and (3) evaluation of teachers versus supervision of instruction. Contextual factors include systemic conditions such as enrollment size of school, time, and number of administrators. Contextual factors also include personal conditions such as knowledge of special education, definitions of special education instruction, and perceived competence of teachers. The outcome of negotiating competing priorities and contextual factors is a dispersal of responsibility for supervision to three groups of educators. Principals, as the primary supervisors, utilize three strategies to address supervision: (1) the observation/evaluation process; (2) supervision by wandering; and (3) open communication. Directors of special education have a supportive role in supervision through communication and collaboration with teachers and principals. Teachers provide some supervision when they mentor new teachers and serve as special education coordinators. / Ph. D.

[EN] Numerous scientific studies have shown the importance and benefits of possessing a positive reputation at both the personal as well as organizational level. Specifically, the impression management theory is an important pillar in building personal reputation to everyday organizational life. Research in this area has demonstrated their interest in particular aspects such as recruitment processes, person-job fit, person-organization fit, job performance appraisal and career success. Despite the importance of and interest in impression management theory (IM) and the need of organizations to develop a favorable reputation, to date there is no evidence about the influence IM techniques may have on building personal reputation. Nor is there existing empirical evidence of the potential impact that personal reputation may have on the reputation of the organization as a whole. Therefore, examining the relationship between IM, personal reputation and corporate reputation could shed some light on the processes of building reputation in organizations, and particularly its development in the case of communication managers. To this end, this thesis has the objective of studying IM and its dimensions, presenting it as an antecedent of personal reputation (PR) and presenting the relationship between PR and corporate reputation (CR). To achieve this objective, the research is divided into five chapters. To begin, it is summarized an overview of IM theory. After this state of the art, an integrated definition of the construct is presented. Then, in the second chapter, we examine what the current literature has explained to date about PR in order to relate it to the IM theory. Next, in the third chapter, we analyze the different theoretical perspectives under which the concept of CR has been studied. After studying IM and proposing its relationship with PR and CR the fourth chapter shows a relational model of reputation from the theory of IM that is able to put in dialogue the three constructs (IM, PR and CR). To conclude, the fifth chapter presents a qualitative empirical study based on the grounded theory. The objective is to answer the propositions that emerged from the relational model presented, particularly in the case of Spanish communication managers (DirCom). Finally, the thesis concludes with some reflections on the findings of this research, noting the limitations of the study and proposing avenues for future research. / [ES] Numerosas investigaciones científicas han puesto de manifiesto la importancia y los beneficios que reporta a nivel personal y organizacional contar con una buena reputación. En particular, la teoría de la impression management o gestión de las impresiones, constituye un pilar importante en la construcción de reputación personal en el día a día de las organizaciones. Las investigaciones en este ámbito han confirmado su interés de modo particular en los procesos de selección, en la determinación del ajuste del candidato al puesto y/o a la compañía, la evaluación del desempeño laboral y en el desarrollo de carreras profesionales. A pesar de la importancia e interés de la teoría de la impression management (en adelante IM) y de la necesidad de contar con una buena reputación en las organizaciones, no existe hasta la fecha evidencia acerca de la influencia que las técnicas de IM pueden tener en la construcción de reputación personal. Como tampoco existe evidencia empírica de la posible repercusión que pueda tener la reputación personal en la reputación de la organización en su conjunto. Por este motivo, examinar esta relación entre IM, reputación personal y reputación corporativa podría arrojar luz acerca de los procesos de construcción de reputación en las organizaciones, y de modo especial su desarrollo en el caso de los directores de comunicación. Es por esto que en esta tesis se propone como objetivo abordar el estudio de la IM y sus dimensiones, presentándola como antecedente de la reputación personal (en adelante RP), y poniéndola en relación con la reputación corporativa (en adelante RC). Para lograr este objetivo, la investigación se estructura en cinco capítulos. En el primero se lleva a cabo un estado del arte sobre la teoría de la IM, y se ofrece una definición integradora del constructo. En el segundo, se hace una descripción de lo que la literatura ha dicho hasta el momento sobre RP, para ponerlo en relación con la teoría de la IM. En el tercer capítulo, se analizan las distintas perspectivas bajo las que se ha estudiado el concepto de RC. Tras el estudio de la IM, y plantear su relación con la RP y la RC, en el cuarto capítulo, se propone un modelo relacional de reputación desde la teoría de la IM capaz de poner en diálogo los tres constructos (IM, RP y RC). Para terminar, en el capítulo quinto, se presenta un estudio empírico de carácter cualitativo basado en la teoría fundamentada, en el que se responde a las cuestiones de investigación que se desprenden del modelo relacional propuesto en el caso particular de los directores de comunicación españoles (en adelante DirCom). Finalmente, se concluye la tesis con algunas reflexiones acerca de los hallazgos obtenidos, con el reconocimiento de las limitaciones del trabajo y con la propuesta de futuras líneas de investigación. / [CA] Nombroses investigacions científiques han posat de manifest l'importància i els beneficis que reporta a nivell personal i organitzacional comptar amb una bona reputació. En particular, la teoria de l'impression management o gestió de les impressions, constitueix un pilar important a la construcció de reputació personal en el dia a dia de les organitzacions. Les investigacions en aquest àmbit han confirmat el seu interès de manera particular en els processos de selecció, en la determinació de l'ajust del candidat al lloc de treball i/o a la empresa, l'avaluació de l'acompliment laboral i en el desenvolupament de carreres professionals. Tot i la importància i interès de la teoria de l'impression management (d'ara endavant IM) i de la necessitat de comptar amb una bona reputació en les organitzacions, no existeix fins este moment evidència sobre l'influència que les tècniques d'IM poden tenir en la construcció de reputació personal, com tampoc hi ha evidència empírica de la possible repercussió que puga tindre la reputació personal en la reputació de l'organització en el seu conjunt. Per aquest motiu, examinar aquesta relació entre IM, reputació personal i reputació corporativa podria donar llum sobre els processos de construcció de reputació en les organitzacions, i de manera especial, el seu desenvolupament en el cas dels directors de comunicació. És per això que en aquesta tesi es proposa com a objectiu abordar l'estudi de l'IM i les seves dimensions, presentant-la com antecedent de la reputació personal (d'ara endavant RP), i posant-la en relació amb la reputació corporativa (en endavant, RC). Per aconseguir este objectiu, la recerca s'estructura en cinc capítols. En el primer es porta a terme un estat de l'art sobre la teoria de l'IM, i s'ofereix una definició integradora del constructe. En el segon, es fa una descripció d'alló que la literatura ha dit fins al moment sobre RP, per posar-lo en relació amb la teoria de l'IM. En el tercer capítol, s'analitzen les diferents perspectives sota les quals s'ha estudiat el concepte de RC. Després de l'estudi de la IM, i de plantejar la seva relació amb la RP i la RC, en el quart capítol, es proposa un model relacional de reputació des de la teoria de la IM capaç de posar en diàleg els tres constructes (IM, RP i RC). Per acabar, en el quint capítol, es presenta un estudi empíric de caràcter qualitatiu basat en la teoria fonamentada, en el qual es respon a les qüestions de recerca que es desprenen del model relacional proposat en el cas particular dels directors de comunicació espanyols (en endavant DirCom). Finalment, es conclou la tesi amb algunes reflexions sobre les troballes obtingudes, amb el reconeixement de les limitacions del treball i amb la proposta de futures línies d'investigació. / Jácome López, R. (2015). LA IMPRESSION MANAGEMENT APLICADA A LA CONSTRUCCIÓN DE REPUTACIÓN PERSONAL Y EN LAS ORGANIZACIONES: EL CASO DEL DIRCOM [Tesis doctoral]. Universitat Politècnica de València. https://doi.org/10.4995/Thesis/10251/59524

Ce mémoire en Études cinématographiques en est un de recherche-création et porte sur le métier de premier assistant réalisateur au Québec. Le mémoire est accompagné d’un film documentaire (HD 27 min.) réalisé et monté par Anne-Catherine Bolduc. Le matériel de tournage des entrevues (20 heures) constitue le document de référence ayant permis le montage synthèse des entretiens menés auprès des assistants réalisateurs ainsi que la présente étude sur ce métier méconnu. Filmé en 2014, il présente le point de vue de dix professionnels sur le métier de premier assistant à la réalisation. Les deux documents décrivent et analysent en quoi consiste ce métier, en évaluant les fonctions ainsi que les impacts créatifs et organisationnels sur le projet. Ils répondent à deux questions principales, soit qu’est-ce que le travail d’un premier assistant réalisateur au Québec aujourd’hui et a-t-il une influence créative sur la production télévisuelle ou cinématographique. / This memoir in Film studies has been written in a context of research-creation and is about the first assistant director’s work in Quebec. A documentary (HD 27 min.) directed and edited by Anne-Catherine Bolduc goes along the master. The interviews footage (20 hours) is the reference for the executive summary of the documentary’s interviews and for this study of the first assistant director’s unknown job. Filmed in 2014, the documentary presents the viewpoint of ten professionals about the first assistant director’s job. The two documents describe and analyze the first assistant director’s job in evaluating the functions as well as the organizational and creative impacts on the realization. They address two main questions, namely what is the first assistant director’s job currently in Quebec and do the first assistant director have a creative influence on the film or television production.