Undergraduate Theses
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Item Kilig factor: The relationship-oriented themes in a very special love film seriesCalar, Helen Grace A.; Donguines, Khristian Mark (Division of Humanities, College of Arts and Sciences, University of the Philippines Visayas, 2015-05)The research looks into the success of Filipino romantic comedy blockbuster films from another perspective, which is the kilig factor, by analysing the relationship-oriented themes embedded in the films. Kilig is defined as the flutter of excitement caused by romance while relationship- oriented themes refer to the verbal and non-verbal portrayals of romance by the lead characters. The subject of the research is the romantic comedy blockbuster film series A Very Special Love shown to Filipino audiences in 2008 to 2013. The objectives of the study were analyze the relationship-oriented themes presented in the films and the level of kilig it achieved. This study is grounded on the concepts of Berio’s SMCR Model of Communication by David K. Berlo, specifically giving emphasis on the two factors under Message which are the element and treatment to analyze the content of the film. This study used a descriptive research design and employed content analysis as the method. In order to analyze the content of the film series, the researchers formulated a codebook that was derived from the concept of relationship-oriented themes developed by Johnson and Holmes (2009) and the “Levels of Kilig” by Director Olivia Lamasan of Star Magic. The results of the content analysis shows that there are a total of 231 occurrences of relationship-oriented themes in the three films combined, and the second film You Changed My Life got the highest tally of 96 counts. In terms of relationship-oriented themes, gazing and smiling got the most number of occurrences with 43 instances. In conclusion, the film series A Very Special Love reached the highest level of kilig, Level 3 - kilig na nagpapatili, which theoretically proves that the film series is a successful Filipino romantic comedy blockbuster film.Item A discourse on RPG metanoia using a structural analysis and sociocultural approachBriones, John Nathaniel B. (Division of Humanities, College of Arts and Sciences, University of the Philippines Visayas, 2014-03-17)This paper is a study on RPG Metanoia, a Filipino computer generated film released in December 2010. The film features a hero and his adventures in real life and as a player of the Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game Metanoia. This thesis will be studying RPG Metanoia for the sake of adding academic knowledge regarding computer games themed media and pop culture in literature. Using analysis by Vladimir Propp RPG Metanoia will be subject to formalist structuralism in order to analyze the literary structure of the film. A study by Catherine Gallagher and Stephen Greenblatt will supplement the thesis in order to address structuralism’s limitations and to give this analysis more depth via a socio-cultural approach. Objectives include the intent for analyzing the film via structuralism, comparing the film to related games and media, and studying the film via a socio-cultural perspective. Findings include the successful dissection of the film and proper categorization of each scenario to Propp’s analysis’ functions. Also, New Historicism provides facts supporting the significance of the film as a reflective piece of literature on a particular prevailing attitude Filipinos towards games. Finally, the study also provides a brief comparison and analysis of the games related to RPG Metanoia and reveals the inspiration and motivations behinds the conceptualization of the film. The conclusion confirms RPG Metanoia as a legitimate literary narrative as well as label it as falling under the category of literature structurally similar to folk tales. It also highlights several points regarding the importance of the film as a literary fantasy referencing to the effects of games and technology on the Philippines’ youth and culture.Item Values beyond entertainment: Audience reception on satirical film “Ded na si Lolo”Albesa, Adrianne; Dusaban, Edwin, Jr.; Paguntalan, Angela (Division of Humanities, College of Arts and Sciences, University of the Philippines Visayas, 2015-06)This study looks into whether or not film enthusiasts recognize socio-cultural verisimilitude in the film Ded na si Lolo. The respondents of this study are film enthusiasts from the University of the Philippines Visayas who are active filmmakers and participate film festivals in Western Visayas. Data collection is done in two sessions of focus group discussion with a total of 12 participants. The film Ded na si Lolo is shown to the participants after which they are asked open-ended questions on their perception. Responses are coded and interpreted through thematic analysis. An observation in this research is that the encoded message in the film is easily decoded if the viewers are familiar with the film elements (i.e. characters, setting, plot., etc.) and also with real life issues and scenarios. However, being too familiar with film elements puts the viewer at risk of misinterpreting the message content or assigning meanings that were not intended by the filmmaker. All are able to recognize the socio-cultural verisimilitude of the film Ded na si Lolo and most of the audience, still, are able to decode the encoded message of the filmmaker. The results imply that Ded na si Lolo, being satirical in nature, has not been very successfull in delivering its message to criticize the funeral customs and beliefs of the Philippine culture. The study concludes that if the satirical purpose of the film is not fully grasped by film enthusiasts who have the ability to analyze and decode messages from the film, this might be even more challenging for the general population.