This thesis aims to provide an overview of how certain gendered narrative tropes have made their way from action-adventure film and television into video game stories of the same genre, of the...Show moreThis thesis aims to provide an overview of how certain gendered narrative tropes have made their way from action-adventure film and television into video game stories of the same genre, of the differences that have arisen between these types of media, and of why we can recognise these differences. It does so through an analysis of the 21st century in television and film, in order to outline gendered tropes regularly found in these media. This is followed by a discourse analysis of three case studies: Tomb Raider (2013), Horizon Zero Dawn (2017) and The Last of Us: Part II (2020).Show less
In this thesis I discuss the influence of toxic fans on movies themselves and the mutual relationship between toxic fans and creators using fan studies and theories of toxic geek masculinity and...Show moreIn this thesis I discuss the influence of toxic fans on movies themselves and the mutual relationship between toxic fans and creators using fan studies and theories of toxic geek masculinity and fandom. Starting with Gamergate as a boiling point that affected the 2016 Ghostbusters remake, which resisted toxic fans explicitly. As well as analysing the Star Wars sequel trilogy, in particular The Last Jedi and Rise of Skywalker. Showing how coordinated attacks influenced the trilogy whilst it was being made.Show less
The thesis is entitled: ‘The Cinematic Representation of the Traumatic Experience in Youth in Contemporary Documentary Film’. What is traumatic experience and how can it be visually represented by...Show moreThe thesis is entitled: ‘The Cinematic Representation of the Traumatic Experience in Youth in Contemporary Documentary Film’. What is traumatic experience and how can it be visually represented by the documentary film? What kind of cinematic techniques are used by the contemporary documentary filmmakers to visually represent the abnormal nature of the traumatic experience? Throughout my research I orientate on the contemporary documentary films that unite documentary and fictional cinematic techniques in order to represent the non-linear, abnormal, fragmented nature of the traumatic experience in youth. Through the analysis of three case study films the thesis aims to show how the hybridization of documentary and non-documentary cinematic techniques in contemporary documentary film medium contribute in the authentic cinematic representation of traumatic experience.Show less
