Jana Schurig and Dr. Dean Duncan, Theater Media Arts Department Some of the best lessons of life are found in folk and fairytales and classic children’s stories. The aim of the Theater and Media Art Department’s Children’s Media Initiative is to adapt these tales and stories for the screen in order to produce short films […]
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Bringing Life to BYU’s Animated Films
Jared Cardon and Professor Kelly Loosli, Theatre and Media Arts Department Early in Fall of 2004 I purchased and completed a series of DVD tutorials on advanced CGI animation techniques with the hope that I would be able to reimburse myslef for the purchase with ORCA funds. These DVDs covered a variety of subjects, including modeling, […]
Antibiotic Thin Films
Timothy Jennings, Jason Nielsen, Brian Ratcliff, Nina Wallace, Xin Zhong Lai, Paul B. Savage, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Abstract Nosocomial infections lead to septicemia, a severe problem in the United States. The Savage group has developed a novel class of antibiotics (CSAs) that can be attached to polymers. Invasive medical equipment can be coated […]
Electronic Film Review: Turning Feature Films into Language Learning
Jennifer Morgan Several years ago, Dr. Alan Melby developed the Electronic Film Review (or EFR), which is software designed to provide wraparound material to make feature films more comprehensible to language learners. The language learner views a store-bought DVD using the software on a personal computer at his or her own pace. The EFR’s distinguishing […]
Videotape and Film Preservation and Restoration
David Litster and Professor Gordon Daines, HBLL Special Collections Film and video preservation and restoration is one of the most pressing unsolved problems faced by libraries and studios today. The basics of this science, unlike that of book preservation, are still being explored and developed. The end goal of my project was to compile and […]
REACTIVE GAS SPUTTERING OF LITHIUM COMPOUND THIN FILMS
Gregory B. Thompson and Dr. David D. Allred, Physics and Astronomy This research project reports the reactive gas sputtering deposition and structural characterization of lithium compound thin films (LiH and LiF). These materials, due to their low absorption, may have a role as spacer layers in soft x-ray multilayer reflectors. A multilayer is a periodic, […]
Postwar Austrian Film (1945-1955): Means to the Rebuilding of a Nation
Grant R. Jackson and Dr. Hans-Wilhelm Kelling, Germanic and Slavic Languages After World War II and the end of the Nazi regime in 1945, the countries involved not only had to rebuild cities and homes, but also their lives and outlook on life. Germany’s rebuilding process has naturally received the most attention from historians, leaving smaller […]
Assailing the Academy: Helping BYU Student Films Compete
Eric Anderson and Dr. Darl Larsen, Media Arts Department Beginnings After receiving the award from the Office of Research and Creative Activities, I set out to follow the exact design of my proposal in accomplishing something for my fellow Media Arts students and friends. I thought it would be a fairly easy task to try […]
Jeanine Meerapfel and Her Films – An Interview
Jonathan Smith and Dr. Daryl Lee, French and Italian Jeanine Meerapfel has been a professional filmmaker for 30 years and is an important, though often overlooked, voice in German and Argentine cinema. Meerapfel, born in Argentina to German-Jewish parents who fled Germany during World War II, has worked in Germany, Argentina, and Greece, and has […]
Thin Film Solutions to Widespread Hospital Infection: Optimization of Ceragenin-Containing Thin Films
Jeffrey Clark and Dr. Paul B. Savage, Chemistry and Biochemistry Introduction One current problem in medicine is the accumulation of biofilm on medical devices. Bacterial colonization of endotracheal tubes and urinary catheters is the leading cause of hospital-acquired infections. These infections contribute significantly to patient mortality rates and care costs1. Ceragenin-containing thin films have the […]
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