Howard, Donald Wayne2010-11-222010-11-222017-05-112010-11-222010-11-222017-05-112010-05May 2010http://hdl.handle.net/2152/ETD-UT-2010-05-1195textMy thesis film for the Master of Fine Arts degree is a 10-minute documentary entitled Loose Bodies. It traces my mom's recovery from knee replacement surgery, meanwhile exploring her relationship to her knees through interviews and archival footage and my own relationship to my body's ability to move. The film contains three animated sequences, using the Renaissance anatomical drawings of Andreas Vesalius. This report is an account of the filmmaking process from initial idea to finished film.application/pdfengDocumentaryFilmHuman bodyKneesAnimationVesaliusAndreas VesaliusMother and daughterMotionMovementthesis2010-11-22