University of Central Florida STARS Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2004-2019 2008 The Development Of Loop-based Cinematic Techniques In Twentieth Century Motion Pictures And Their Application In Early Digital C David Scoma University of Central Florida Part of the Film Production Commons Find similar works at: https://stars.library.ucf.edu/etd University of Central Florida Libraries http://library.ucf.edu This Doctoral Dissertation (Open Access) is brought to you for free and open access by STARS. It has been accepted for inclusion in Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2004-2019 by an authorized administrator of STARS. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. STARS Citation Scoma, David, "The Development Of Loop-based Cinematic Techniques In Twentieth Century Motion Pictures And Their Application In Early Digital C" (2008). Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2004-2019. 3803. https://stars.library.ucf.edu/etd/3803 THE DEVELOPMENT OF LOOP-BASED CINEMATIC TECHNIQUES IN TWENTIETH CENTURY MOTION PICTURES AND THEIR APPLICATION IN EARLY DIGITAL CINEMA DAVID SCOMA B.S. Loyola University New Orleans 1990 M.A. State University of New York at Buffalo 1994 A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the Department of English in the College of Arts and Humanities at the University of Central Florida Orlando, Florida Fall Term 2008 Major Professor: Blake Scott Copyright 2008 David Scoma ii ABSTRACT For centuries, repetition in one form or another has been seen as a significant element in the artistic palette. In numerous formats of expression, duplication and looping became a significant tool utilized by artisans in a multitude of creative formats.