How the Advancement of Computer Graphics has Improved the Representation of Monsters in Cinema

Monsters, creatures, and beasts have always been a part of any civilization’s culture. Through documentation and stories passed down from one generation to the other, we as a society have seen a huge variety of monsters in literature, arts, and movies. The correlation between society and its fascination with monsters stems from fear. Fear is the overall driving force for the creation of all monsters in every form of entertainment because of humanity’s attraction to the weird and abnormal. Often either a fear of science or a fear of one’s self, there is a monster that is created that corresponds. From Dracula to Godzilla, these monsters represent fear that were among the people of their time. Monster representation in film provides a surreal way to present those pure, exotic, and frightful themes in a way that the audience can appreciate. Computer generated effects have advanced significantly toward photo-realism, improving the impact of monsters in stories, folklore, and myths, portrayed in cinema.This thesis will discuss the origins of monsters; their impact on art, literature and early cinema; and how the visual effects industry reshaped and strengthened the representation of monsters in movies

Extension\u27s Profiles in Progress for South Dakota: Annual Report 1970

This is the Cooperative Extension Service Annual Report for 1970

Behavioral and Reproductive Aspects of Captive Maxwell\u27s Duiker (\u3cem\u3eCephalophus mawellii\u3c/em\u3e) Husbandry

Female Maxwell\u27s duikers (Cephalophus maxwellii) were studied at the Wildlife Survival Center on St. Catherine\u27s Island, Georgia. The objectives were to quantify the effects of housing on activity budgets and progesterone cycling. Four animals were studied across two housing situations: housed individually versus housed in a grouped setting. Behavioral observations revealed no significant change in access to resources, rumination, or repetitive behaviors, once animals were housed together. Fecal samples were collected in order to determine levels of progesterone through radioimmunoassay (RIA). Fluctuations in progesterone levels revealed no clear estrous cycles. Animals showed less variability in progesterone levels and more concordance among animals once introduced into group housing. Identifying activity budgets and estrus in group- versus single-housed Maxwell\u27s duikers will provide critical information in the captive husbandry techniques used to house this species

Behavioral and Reproductive Aspects of Captive Maxwell\u27s Duiker (\u3cem\u3eCephalophus mawellii\u3c/em\u3e) Husbandry

Female Maxwell\u27s duikers (Cephalophus maxwellii) were studied at the Wildlife Survival Center on St. Catherine\u27s Island, Georgia. The objectives were to quantify the effects of housing on activity budgets and progesterone cycling. Four animals were studied across two housing situations: housed individually versus housed in a grouped setting. Behavioral observations revealed no significant change in access to resources, rumination, or repetitive behaviors, once animals were housed together. Fecal samples were collected in order to determine levels of progesterone through radioimmunoassay (RIA). Fluctuations in progesterone levels revealed no clear estrous cycles. Animals showed less variability in progesterone levels and more concordance among animals once introduced into group housing. Identifying activity budgets and estrus in group- versus single-housed Maxwell\u27s duikers will provide critical information in the captive husbandry techniques used to house this species

Texas Siftings

Texas Siftings was a weekly humorous magazine that saw publication from the 1880s to the 1890s. Originally published in Austin, Texas, the newspaper later moved to New York and then to London, and featured many well known humorists

Home Range and Provisioning Use of Semi-Free-Ranging Ringtailed Lemurs (Lemur Catta)

The ringtailed lemur (Lemur catta) population on St. Catherines Island (SCI) may serve as a model system for reintroduction. Free-ranging troops of ringtailed lemurs have been managed on SCI since 1985 and are monitored and provisioned daily. There has been no assessment of the effects of provisioning or seasonal dependence on provisioning to date. Ringtailed lemur troop home ranges and use of provisions were quantified to examine seasonal patterns and changes in relation to habitat quality of the home range. Activity, ranging behavior, and provisioning use were monitored for one year. Habitat assessment of forage species was conducted through stratified random sampling in each home range. There was significant variation among troops in the amount of provisions consumed and significant variation in amount of provisions consumed across seasons. Home ranges varied in size significantly among troops but not across seasons. Choice of natural forage varied across seasons. There was no relationship between habitat quality and home range size or use of provisions. These data suggest that provisioning ringtailed lemurs on St. Catherines Island does not appear to inhibit natural foraging and ranging behavior. This study provides useful information for managing, reintroducing or translocating troops of ringtailed lemurs