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THE ACCOMPANIED EXPERIENCE AND THE AESTHETICS OF MEMORY
Title
THE ACCOMPANIED EXPERIENCE AND THE AESTHETICS OF MEMORY.
Creator
Dickerson, Allyson, Harris, Christopher, University of Central Florida
Abstract / Description
For me, a memory is the thought of a feeling. Feeling, in this case, is the appreciable radiation of sensory emanating from all objects and persons in a given moment of time. "All thought, like all feeling, is a relationship between one human being and another human being or certain objects which form a part of his universe" (Astruc). Be it an instance of attraction to another person, a place, a creation, an object, or purely an aesthetic pleasure, said instance will become ingrained as a...
Show moreFor me, a memory is the thought of a feeling. Feeling, in this case, is the appreciable radiation of sensory emanating from all objects and persons in a given moment of time. "All thought, like all feeling, is a relationship between one human being and another human being or certain objects which form a part of his universe" (Astruc). Be it an instance of attraction to another person, a place, a creation, an object, or purely an aesthetic pleasure, said instance will become ingrained as a part of an aggregation of moment-to-moment experiences that form an individual's universe and lifetime of perceptions. Through film, I hope to give a visual tangibility for such feelings, a re-playable, and relatively more permanent, representation. It's a process similar to the way a headstone memorializes a life. A few words in stone could never measure up to the present time of actually living, but this is because they are not comparable. In much the same way, a synthesized montage of images cannot be compared to a memory, but should be used as way to experience the memory in a new way.
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Date Issued
2014
Identifier
CFH0004613, ucf:45277
Format
Document (PDF)
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFH0004613
REFLECTIONS ON WHEN THE SUN HITS
Title
REFLECTIONS ON WHEN THE SUN HITS.
Creator
Jones, Sebastian, Harris, Christopher, University of Central Florida
Abstract / Description
When the Sun Hits is a feature length film concerned with the delicate relationship between the individual and the whole. A young man named John has fallen into a state of social paralysis since his father's death. He no longer knows how to relate to others and the world around him. Rather than looking to friends and family for support he closes himself off. After the mysterious disappearance of his mother, John blames himself for her leaving. He tries his best to reconnect with his old life,...
Show moreWhen the Sun Hits is a feature length film concerned with the delicate relationship between the individual and the whole. A young man named John has fallen into a state of social paralysis since his father's death. He no longer knows how to relate to others and the world around him. Rather than looking to friends and family for support he closes himself off. After the mysterious disappearance of his mother, John blames himself for her leaving. He tries his best to reconnect with his old life, but finds himself making the same mistakes over and over. When his friend Tracy reaches out to him, he bitterly rejects her and once again finds himself alone. It is then that John puts his old life behind him and sets off to make amends with his mother. John has no idea where his mother might be or if she will accept him. Nonetheless, he reaches into the abyss to see if someone is there, waiting for him. The structure of the film is nonlinear as it deviates from traditional narrative form. The intent of this thesis is to serve as a post-film reflection that discusses the relation between my views on cinema and the film I made. The paper will shift between the general themes of the narrative and the film theory working behind it all. It will explore the idea of cinema as an extension of the mind and how this is present in the film. By using specific examples from the film this theory of cinema can be fleshed out and an insight into my process may be gleaned.
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Date Issued
2013
Identifier
CFH0004412, ucf:45106
Format
Document (PDF)
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFH0004412
EMBODIED ABSTRACTION IN CINEMA: VIRTUAL PROSTHESIS AND FORESTS OF LIGHT
Title
EMBODIED ABSTRACTION IN CINEMA: VIRTUAL PROSTHESIS AND FORESTS OF LIGHT.
Creator
Perez, Jonathan, Harris, Christopher, University of Central Florida
Abstract / Description
Our impressions of this lifeworld are contingent upon our ability to see (in every conflicting meaning of the word). This paper reviews a body of scholars who often share disparate, "incompatible" ontological commitments in effort to examine how their ordering of concepts may reveal a deeper fluidity and permeability between all states of inquiry, creation and investigation into Being and Time. It begins with perspective, examining our subjective presence in the context of the camera...
Show moreOur impressions of this lifeworld are contingent upon our ability to see (in every conflicting meaning of the word). This paper reviews a body of scholars who often share disparate, "incompatible" ontological commitments in effort to examine how their ordering of concepts may reveal a deeper fluidity and permeability between all states of inquiry, creation and investigation into Being and Time. It begins with perspective, examining our subjective presence in the context of the camera apparatus and considers how the mirroring of mechanical instrumentation, namely the rotary shutter and optics of the camera has limited the true function of the cinema to a narrow, representational form. It considers the spiritual implications of the apparatus, exploring, regardless of what is filmed, what the method of inscription from still photos into motion means in regards to consciousness. The paper then investigates what the role of abstraction is in the context of a spiritually minded camera apparatus and attempts to reconcile Deluzian and phenomenological perspectives about film consciousness. All of this is, after all, is in the conceptual support of the four channel video installation Phase Space. The paper does not seek to, or claim to apply readymade philosophical concepts to cinema, rather it explicitly attempts to examine and discuss cinema on its own virtues and investigate how it can express itself as an experimental form of philosophy.
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Date Issued
2012
Identifier
CFH0004219, ucf:44966
Format
Document (PDF)
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFH0004219
The Last Two Years of David Brachman - The Case For Slow Cinema as a Microbudget Production Model
Title
The Last Two Years of David Brachman - The Case For Slow Cinema as a Microbudget Production Model.
Creator
Casilli, Marcos, Stoeckl, Ula, Schlow, Stephen, Harris, Christopher, University of Central Florida
Abstract / Description
The Last Two Years of David Brachman is a feature-length digital film directed, written and produced by Marcos Casilli in pursuit of the Master of Fine Arts in Film (&) Digital Media from the University of Central Florida. This is a very personal film that presents a sometimes-humorous approach to the following question: what makes life worth living? The film was made on what is categorized as a microbudget, but following the studio production model for the most part. This thesis presents a...
Show moreThe Last Two Years of David Brachman is a feature-length digital film directed, written and produced by Marcos Casilli in pursuit of the Master of Fine Arts in Film (&) Digital Media from the University of Central Florida. This is a very personal film that presents a sometimes-humorous approach to the following question: what makes life worth living? The film was made on what is categorized as a microbudget, but following the studio production model for the most part. This thesis presents a critique of that combination, advocating for a (")slow cinema(") model instead.
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Date Issued
2011
Identifier
CFE0004081, ucf:49130
Format
Document (PDF)
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFE0004081
The Decorruption: The Making of a Political Satire
Title
The Decorruption: The Making of a Political Satire.
Creator
Garcia Velasquez, Maria, Mills, Lisa, Harris, Christopher, Peterson, Lisa, University of Central Florida
Abstract / Description
The Decorruption is a feature-length fiction film directed by Mar(&)#237;a Garc(&)#237;a, made as partof the requirements for earning a Master of Fine Arts in Entrepreneurial Digital Cinema from the University of Central Florida. The film is a political satire, which tells the story of a country plagued by corruption, where a rebellious government employee discovers that death is the only solution to the problem, so she sets out on a killing spree against the corrupt.The film was produced on...
Show moreThe Decorruption is a feature-length fiction film directed by Mar(&)#237;a Garc(&)#237;a, made as partof the requirements for earning a Master of Fine Arts in Entrepreneurial Digital Cinema from the University of Central Florida. The film is a political satire, which tells the story of a country plagued by corruption, where a rebellious government employee discovers that death is the only solution to the problem, so she sets out on a killing spree against the corrupt.The film was produced on a microbudget (under $50,000) level, following the program's guidelines. It was shot in Ecuador with non-professional actors and a minimalistic production style. This thesis is a record of the film's progression from development to picture lock, in preparation for distribution.
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Date Issued
2013
Identifier
CFE0004998, ucf:49556
Format
Document (PDF)
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFE0004998
The Mothers: An Exploration of Memory and Secondary Knowledge
Title
The Mothers: An Exploration of Memory and Secondary Knowledge.
Creator
Battle, Taylor, Raimundi-Ortiz, Wanda, Harris, Christopher, Price, Mark, University of Central Florida
Abstract / Description
I consider the experiences of past generations of women in my family and my relationship to them. This body of work began with Bessie, a portrait of my father's mother. I painted it after attending her funeral. I did not have a meaningful relationship with either of my grandmothers. This led me to consider my right to portray them. My need to admit my incomplete memory and avoid the objectification of my subjects caused me to question my perspective. I wanted to memorialize these women to...
Show moreI consider the experiences of past generations of women in my family and my relationship to them. This body of work began with Bessie, a portrait of my father's mother. I painted it after attending her funeral. I did not have a meaningful relationship with either of my grandmothers. This led me to consider my right to portray them. My need to admit my incomplete memory and avoid the objectification of my subjects caused me to question my perspective. I wanted to memorialize these women to avoid their erasure. Through the progressive abstraction of these women's figures, I chase an honest representation of my understanding.
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Date Issued
2016
Identifier
CFE0006072, ucf:50947
Format
Document (PDF)
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFE0006072
Mutable Means: An Exploration of Communication and Identity Through Visual and Verbal Deconstruction
Title
Mutable Means: An Exploration of Communication and Identity Through Visual and Verbal Deconstruction.
Creator
Castellanos, Reina, Price, Mark, Adams, JoAnne, Harris, Christopher, University of Central Florida
Abstract / Description
Increasingly defined by my status as a Nonimmigrant Alien, I have lived longer in the United States than in my native Venezuela. Knowing my stay in this country will be temporary, I examine feelings of uncertainty about my future by deconstructing communication(-)both visual and verbal. Through ambiguity I express anxieties on my personal circumstances and retain objectivity in regard to my process through intellectual inquiry. I layer words, images, and sound to mirror my frustrations, and...
Show moreIncreasingly defined by my status as a Nonimmigrant Alien, I have lived longer in the United States than in my native Venezuela. Knowing my stay in this country will be temporary, I examine feelings of uncertainty about my future by deconstructing communication(-)both visual and verbal. Through ambiguity I express anxieties on my personal circumstances and retain objectivity in regard to my process through intellectual inquiry. I layer words, images, and sound to mirror my frustrations, and project the conflict of my internal dialogue.
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Date Issued
2016
Identifier
CFE0006086, ucf:50949
Format
Document (PDF)
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFE0006086
Interior: A Micro-Budget Horror Feature
Title
Interior: A Micro-Budget Horror Feature.
Creator
Beckler, Zachary, Harris, Christopher, Sandler, Barry, Gay, Andrew, University of Central Florida
Abstract / Description
INTERIOR is a feature-length film written, directed, and produced by Zachary Beckler as part of the requirements for earning a Master of Fine Arts in Entrepreneurial Digital Cinema from the University of Central Florida. The project aims to challenge existing conventions of the horror film on multiple levels (-) aesthetic, narrative, technical, and industrial (-) while also examining growing importance of workflow throughout all aspects of production. These challenges were both facilitated...
Show moreINTERIOR is a feature-length film written, directed, and produced by Zachary Beckler as part of the requirements for earning a Master of Fine Arts in Entrepreneurial Digital Cinema from the University of Central Florida. The project aims to challenge existing conventions of the horror film on multiple levels (-) aesthetic, narrative, technical, and industrial (-) while also examining growing importance of workflow throughout all aspects of production. These challenges were both facilitated and necessitated by the limited resources available to the production team and the academic context of the production. This thesis is a record of the film, from concept to completion and preparation for delivery to an audience.
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Date Issued
2014
Identifier
CFE0005130, ucf:50677
Format
Document (PDF)
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFE0005130
Nightgaze: A Microbudget Visual Mixtape
Title
Nightgaze: A Microbudget Visual Mixtape.
Creator
Santiago, Maillim, Harris, Christopher, Shults, Katherine, Danker, Elizabeth, University of Central Florida
Abstract / Description
Nightgaze is a feature length visual mixtape created by May Santiago to fulfill the Masters of Fine Arts program at UCF. The mixtape is a study of autobigraphical depression in metaphorical visual tracks. Originally conceived as an experimental narrative, it has evolved into a form of essayistic distance within a narrative framework with experimental deviations. This thesis tracks the project from its original conception, through the pre-production, production, and post-production processes....
Show moreNightgaze is a feature length visual mixtape created by May Santiago to fulfill the Masters of Fine Arts program at UCF. The mixtape is a study of autobigraphical depression in metaphorical visual tracks. Originally conceived as an experimental narrative, it has evolved into a form of essayistic distance within a narrative framework with experimental deviations. This thesis tracks the project from its original conception, through the pre-production, production, and post-production processes. It also formulates a plan for marketing and distributing the project.
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Date Issued
2016
Identifier
CFE0006497, ucf:51398
Format
Document (PDF)
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFE0006497
Seeing Living Things: Observations of Figures From the Outside In
Title
Seeing Living Things: Observations of Figures From the Outside In.
Creator
Deblois, Forrest, Poindexter, Carla, Lotz, Theo, Harris, Christopher, Watson, Keri, University of Central Florida
Abstract / Description
This writing accompanies the outcomes of my studio practice over the last three years, focusing on two bodies of work of paintings and drawings. In it I describe and analyze multiple influences tied to the progression and change in my studio practice. I began the process of my work with images and subjects from my home state of Florida, frequently juxtaposing the wildlife and humans, now I see this pattern as a byproduct of a studio practice functioning as a introspective reflection of what I...
Show moreThis writing accompanies the outcomes of my studio practice over the last three years, focusing on two bodies of work of paintings and drawings. In it I describe and analyze multiple influences tied to the progression and change in my studio practice. I began the process of my work with images and subjects from my home state of Florida, frequently juxtaposing the wildlife and humans, now I see this pattern as a byproduct of a studio practice functioning as a introspective reflection of what I experience, the things that I understand and the things that I don't. I deconstruct elements of figures and landscape, removing most information but what is necessary to retain symbolic context, and allow physical windows into the past formal states of the work, exposing the audience to different periods of time and hinting at information now hidden under the finished image.
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Date Issued
2018
Identifier
CFE0006991, ucf:51618
Format
Document (PDF)
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFE0006991
Images of Nostalgia: An Exploration of the Creation of Recollection Through Visual Media
Title
Images of Nostalgia: An Exploration of the Creation of Recollection Through Visual Media.
Creator
Dickerson, Allyson, Harris, Christopher, Danker, Elizabeth, Shults, Katherine, Perez, Jonathan, University of Central Florida
Abstract / Description
I create innovative artistic works in which the experiential consciousness of the viewer drifts between objects, images, and the auditory narrative. The work approaches the visualization of memory and the catharsis of the loss felt from death. The projection of light onto lifeless entomological specimens mimics the projection of memory as a means to return to what has been lost. The digital copy of the specimen flickers across their bodies as a tribute to the movement that once possessed them...
Show moreI create innovative artistic works in which the experiential consciousness of the viewer drifts between objects, images, and the auditory narrative. The work approaches the visualization of memory and the catharsis of the loss felt from death. The projection of light onto lifeless entomological specimens mimics the projection of memory as a means to return to what has been lost. The digital copy of the specimen flickers across their bodies as a tribute to the movement that once possessed them. A List of Things that Quicken the Heart is a body of multimedia installation and single channel work that has been completed as part of my candidacy for an Emerging Media: Entrepreneurial Digital Cinema M.F.A. at the University of Central Florida.The single channel video work is created in the essay film mode. The visual elements of the piece are a blend of the effect of contextualizing disparate images and subjects. It is the means by which the audience is led to draw connections to the subject of memory without making any specific inferences. As the assembly of images takes place, so too does the assembly of theoretical and observational threads in the essay narration. As the filmmaker, I am speaking directly to the viewer about the implications of my experiences and observations. The editorial rhythm is such that the viewer is allowed brief pauses in the flow of information to meditate on the subject of nostalgia, and how the film incites them to consider the notion. There will also be an ambient audio component designed with the idea of creating a subtle, auditory contrast between familiar and uncanny ambient sounds.The correlating installations will serve as artifacts of memory, the physical objects relevant to my own nostalgia, which will help to serve as a recollection of the narration. In order to integrate them with the tone of the essay film, the narration will be played as a separate component through speakers that surround the space, so that it will envelope the viewer.
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Date Issued
2017
Identifier
CFE0006735, ucf:51858
Format
Document (PDF)
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFE0006735
Ode to Amiel: A Micro-budget Experimental Essay Film
Title
Ode to Amiel: A Micro-budget Experimental Essay Film.
Creator
Redman, Phyllis, Harris, Christopher, Stoeckl, Ula, Schlow, Stephen, University of Central Florida
Abstract / Description
Ode to Amiel is a feature-length experimental essay film by Phyllis Redman, made as part of the requirements for earning a Master of Fine Arts in Film in the Entrepreneurial Digital Cinema track from the University of Central Florida. The film explores one woman's reaction to trauma and depersonalization disorder through the journal entries of 19th Century Swiss philosopher, Henri Frederic Amiel. Passages from Amiel's Journal Intime provide the narrative and voice over for the lead character,...
Show moreOde to Amiel is a feature-length experimental essay film by Phyllis Redman, made as part of the requirements for earning a Master of Fine Arts in Film in the Entrepreneurial Digital Cinema track from the University of Central Florida. The film explores one woman's reaction to trauma and depersonalization disorder through the journal entries of 19th Century Swiss philosopher, Henri Frederic Amiel. Passages from Amiel's Journal Intime provide the narrative and voice over for the lead character, a grieving mother who finds herself locked behind an inescapable, invisible and immaterial barrier that separates her from the outside world.Following the guidelines of the film program, the film was produced on a micro-budget (under $50,000) level. The goal was to create a film that was effectively a no-budget film, one similar in process to that of Tarnation, an award-winning experimental film created for $200. With an actual shooting cost of under $1,000, Ode to Amiel met this challenge.This is the record of the film's progression from development to picture lock, in preparation for distribution.
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Date Issued
2015
Identifier
CFE0005697, ucf:50121
Format
Document (PDF)
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFE0005697
When the Alligator Called to Elijah: A Handcrafted Exploration of the Digital Moving Image
Title
When the Alligator Called to Elijah: A Handcrafted Exploration of the Digital Moving Image.
Creator
Shults, Katherine, Harris, Christopher, Stoeckl, Ula, Schlow, Stephen, Grajeda, Anthony, University of Central Florida
Abstract / Description
When the Alligator Called to Elijah is a feature-length video conceptualized and constructed by Kate Shults in partial fulfillment of the requirements for earning a Master of Fine Arts in Entrepreneurial Digital Cinema from the University of Central Florida. The video is the result of an evolving exploration of the aesthetic capabilities of the digital image using Flip Video cameras, found footage and Final Cut Pro. Though originating as an experiment, When the Alligator Called to Elijah...
Show moreWhen the Alligator Called to Elijah is a feature-length video conceptualized and constructed by Kate Shults in partial fulfillment of the requirements for earning a Master of Fine Arts in Entrepreneurial Digital Cinema from the University of Central Florida. The video is the result of an evolving exploration of the aesthetic capabilities of the digital image using Flip Video cameras, found footage and Final Cut Pro. Though originating as an experiment, When the Alligator Called to Elijah became a creation of motion collage with very specific production parameters. This thesis is a record of this video's progression, from development to picture lock, taking it into preparation for exhibition and distribution.
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Date Issued
2012
Identifier
CFE0004442, ucf:49332
Format
Document (PDF)
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFE0004442
The Happiest Place on Earth - The Microbudget Model as a Means to an American National Cinema
Title
The Happiest Place on Earth - The Microbudget Model as a Means to an American National Cinema.
Creator
Goshorn, John, Stoeckl, Ula, Gay, Andrew, Harris, Christopher, Sandler, Barry, University of Central Florida
Abstract / Description
The Happiest Place on Earth is a feature-length film written, directed, and produced by John Goshorn as part of the requirements for earning a Master of Fine Arts in Film (&) Digital Media from the University of Central Florida. The project aims to challenge existing conventions of the American fiction film on multiple levels (-) aesthetic, narrative, technical, and industrial (-)while dealing with a distinctly American subject and target audience. These challenges were both facilitated and...
Show moreThe Happiest Place on Earth is a feature-length film written, directed, and produced by John Goshorn as part of the requirements for earning a Master of Fine Arts in Film (&) Digital Media from the University of Central Florida. The project aims to challenge existing conventions of the American fiction film on multiple levels (-) aesthetic, narrative, technical, and industrial (-)while dealing with a distinctly American subject and target audience. These challenges were both facilitated and necessitated by the limited resources available to the production team and the academic context of the production. This thesis is a record of the film, from concept to completion and preparation for delivery to an audience.
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Date Issued
2012
Identifier
CFE0004325, ucf:49451
Format
Document (PDF)
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFE0004325
83 Orange Peels A Micro-Budget Experimental Documentary Feature
Title
83 Orange Peels A Micro-Budget Experimental Documentary Feature.
Creator
Hammoud, Klara, Harris, Christopher, Shults, Katherine, Danker, Elizabeth, Perez, Jonathan, University of Central Florida
Abstract / Description
83 ORANGE PEELS is a feature-length film written and directed by Klara Hammoud and produced by Biddayat as part of the requirements for earning a Master of Fine Arts in Entrepreneurial Digital Cinema from the University of Central Florida. The project aims to challenge existing conventions of the documentary filmmaking on multiple levels (-) aesthetic, narrative, and technical(-) while also examining growing importance of workflow throughout all aspects of production. These challenges were...
Show more83 ORANGE PEELS is a feature-length film written and directed by Klara Hammoud and produced by Biddayat as part of the requirements for earning a Master of Fine Arts in Entrepreneurial Digital Cinema from the University of Central Florida. The project aims to challenge existing conventions of the documentary filmmaking on multiple levels (-) aesthetic, narrative, and technical(-) while also examining growing importance of workflow throughout all aspects of production. These challenges were both facilitated and necessitated by the limited resources available to the production team and the academic context of the production. This thesis is a record of the film, from concept to completion and preparation for delivery to an audience.
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Date Issued
2017
Identifier
CFE0006622, ucf:51262
Format
Document (PDF)
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFE0006622