Gabriel Rhenals | Academia

ACADEMIA

Presenting a collection of film and media-based, academic essays written by Gabriel Rhenals during his high school and college career; while he was a student at Miami Killian Senior High (2002-2004), a philosophy major at Florida International University (2004-2005), a Film (BFA) student at University of Central Florida (2005-2009), a Communication Arts major having returned to FIU to conclude his undergraduate studies (2014-2016) and a prospective Harvard University/University of Washington graduate student (2022):

"Tail in the Mud": Mobile and Independent Filmmaking

HU/UW, Fall 2022

ACADEMIA

"Tail in the Mud": Mobile and Independent Filmmaking

On 'Siembra' and 'War/Dance'

'Victor/Victoria': Gender-Based Nonverbal Cues

The Function of Rhetoric in 'The Trial'

Gunning & Me

Perez and 'In the Mood for Love'

On 'Raging Bull'

On 'The Smell of Burning Ants'

On 'The Subconscious Art of Graffiti Removal'

German Expressionism in 'The Machinist'

Story Project: 'Monty Python and the Holy Grail'

'The Passion of Martin': The Objective and Subjective Camera

'Elephant': Dramatic Structure and Artistic Elements

'Schmetterlinge' and 'Fatal Attraction': A Look at Set-Ups

'Bound': Structure and Other Elements

'The Terminator': Obligatory Scene, Labyrinth and Cosmic Connections

'Psycho': Inciting Incident and Major Plot Points

Vanizetti the Powerless

On 'The Party Guest'

Personal Statements

'The Trial': A Film Analysis

Viewing Cues: 'A.I. Artificial Intelligence'

Viewing Cues: 'I, Robot'

Viewing Cues: 'The Last Samurai'

Viewing Cues: 'Raising Arizona'

The Plight of the Modern Auteur

A Personal Collage Essay

Notable Figures in the 1920s: D.W. Griffith