Date of Award

11-1-2010

Document Type

Masters Thesis

Degree Name

M.A.

Organizational Unit

College of Arts Humanities and Social Sciences

First Advisor

Diane Waldman, Ph.D.

Second Advisor

Rodney Buxton

Third Advisor

Sheila Schroeder

Fourth Advisor

Darrin Hicks

Keywords

Docudrama, Docufiction, Documentary, Drama documentary, Hybrid film, Student loans

Abstract

This thesis combines creative and academic efforts in an examination of the "hybrid" film. The question asked: in what ways can fiction be combined with non-fiction to engage with issues of social importance, is answered in analysis, and through practice. Traditional analysis is focused on films that blur the line between the documentary and the narrative-- the "hybrid film" or "docufiction." Analysis through practice is presented in an original feature length script that moves back and forth between the documentary and fiction film. This feature length script-- entitled Rigged, develops a fictional story while examining the issue of corruption in the higher education finance and student loan systems. A final report returns to the thesis question and offers an assessment of the script's strengths and weaknesses.

Publication Statement

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Rights Holder

Joseph V. Brown

Provenance

Received from ProQuest

File Format

application/pdf

Language

en

File Size

254 p.

Discipline

Mass communication, Fine arts, Film studies

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