Zach Kempf and Professor George Nelson, Theatre and Media Arts This Project was intended to produce and culminate in two public works of theater, One, written by myself, entitled ‘The Monster of Dr. Frankenstein” and Directed by David Lidell Thorpe; the other, written by Matthew Greene, entitled “for Dear Life” and Directed by myself. The former […]
BREAD TO KILL And the Future of Filmmaking at BYU
Thousands of talented filmmakers have learned their craft while studying at BYU. After years of studying, talented seniors competed for limited resources to produce a 419 project – a senior film; an epic, industry-quality film that represents the pinnacle of this journey and launches the filmmakers into the professional world. This year a shift occurred […]
Overcoming Limited Dynamic Range in Digital Recording Devices
Jacob Fenn and Professor Thomas Russell, Media Arts The current age brings with it a wealth of adaptations and evolutions in film-making, most stemming from new digital methods which slowly supplant the time-honored celluloid. I chose to focus in my research at the changing world of digital imaging acquisition and one of its primary shortcomings. […]
Alabaster Sky: Writing for the Web
Graham Ward and Dr. Eric Samuelsen, Department of Theatre and Media Arts Writing the web series Alabaster Sky was a process of daily adaptation. From viewing every web series and documentary-style movie we could get our hands on, to inventing a method of structuring serial fiction that’s non-linear, this project tested us daily. The success […]
Albert: A documentary film
Dustin Hulet and Professor Tom Lefler, Department of Media Arts Two years ago, I came across an essay written by my great-grandfather, Albert Hulet. The short, two-page document, entitled “I Remember,” is a reflective piece written from a vantage point high in the Tetons. In the essay, Albert reflects as an old man, looking down the […]
DramAutism: How Drama Pedagogy Informs the Process of Working with those with Autism
Anna Hargadon and Professor Julia Ashworth, Department of Theatre and Media Arts What started out as a research project turned into a delightful creative project. Because there weren’t any research professors on campus that specialized in the field of “Drama with People with Autism,” the research side of the project wasn’t able to move forward. My mentor […]
Recreating the Past, an Historical Costume Reproduction: Marilla Lucretia Johnson Miller Daniels
Melissa DeGuire and Professor Mary Farahnakian, Department of Theatre and Media Arts My project was to research and recreate a dress worn by Marilla Lucretia Johnson Miller Daniels. She helped her husband, William Miller, who is sometimes referred to as a “Bogus Brigham”1 and her father, Aaron Johnson, to found the city of Springville and get the […]
An Exploration in New Media and Social Marketing
David Jon Banks and Professor Jeff Parkin, Department of Theatre and Media Arts This project set out to explore, identify, and harness strategy and implementation of social marketing for low-budget and student film online distribution. Taking from previous examples and small-scale testing, a lot has been learned. The biggest lesson learned? Just how much my student […]
The Art of Shibori: The History and Revival of a Dying Art
Mario Ayala and Dr. Mary Farahnakian, Department of Theatre and Media Arts This exhibit will present historical factors that led to the development of various shibori methods including: Kanoko, Miura, Kimo, Nui, Arashi, and Itajime. This display will show the elegance, grandeur, and fashion that were developed through the textile designs by using the resist […]
Natural Reverberation and The Phantom of the Opera
Douglas Olsen and Professor Troy Streeter, Department of Theatre and Media Arts They say the neon lights are bright on Broadway, but potentially more incredible is the sound achieved by the audio engineers of the famous theatre district. These artists apply the world’s best audio technologies to create the sound of the American Musical. One of […]