Molly

“Molly” is a stop-motion animated graduate thesis short film completed at Rochester Institute of Technology’s School of Film and Animation and screened in May of 2019. The film tells a fictional story about a young boy named Elliott whose life has changed both very drastically and very quickly. In what seems like an instant, he loses both his mother and his childhood home and finds himself standing, overwhelmed, in the street in front of his new residence as his life is seemingly being unpacked from the back of a moving truck. He is shell-shocked and feels profoundly alone but soon he, quite literally, stumbles upon the strangest girl and unwillingly becomes a guest at her rather unusual social engagement. Events take a slightly devastating turn but, in the end, both children gain a companionship that they both so desperately needed. In making this film, I sought to tell a story about acceptance, loneliness, and finding companionship in times of need. I also aimed to make a film that was visually compelling, exemplifying the breadth of my skill in prop, set, and puppet fabrication. These assets were all made by hand. The film was shot utilizing only in-camera stop motion techniques with a Canon EOS Rebel T3i Digital Single Lens Reflex (DSLR) camera and Dragonframe software and was assembled in Adobe After Effects CC 2018. The film was screened before an audience of professors and peers. This thesis paper covers the conceptualization and production of the film as well as the film’s receival upon screening and my final thoughts on the film and process

The Isaqueena - 1910, April

Contributors include: Nellie Whitten, Belle Cooner, Zelle Loadholt, Callie Vaughan, Jessie Bryant, Kate Jones, Inez Ragsdale, Tom Masson, Marie Mahon, Florrie Lee Lawton, Sophia Brunson, Laura Erwin, Mary Gilreathhttps://scholarexchange.furman.edu/isaqueena/1021/thumbnail.jp

Adult Education (and Educators) and the Mental Health Crisis

The field of adult education needs to engage in deep reflection and discourse about adult educators’ role in responding to the mental health crisis in higher education

Exploring the application of positioning theory to the analysis of organisational change

The present paper proposes the application of Positioning Theory as an analytical tool in organisational change research. Positioning Theory can contribute to an enhanced understanding of organisational change. It is a discursive approach to change. Its dynamic nature can capture a detailed picture of change and provide better understanding due to attention to contexts. It allows consideration of multiple levels of social analysis - people, institutions and society. Positioning Theory in this sense has a dual relevance for research in organisational change, as a theoretical framework and a method of social analysis. Throughout the paper I develop a rationale for this proposition. The theoretical assumptions are underpinned with some examples from a preliminary data analysis

The Isaqueena - 1910, March

Contributors include: Nellie Whitten, Belle Cooner, Zelle Loadholt, Mrs. Beattie Rowland, Sadie Goodwin, Ethel Watson, Jessie Bryant, Marie Mahon, Florrie Lee Lawton, Laura Erwin, Sophia Brunson, Mary Gilreathhttps://scholarexchange.furman.edu/isaqueena/1020/thumbnail.jp

The Isaqueena - 1910, May-June

Contributors include: Zelle Loadholt, Sadie Goodwin, Inez Ragsdale, Juliet Earle, Caro Truluck, Josie McBride, Anna Kayhttps://scholarexchange.furman.edu/isaqueena/1022/thumbnail.jp

The Isaqueena - 1910, February

Contributors include: Jessie Bryant, Emma Wright, Brunson , Kate Jones, Callie Vaughan, Josie McBride, Sue Carpenter, Sadie Goodwin, Caro Truluck, Miss Elsie Thomas, Laura Erwin, Leila Mai McKenzie, Jo Garrettehttps://scholarexchange.furman.edu/isaqueena/1093/thumbnail.jp