The Lone Spectator Phenomena: Video on Demand Versus Baudry’s Apparatus Theory

The Lone Spectator Phenomena: Video on Demand Versus Baudry’s Apparatus Theory

In his 1974 work, Ideological Effects of the Basic Cinematic Apparatus, Jean Louis Baudry argues that conditions under which cinematic effects are produced influence the…

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Televised Media, Civic Discourse, and the RNC

Televised Media, Civic Discourse, and the RNC

In 1996, then-President Bill Clinton signed the Telecommunications Act, which was the first significant overhaul of telecommunications law in more than sixty years, representing the…

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Why Film Festivals Matter: Festivals as "Part of a Film's Life"

Why Film Festivals Matter: Festivals as “Part of a Film’s Life”

In a meeting with Dartmouth students in summer 2016, Mark Adams, Artistic Director of the Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF), explained how he views a…

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Future of Film is in Gaming

Future of Film is in Gaming

In Hamlet on the Holodeck, Janet Murray says that, “The kaleidoscopic power of the computer allows us to tell stories that more truly reflect our…

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The New Paradigm of Eastern Hollywood

The New Paradigm of Eastern Hollywood

While economic markers points to China’s economy slowing down, its appetite for films is only forecast to grow. While manufacturing has contracted, the entertainment industry…

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Bojack and Asexuality

Bojack and Asexuality

  In the most recent season of the an animated series Bojack Horseman (created by Raphael Bob-Waksberg and debuted on Netflix in 2014) Bojack’s sidekick…

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