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Item Born from love: the journey of Love Child(2011-08) Knudsen, Vanessa Leigh 1984-; Lewis, Richard M., M.F.A.; Kelban, Stuart“Born From Love: The Journey of Love Child” chronicles the development of Vanessa Knudsen’s script Love Child.Item The development of "Standby"(2014-08) Farmer, Jacob Terrence; Lewis, Richard M., M.F.A.This report describes the evolution of the television pilot for the half-hour comedy series "Standby." It documents the idea’s initial conception, through its various outline and draft stages, and finally to its successful completion for thesis consideration. In addition, the report looks ahead to the future of the project, as well as traces the writer’s growth both before and during his time in the MFA Screenwriting program.Item Finding your inner villain : the evolution of muhahaha(2009-12) Cheong, Wayne Poh Kiat; Lewis, Richard M., M.F.A.; Garrison, AndrewIn this thesis report traces I detail the process from the conception of the idea through the arduous development and finally the final product of Wayne Cheong’s narrative screenplay. Also included are the numerous revisions that have resulted from his involvement in this project.Item The history lesson(2010-12) Tekeste, Bereket Hagos; Schiesari, NancyThis report documents the making of the thesis film The History Lesson. This short narrative film is the final requirement for a Master of Fine Arts degree in the Department of Radio-TV-Film at the University of Texas at Austin.Item Keepingabreast: directing a new play(Texas Tech University, 2006-08) Shaver, Sarah S.This thesis explores the process of directing the first production of an original script. It includes an in-depth analysis of Jackie Rosenfeld's play "keepingabreast", reflections on working with a living playwright, designers, and actors, as well as newspaper articles, reviews, and production photos.Item Magic mountain : the scenic route from thriller to comedy(2014-08) Henderson, James Dinkins, III; Kelban, StuartThis report documents the creative process that resulted in the feature screenplay "Magic Mountain," including the first inspiration for a dramatic thriller, initial attempts to devise character and plot, writing and rewriting script pages, and then the radical change of genre and artistic intention toward surrealist comedy, culminating with the final sequence of rewriting during the thesis semester.Item On writing "The death of us"(2013-08) Stringer, Steven William; Lewis, Richard M., M.F.A.This report details the writing and revision process that went into my thesis feature screenplay, The Death of Us, a romantic comedy about a young man who fakes his mother’s death to try to keep his girlfriend from dumping him. I trace my steps from the idea’s conception to the completion of my thesis draft of the screenplay, using the outlines and beat-sheets I created at various stages along the way as examples. I explain the circumstances and inspirations behind The Death of Us, and finally, I attempt to reconcile the giant gap between my original intentions for this script and the final product.Item Rescue you : ghost chasing and filmmaking(2010-12) Hall, Kimberly Elaine; Stekler, Paul Jeffrey; Schiesari, Nancy; Garrison, Andy; Gopalan, LalithaThis report will summarize the process of writing, developing, directing and finishing the high-definition short film, Rescue You, This film was produced as my graduate thesis film in the Department of Radio-Television-Film at the University of Texas at Austin in partial fulfillment of my Master of Fine Arts in Film Production degree.Item Surviving “Maleficium” : the perils of writing fantasy horror(2010-08) Harter, Lydia M.; Berg, Charles Ramírez, 1947-; Thorne, Beau“Surviving ‘Maleficium’: the Perils of Writing Fantasy Horror” examines the creation and development of Lydia M. Harter’s feature length script and the personal impact of the process on the writer.