Journal of Undergraduate Research

Corina Kay Thompson and Professor Thomas Russell, Theatre and Media Arts In the summer of 2002 I was introduced to the story behind the painting “Troika.” It is a story of compassion between the classes, as Vasily Perov, the Russian artist who created the masterpiece, is contacted by a peasant woman who is the mother of […]

Stacey Snider and Professor Thomas Russell, Theatre and Media Arts In May of 2002 I sat in the riverside backyard of Igor Slavec on a picnic bench with my camera poised. As the Alpine river Sava moved slowly behind him, Igor told me about his family’s history in their village, Struževo, about his father’s experience […]

Ashley Ogzewalla and Professor Barta L. Heiner, Theatre and Media Arts In the fourth century, the Western World, once forbidden to practice Christianity, suddenly found itself under the rule of an Emperor who abolished paganism and demanded Christian doctrine be observed. This abrupt alteration of religion changed the Romans’ ideas of life, worship, and views […]

Angela Marie Jensen and Dr. Mary Farahnakian, Theater and Media Arts Antique clothing is a valuable resource and asset to researchers in costuming, clothing, textiles, and historical fields of study. My goal has been to inform the public of the collection and its inherent value, and to extend knowledge of the collection to researchers around […]

D. Kohl Glass and Professor Stan Ferguson, Theater and Media Arts The Promethean, a modern retelling of the Greek myth Prometheus, was completed in March of 2003. Since that time, it has won the Audience Choice Award at Brigham Young University’s Final Cut Student Film Showcase, as well as the awards for Outstanding Narrative, Outstanding Editing, […]

J. Chad Erekson and Professor Kelly Loosli, Theater Media Arts At this point in time, most BYU animation projects have avoided lip sync. The Industrial Design Department produced a computer animated film called Rupert which had some crude imprecise mouth movements to suggest lip sync, but for the most part every traditionally animated project has […]

Meredith A. Bak and Dr. Dean Duncan, Theatre and Media Arts Each year, film school graduates face the difficult challenge of finding employment in the professional world. Though the dominant Hollywood model of production offers some opportunities for those entering the workforce, such opportunities are becoming increasingly limited. However, numerous less established production centers exist […]

Anthony R. Petersen and Professor Thomas Blair Russell, Theatre and Media Arts Before describing the particulars of the project, it may be helpful to describe the story of the film I made as part of this ORCA grant. Mary DeMorgan’s A Toy Princess is about a young princess named Ursula who was born into an extremely […]

Elizabeth Moss and Professor George D. Nelson, Theatre and Media Arts The field of Youth and Family Theatre is a relatively new and burgeoning aspect of the overall theatre world. In the next five to ten years, almost all of the original pioneers of the Youth and Family theatre field will have passed away leaving much of […]

Meredith A. Bak and Dr. Dean Duncan, Theatre and Media Arts My project consisted of an in depth analysis of the National Film Board of Canada’s Aboriginal Filmmaking Program, to lead to the eventual publication of a feature-length article presenting the program as a model by which media literacy can be taught by exploring the […]