This report will summarize the process of developing, producing and finishing the short documentary film ARVIND. Shot on HD video in Austin, TX from May 2012 to March 2014, the film was produced as my Graduate Thesis Film in the Department of Radio-TV-Film at the University of Texas at Austin in partial fulfillment of my Master of Fine Arts in Film Production degree. / text

The Application of Copyright in the Film Production (Abstract) This diploma thesis on a general basis describes and analyses the application of copyright in the film production. Because the copyright regulating the relationships coming from the process of production and exploitation of audiovisual work is the part of a broader group of norms comprised within the transbranchial "film law", this paper also indicates what other legal enactments - of civil law as well as of public law origin - have to be respected in the film production. The first part of the paper specify the basic terms and concepts which could be found in the film law as well as in the practical film production itself governed by this law. First of all, the paper defines the main areas of the film law, meaning copyright and its neighbouring rights, unfair competition law, media law, advertising law and protection of personality rights. Further on, it is specified what could be understood in legal theory by terms film, film work, audiovisual work, cinematographic work and underlying work. Next, the paper briefly explains the process of film production, its function, stages and forms, as well as the following process of the film distribution. Finally, this part of the paper defines and explains the main professions which are to be found within...

This paper details the process of creating the UNO Graduate thesis film Alien on a Savage Planet. Each major step in the filmmaking process is covered: screenwriting, producing, directing, cinematography, sound, production design, costumes, hair and makeup, workflow, editing, color correction, music and post- sound. A comprehensive assessment of the filmmaking process and the successes and failures of the project are discussed in length.

O objetivo deste trabalho é gerar uma reflexão sobre o diálogo entre o cineasta e o compositor musical, por meio de uma articulação que envolve pesquisa e produção. A pesquisa focaliza este tema por dois vieses: reconhecer qual é a estrutura de trabalho do mercado cinematográfico atual e como é a atuação dos profissionais desta área; e refletir sobre a formação oferecida nos cursos acadêmicos de Música e Cinema, com suas implicações e possíveis deficiências na comunicação entre os dois meios. Nesse campo, o estudo pretende oferecer subsídios para uma mudança de visão dessas escolas. Já a produção prática consiste em composições de trilhas musicais para trabalhos de alunos do Curso Superior de Audiovisual da Escola de Comunicações e Artes da Universidade de São Paulo - ECA/USP, denominados cines, e, especialmente, para o curta-metragem Pé de pera, de Gustavo Fattori, também aluno do departamento. Esse curta foi selecionado pelo Edital Prêmio Estímulo de Curta-metragem e o processo de produção de sua trilha ofereceu material para a consolidação do processo investigativo desenvolvido nesta pesquisa. Com essas experiências e com a adquirida no Programa de Aperfeiçoamento de Ensino (PAE), foi possível detectar deficiências e vislumbrar possíveis soluções para os problemas que se apresentaram. Para complementar o estudo, foi realizada ainda uma pesquisa apoiada pela Bolsa Santander de Mobilidade Internacional dentro do King\'s College London, obtendo um modelo comparativo a partir de um outro cenário acadêmico e comercial. / This research aims at creating a reflection about the dialogue between the filmmaker and the composer through a conjuction of technical research and the real production. The technical research relates this theme by two point of views: recognizing what is the production structure of the current cinematographic scenario and how the professionals work in this area; and reflecting about the academic curriculum offered by the Music and Cinema courses, its results and possible defaults on the comunication between both means. In this field, the study intends to offer subsidies for a changing of concept of these areas. The practical production consists on soundtracks compositions for the undergraduates students works of the Audiovisual Department from Escola de Comunicações e Artes, Universidade de São Paulo - ECA/USP, called cines, and, specially, for the short movie Pé de Pera, by Gustavo Fattori, also USP audiovisual student. This short movie was selected by the Prêmio Estímulo de Curtametragens, and the process of its soundtrack production offered materials for the investigative proccess developed on this research. With this experiences and with the one obtained on the Programa de Aperfeiçoamento de Ensino (PAE), it was possible to raise some issues and to suggest some possible solutions. Moreover, complementing this study, it also was realized a research sponsored by the Santander Bank Scholarship of International Mobility within King\'s College London, obtaining a comparative model of another academic and commercial scenario.

In my senior year at ETSU I produced a documentary about opioid abuse in East Tennessee. In 2016, two local health care providers and a university collaborated on a project that would bring an opioid treatment center to Gray, Tennessee. The center includes a methadone clinic, an addition that piqued the concern of many citizens living in Gray. The film evaluates the concerns citizens had about the clinic and explores the issue of opioid abuse in East Tennessee.

This is a film about my father, who died in 2017. It deals with his ancestry, rooted in South African history, as well as the events before and after his family’s immigration to America in 1965. The purpose of the project was to investigate the past, as I have been disconnected from my family history due to exile, assimilation, tragedy and trauma. This lead to the discovery of undeniable patterns of love and loss, which I present in this film, yet do not completely understand. Content warning: discussion of suicide and car accidents.

Project Shanghai is an experimental short film that addresses the problem of wealth inequality in Shanghai and draws attention to the lives of the lower class. Since the economic reform launched in the last century that brought China unprecedented growth, Shanghai has developed into the financial hub of East Asia and the gateway to mainland China. However, it has also become a city where one can see the extremes of income inequality. Influenced by the Six-Generation Chinese directors and their persistent attention to the marginalized city dwellers, Project Shanghai attempts to advocate the basic human rights for the victims of income inequality. With visual storytelling that illustrates the intimate details, rich textures, and vivid human stories in the city corners below the iconic skyscrapers, the film also addresses other socio-economic problems including geographic disparity and gender inequality.

This paper details the making of Stray Cats, a University of New Orleans thesis film. It examines the process of creating the film in three parts. Part one will detail the pre-production, including the conceptualization, writing, and preparation for the project. Part two will cover the production, including the directing, production design, cinematography, and on-set operations. Part three will describe the post-production process, including the editing, color correction, sound design, and musical score. These three components will then be referenced in regards to the theme of the film, and will conclude by analyzing whether or not the final film achieves the initial vision.

The contents of this thesis will detail the entire process I took in making the first episode of Unintentional Community. I have broken up my process into six parts. Part One will discuss the inspirations for the show as well as how it came about. Part Two will cover all of the pre-production work that my team and I went through. Part Three discusses the entire process of my shooting experience as a director and actor. Part Four details the long post-production process. Part Five talks about the show’s bible. Finally, Part Six lays out our entire plan for how we intend to shop Unintentional Community.

This thesis will discuss the making of my short film The Water Clock at the University of New Orleans from its inception to its final short film form. Part One discusses the balancing of content and style and explores the relation between time and water as inspirations for story. Part Two details the preproduction process and major crew members’ collaborations and contributions before filming. Part Three describes daily successes, struggles, and direction while in production. Part Four describes every phase of the post-production process as the film is completed. Lastly, I will analyze my personal growth as a filmmaker.