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Item Affective identification with animals in the public sphere in earth, the movie.(2010-06-23T12:32:18Z) Greenwalt, Dustin A.; Bass, Jeff Davis, 1951-; Communication Studies.; Baylor University. Dept. of Communication Studies.Following Derrida's Introduction to Dissemination; "I will not feign, according to the code, either premeditation or improvisation. These texts are assembled otherwise, it is not my intention here to present them." Animal films are tied to a system of liberalism and the objectification of nature that has developed through the historical confluence of visuality, anthropomorphism, and a fascination with nature. Sequences in Earth produce collective fantasies of a pristine nature, containing a marked absence of connection between growing environmental destruction, and the modernist forms of consumption that underwrite western society. Further, Earth naturalizes discourses through anthropomorphic images, naturalizing the domination of humans and animals in everyday practice. Challenging critical rhetorics that reaffirm critique at the level of discourse, Earth calls forth an interrogation of the ethical possibilities offered by a greater awareness of the material processes of nature, and their influence on the cultural imagination.Item Directing, producing, and co-writing the short film, The Gorilla.(2016-11-08) Beard, Dan Lee. 1978-; Hansen, Christopher J.This thesis details the journey of co-writing, producing and directing the short film, The Gorilla. In addition to the documented events, it will also explore the difficulties in making a comedic film, and the choices that were made in the creation of this film based on certain film theories, personal experiences, and comedic film influences.Item In Paradise : a feature film.(2014-06-11) Heinrich, Philip, 1989-; Hansen, Christopher J.; Communication.; Aaron Youngblood.; Maverick Moore.; Baylor University. Dept. of Communication.In Paradise is a feature length live action narrative film that I wrote, directed and produced as my masters thesis. I worked on the film in cooperation with Baylor masters candidates Aaron Youngblood and Maverick Moore. The film tells the story of Leon Vincent, a high school science teacher whose fascination with quantum mechanics drives him into a destructive obsession. This written component of the thesis is an overview of the planning, production, and post-production of the film from a directorial standpoint. It explores the key stages of making this film in order to provide a look at the process of independent feature filmmaking.