Easy Prey is a three-dimensional (3D) animated action comedy short film about stereotypes, expectations, and portrayals of strength that follows a ballerina as she is cornered in an alley. The fight that ensues expresses women's empowerment, physically and emotionally, by challenging preconceptions of ballerinas and the performance of femininity. This expression is founded on the intentional inclusion and exclusion of common cinematic tropes to efficiently convey key information while undermining common stereotypes. The action and atmosphere utilize classic film techniques to heighten and release tension. Easy Prey is inspired by my personal journey in healing my relationship with femininity and its societal performance, finding value and strength where I once felt shame and inferiority. In confronting preconceptions in this film, the viewer is encouraged to reflect upon their own biases and views on strength while being entertained.

Echo is a 3D animated short film rendered within Unreal Engine from Epic Games. The story is centered around a small child named Echo who has moved to Earth with her mom. The story follows her adventures through her first days at school and what can happen when a parent suddenly disappears from a child's life against their will. Many of the story beats take direct inspiration from personal experiences of either myself, my family members, or stories of immigrant children who come to the United States (US) with their parents in search of a better future. There has been a lot of discussion about the immigration system in the United States in recent years, but not enough discussion on the experiences immigrant children have when going through the system and its issues, therefore this film aims to help shed a light on how just a small act of kindness can help build a new world for those that find themselves lost. The main character and the film are titled Echo because it is an "echo" of the past. Be it past experiences, stories, or events.

Spaced Out is about a 16-year-old high school student named Penny, who arrives home from school after a long day. She has astronomy homework that is due, and she is determined to sit down and get it done as fast as possible so that she can have some evening time to herself. This all goes awry when Opal, a dragon who is a manifestation of her ADHD, shows up to distract her. Penny must find a way to finish her assignment, not by ignoring Opal and pretending she isn't there, but by embracing the fact that she is a part of her and using it to her advantage.This short film is an educational fantasy based on my own experiences living with ADHD, and with it I hope to offer others a glimpse into my daily struggles. Many people still believe in harmful stereotypes about ADHD and assume it can manifest in only one way. Spaced Out is my attempt to bring further understanding to this complex mental health challenge.

This thesis book describes the development and production of Escape Velocity, a short narrative film. The writing, pre-production, shooting, and editing of the film are reviewed. Script drafts and a final budget are included in the appendices. The film concerns Larry Pipe and Percy Knuckle, best friends who dream of moving to Barbados. They hope to open a beachside bar and spend the rest of their days relaxing and watching girls. When Percy starts dating Melinda Bundt, however, Larry's jealousy threatens to destroy the men's friendship. When Percy needs money to follow Melinda to Atlanta, Larry must choose between supporting his best friend or pursuing their dream of Barbados alone. Escape Velocity examines the ways we hold ourselves back from pursuing our dreams, the reasons we justify doing so, and the changes in our life that finally inspire us to move toward our goals.

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No. of bitstreams: 2 license_rdf: 1232 bytes, checksum: 66e71c371cc565284e70f40736c94386 (MD5) Dissertação Marília_RETEXTUALIZAÇÃO DE CURTA-METRAGEM DE ANIMAÇÃO NO ENSINO FUNDAMENTAL DESENHO PEDAGÓGICO PARA A PRODUÇÃO ESCRITA DE CONTOS DE MISTÉRIO .pdf: 10524457 bytes, checksum: 53ca7d58029e1f070ef286ec01288396 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-09-23 / Esta pesquisa foi realizada durante o curso de Mestrado Profissional em Ensino de Línguas, visando a elaboração de um produto pedagógico que será disponibilizado para profissionais da educação, com o intuito de contribuir para o processo de ensino-aprendizagem. Esse trabalho disserta sobre a produção escrita de contos de alunos do Ensino Fundamental através da prática da retextualização de um filme de curta-metragem de animação, dada a importância de investimento pedagógico em atividades que se preocupem com a aprendizagem relativa à produção escrita nas aulas de Língua Portuguesa. Por isso, os objetivos pedagógicos específicos desse trabalho são realizar produções escritas com adequação ao gênero trabalhado; ampliar o uso de recursos linguísticos nas produções escritas; socializar os contos produzidos. Já para a elaboração do produto pedagógico, sua aplicação teve como finalidade avaliar o engajamento de estudantes frente à proposta com filmes de curta-metragem de animação; acompanhar o progresso do desenvolvimento da produção escrita dos alunos ao longo da execução da proposta e redesenhar a proposta didática aplicada, visando ao seu compartilhamento em um site pedagógico voltado para esse fim. Essa proposta é um material de ensino autoral e foi aplicada com alunos de sétimo ano do Ensino Fundamental, em uma escola da rede municipal de Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul, os quais apresentavam baixo rendimento na produção escrita. Depois da aplicação, foram feitos aprimoramentos no material de ensino, pois trata-se de uma pesquisa-ação, conforme conceito de Tripp (2005), em que, além do material pedagógico, a prática do professor-pesquisador também é revisitada. Para falar de retextualização, foi utilizado o conceito de Marcuschi (2010). Quanto aos resultados, pode-se dizer que, durante o acompanhamento do desenvolvimento da produção escrita dos alunos, percebeu-se um progresso satisfatório quanto à adequação ao gênero trabalhado, ampliação do uso de recursos linguísticos na escrita desses alunos e a constatação da socialização dos contos produzidos para além do método de socialização planejado. Além disso, houve engajamento dos alunos frente à proposta e, com base na sua aplicação, foi possível redesenhar o material de ensino desenvolvido para compartilhá-lo em meio virtual. / This research was carried out during Professional Master's Program in Language Teaching, aiming at the elaboration of a pedagogical product which is going to be available to educational professionals in order to contribute to teaching end learning process. This paper descants about short stories writing of Elementary students through an animated short film retextualization practice, according to the significance of a pedagogical investment in activities that concerns the writing learning in Portuguese Language classes. Therefore, this paper specific pedagogical objectives are producing writings that are adequate to the studied genre; enlarge the linguistic resources use in students writings and socialize the short stories produced. For the pedagogical product elaboration, its enforcement aimed at evaluating students engagement towards the animated short films proposal; see the students writing progress along the proposal accomplishment and redesign the applied didactic proposal in order to share it in a pedagogical website with this intent. This proposal is an authorial teaching material and it was applied with elementary seventh grade students, in a municipal web school in Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul that showed low productivity at writing. After the enforcement, some enhancements were made in the teaching material, because it is an action research, according to Tripp's Concept (2005), in which, besides the pedagogical instrument, teacher-as-researcher's practice is also revised. Marcuschi's concept (2010) was used to discuss retextualization. Concerning the results, it is possible to say that during the observation of students writing development it was noticed a satisfactory progress regarding the adequacy to the studied genre, the enlargement of the use of linguistic resources in these students' writing and the finding of socialization of the produced short stories, beyond the planned socialization method. In addition to this, there was student engagement towards the proposal and, base on its application, it was possible to redesign the teaching material developed to be shared in a virtual media. / This research was carried out during Professional Master's Program in Language Teaching, aiming at the elaboration of a pedagogical product which is going to be available to educational professionals in order to contribute to teaching end learning process. This paper descants about short stories writing of Elementary students through an animated short film retextualization practice, according to the significance of a pedagogical investment in activities that concerns the writing learning in Portuguese Language classes. Therefore, this paper specific pedagogical objectives are producing writings that are adequate to the studied genre; enlarge the linguistic resources use in students writings and socialize the short stories produced. For the pedagogical product elaboration, its enforcement aimed at evaluating students engagement towards the animated short films proposal; see the students writing progress along the proposal accomplishment and redesign the applied didactic proposal in order to share it in a pedagogical website with this intent. This proposal is an authorial teaching material and it was applied with elementary seventh grade students, in a municipal web school in Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul that showed low productivity at writing. After the enforcement, some enhancements were made in the teaching material, because it is an action research, according to Tripp's Concept (2005), in which, besides the pedagogical instrument, teacher-as-researcher's practice is also revised. Marcuschi's concept (2010) was used to discuss retextualization. Concerning the results, it is possible to say that during the observation of students writing development it was noticed a satisfactory progress regarding the adequacy to the studied genre, the enlargement of the use of linguistic resources in these students' writing and the finding of socialization of the produced short stories, beyond the planned socialization method. In addition to this, there was student engagement towards the proposal and, base on its application, it was possible to redesign the teaching material developed to be shared in a virtual media.

I created a one minute 2D, hand-drawn, frame-by-frame animation with an original music score utilizing Toon Boom to demonstrate my ability to convey an interesting story without the use of any dialogue.I relied instead on pantomime, expressions, and context clues to communicate the story to the viewer.

In this thesis paper, I will detail the making of Camp Shakespeare For Young Performing Artists, my final graduate short film at the University of New Orleans, from its inception as a script to its final form as a finished short film. In Part One I will examine the personal and cultural influences that led me to develop the script. Part Two will review the pre-production process – how my collaborators and I prepared for the shoot. In Part Three I will scrutinize the day-to-day process of filming. Part Four will chart the post-production process in which the film took its final shape. Finally, I will conclude with an analysis of whether the film met the goals I set for it along with my own successes and failures as a filmmaker and leader of a creative team.

In this thesis paper, I will document and analyze the process of making my graduate thesis film, Just Like Wild Pete. I will start by stating my overall thesis statement, then move into each specific area of the filmmaking process. I will translate my learning at the University of New Orleans Film and Theatre program into real life situations with this film, as well as detail my successes and struggles throughout the process. I will analyze my own work, and constantly look to how I can improve in the future. In the end, I will determine if my thesis proves true, and if I was successful in the individual aspects of filmmaking, as well as the thesis film as a whole.

The contents of this paper will detail the making of my film Into the Green, a University of New Orleans thesis film. I will examine the processes used to create my film in five parts. Part One will cover the various inspirations and influences that I pulled from to create the story. Part Two will cover the entirety of pre-production and will begin to detail the various collaborators who worked along with me. In Part Three I will discuss the shooting process in Arkansas and in Part Four I will cover the film’s journey through post-production. Finally, in Part Five, I will analyze my filmmaking experience and discuss future plans for Into the Green.

This study researches the relationship between institutional racism and systemic supervision, highlighting the concept of the Other and how it is created as result of social racism. The project’s goal is to produce a dystopian live-action short film. To expose the danger of misusing technological advances to achieve propaganda set to ensure control over the public. And to closely look into the mentalities and perspectives of the public considering institutional racism.   This project represents the powerful impact of society's issues on the future by filming in the dystopian genre. The project goes through all aspects of scene making and filmmaking as a visual communication technique.   The research shows how deeply the established media is connected to social racism and Othering. As governments, institutions, and corporations are constantly in need to create targets for the viewer/public to fear, making the world seem like it is Us vs Them. Ending with a loop of hate and injustice that keeps spiralling downwards.