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Welcome to the essays section. Posted on this page are various essays that I have written about a range of topics. =================================================================== Models of Surveillance Rhetoric in Movie Title Sequences Written for a Movie Title Sequences class in the fall of 2007, this essay investigates the use of surveillance in film narratives and title sequences, looking specifically at Francis Ford Coppola's The Conversation (1974), Tony Scott's Enemy of the State (1998), and Steven Spielberg's Minority Report (2002). I discuss the history of surveillance theory and then outline a general "Surveillance Rhetoric" that is frequently used in Hollywood cinema. Click here to view the full essay. ___________________________________________________________________________ Disguising Subjective Narrative in the Battle of Algiers Written for the third class in a Film History series, in this essay I look at how Gillo Pontecorvo's film, The Battle of Algiers (1966), negotiates the space between objective truth and subjective storytelling, focusing specifically on Pontecorvo's use of special film stock and processing methods. Click here to view the full essay. ___________________________________________________________________________ A Bout de Musique I wrote this essay for the same class as the above paper. I analyze the influence of American music in Jean-Luc Godard's film, Breathless (1960). Click here to view the full essay. =================================================================== Game Review - Assassin's Creed This is pretty self-explanatory. I wrote a critical review of the video game, Assassin's Creed (2007). Click here to view the full essay. ___________________________________________________________________________ Game Review - Dead Rising Same as above. Click here to view the full essay. |