Major Research Project/Papers (MRP)
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Students in the Media Production MA program create either a Major Professional Project or a Major Research Paper that focus on variety of aspects of the media industry.
Feel free to explore project titles from the previous years below. Full abstracts can be found at the bottom of the page via the Media Production MRP Catalogue link.
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FROM SETBACKS TO BREAKTHROUGHS: Resurrecting Untold Stories: Breathing Life into Narratives with LED Virtual Environments
Supervisor: Dr. Kristopher Alexander
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NEWS IN THE DIGITAL AGE:
HOW TO KEEP YOUTH ENGAGED WITH CURRENT EVENTS
Supervisor: Dr. Charles Davis
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TIKTOK'S IMPACT ON GEN Z'S MEDIA CONSUMPTION & REGULATION
Supervisor: James Nadler
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SPECTRUM: EXPLORING IMMERSIVE SOUND IN ABSTRACT IMMERSIVE ENVIRONMENTS
Supervisor: Mark Argo
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BREAKING THE SOUND CEILING: ALGORITHMIC AND PROMOTIONAL GATEKEEPING IN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY AND ITS IMPACT ON FEMALE REPRESENTATION
Supervisor: Salman Rana
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GENERATION Z AND THE MODIFICATION OF COMEDIC TELEVISION
Supervisor: James Nadler
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THE RESURGENCE OF SALVADORAN FILMMAKING: A MODEL FOR CO-PRODUCTION IN SALVADORAN MEDIA
Supervisor: Laura Nencyh
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The Forgotten
Supervisor: Dr. Laura Nenych
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Wrongthink
Supervisor: Karyn Pugliese
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An Examination of Cinematic Naturalism in the Digital era
Supervisor: John Tarver
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Territory: Commonalities Between the Reclamation of the Kalinago Language and Connection to Land
Supervisor: Lila Pine
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Collective Resistance: Exploring Indigenous and Black Injustices and Solidarity Efforts on Turtle Island
Supervisor: Dr. Lila Pine
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From Stage to Screen: Exploring The Remediation of Classical Vocal Music Performance In Canadian Visual Broadcasting and Distribution.
Supervisor: James Nadler
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Toxic Paradise: A Study of Constructed Femininity in Love Island
Supervisor: Steven Ehrlick
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Grassroots Filmmaking in the Digital Age
Supervisor: Michael Coutanche
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The Role of Tik Tok in Creating Engagement, Virality and Reach for Generation Z and How Tik Tok Can be Used As a Marketing Tool for Web Series Targeting Canadian Youth
Supervisor: James Nadler
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Marginalization, Socio-Cultural Systems, & The On-Screen Horror Genre: A Cross-Demographic Exploration / "On the Other Side"
Supervisor: Laurie Petrou
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Off the Bench: Asians in Basketball
Supervisor: Laurel Walzak
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Showrunners & Streamers: The Shifting Balance of Power in the Age of Peak TV
Supervisor: James Nadler
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Where is the Album?: An Analysis of the Connecting Potential of Transmedia Music Promotion
Supervisor: Dr. Kathleen Pirrie Adams
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TikTok in the dissemination of sports media after the COVID pandemic – A case study of the Chinese Men’s Professional Basketball League account on “Douyin” (TikTok) during the 2021-2022 season.
Supervisor: Laurel Walzak
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Taking Back TV: Developing Female Auteur Comedy in a Postfeminist Televisual Landscape
Supervisor: Dr. Laurie Petrou
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Press Start: Why Canadian Media SHould Embrace Newgames To Build Digital Audience
Supervisor: Dr. Kristopher Alexander
![Amina Bejtic Amina Bejtic](/content/dam/rta/graduate/images/bejtic_amina_visuals.jpg)
A Canadian Perspective of Community Through Co-Viewing
Supervisor: Lynda Rinkenbach
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Staging the Biopic: Production Design and Genre in Art Cinema
Supervisor: Dimitrios Latsis
![Emily Duncan Emily Duncan](/content/dam/rta/graduate/images/pengraph1.jpg)
The “Sentimental Regret” of Teen Dramas and Television: How Female Characters are Stereotyped on Gossip Girl and Riverdale
Supervisor: Lia Langworthy
![Jamie Hurcomb Jamie Hurcomb](/content/dam/rta/graduate/images/hurcomb_jamie_visuals.jpg)
Capturing Reality by Employing Virtual Production: A Creative Practice-Based Inquiry of Machinima as a Democratizing Medium for Filmmaking.
Supervisor: Dr. Henry Warwick
![Meagan McAteer Meagan McAteer](/content/dam/documentarymedia/images/McAteer_Meagan_2021_image.jpg)
Accessibility and the Apocalypse / One Day Day One
Supervisor: Lila Pine
![Hajer Mustafa Hajer Mustafa](/content/dam/rta/graduate/images/hajer_mustafa_visuals.jpg)
Colour Me Happy: Immersive Art Experiences, Colour and Emotion
Supervisor: David Colangelo
![Ethan Ralph Ethan Ralph](/content/dam/rta/graduate/images/pengraph.png)
Practice makes Podcast: A Review of Common Effective Practices used to Foster Engagement amongst Podcast Audiences
Supervisor: Dr. Charles Davis
![Keith Bennet Keith Bennet](/content/dam/rta/graduate/images/audiograph.jpg)
MASC'D UP: LGBTQ2S+ Representation in North American Professional Ice Hockey
Supervisor: Joe Recupero
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Putting Your Best Face Forward: Dating App UX/UI Design and its Influence on Relationship Values and Practices
Supervisor: Henry Warwick
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An Inch Wide and a Mile Deep: Developing and Retaining Audiences for U.S.-Based Niche Over-The-Top Streaming Video Services
Supervisor: Dr. Charles Davis
![Kysan Kwan Kysan Kwan](/content/dam/rta/graduate/images/pengraph1.jpg)
Digital Love: Surveying Fan Engagement in Virtual Concerts During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Supervisor: Cintia Cristia
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Fantasy, Glamour and Unattainability: A Video Based Exploration of Online Fashion Communities
Supervisor: Ramona Pringle
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Unrequited: The Myth of the Independent Black Woman
Supervisor: Marusya Bociurkiw
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Staying Alive: Ensuring business sustainability and relevance of Canadian local news through strategic representation in digital content
Supervisor: Ramona Pringle
![Sarah Blackmore Sarah Blackmore](/content/dam/rta/graduate/images/blackmore_sarah_visuals.jpg)
Understanding the link between Children and Comedy; Exploring Participatory Culture in Digital Spaces for Youth
Supervisor: Charles Falzon
![Chelsey Devito Chelsey Devito](/content/dam/rta/graduate/images/devito_chelsey_visuals.jpg)
Assessing Sustainability in the Motion Picture Industry
Supervisor: Donna Gall
![Sameer Gilzay Sameer Gilzay](/content/dam/rta/graduate/images/gilzay_sameer_visuals.jpg)
The Danger of Deepfakes
Supervisor: Dr Charles Davis
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Reading the Game, Playing the Industry: An Exploration of the Subversive Potential of Text-Based Narrative Games Within the Heteronormative Video Games Industry
Supervisor: Dr. Daniel Harley
![Ross Minichiello Ross Minichiello](/content/dam/rta/graduate/images/pengraph.png)
Trauma Porn as Unethical Content; An Exploration of Social Media Motivation, Creation and Consumption
Supervisor: Dr. Adam Miller
![George Varvatsoulis George Varvatsoulis](/content/dam/rta/graduate/images/pengraph1.jpg)
Media Neuroscience & Audience Engagement: Targeting & Producing Audience Emotional & Neurobehavioural Fear Responses
Supervisor: Dr Charles Davis
![Ahmed Shireen Ahmed Shireen](/content/dam/rta/graduate/images/pengraph.png)
"We Are The Movement": Sports Media, Social Media, and the effect on Young Muslim Sportswomen
Supervisor: Laurel Walzak
![Jiaao Lu Jiaao Lu](/content/dam/rta/graduate/images/pengraph1.jpg)
A Study of the Effects of the Censorship System on Chinese Social Media
Supervisor: Dr. Henry Warwick
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Notes on Notes: Co-creating The Feedback Process Between Commissioners and Creators of Canadian Television Content
Supervisor: Michael Coutanche
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Finding Marks, Seducing Rubes, and Killing the Gullible: Ride and the Evolution of the Patsy in Neo-Noir
Supervisor: James Nadler
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Canadian Immigrants and The Second Generation
Supervisor: Lori Beckstead
![Adriano Rivera Adriano Rivera](/content/dam/rta/graduate/images/pengraph1.jpg)
A Trial Concerning the Representation of Mental Health in Film and Television: A Guideline to the Ideal Portrayal of Mental Health
Supervisor: Lori Beckstead
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Beautiful Dreamer
Supervisor: Lia Langworthy
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VR as a Collaborative and Embodied Experience
Supervisor: Ali Mazalek
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Alchemical Storytelling: Synthesizing Niche and Popular Devices in the Tarotable Relationships Podcast
Supervisor: Lori Beckstead
![Geoffrey Lachapelle Geoffrey Lachapelle](/content/dam/rta/graduate/images/pengraph.png)
Metagaming Misconception
Supervisor: Dr. Kristopher Alexander
![Cindy Wu Cindy Wu](/content/dam/rta/graduate/images/pengraph.png)
An Examination of Screen Media Genre Preferences and Content Consumption Habits using the Big Five Personality Dimensions
Supervisor: Dr. Charles Davis
![Inga Breede Inga Breede](/content/dam/rta/graduate/images/pengraph.png)
“Alexa, Open the Messlins”: Using Smart Technology to tell Interactive Stories in a Family Home
Supervisor: Alex Bal
![Mahogani Harris Mahogani Harris](/content/dam/rta/graduate/images/pengraph.png)
The Cost of Being an Athlete Activist: Case Study Analysis of African American Sport Activism
Supervisor: Dr. Steven Ehrlick
![Nimra Tariq Nimra Tariq](/content/dam/rta/graduate/images/pengraph1.jpg)
Home
Supervisor: Michael Coutanche
![Daniel Freed Daniel Freed](/content/dam/rta/graduate/images/pengraph.png)
The Same But Very Different: Glocalizing the Canadian Reality Television Format
Supervisor: James Nadler
![Rory Clark Rory Clark](/content/dam/rta/graduate/images/pengraph1.jpg)
A Meta-Exploration of the Æffect of Digital Society & Culture: Braiding a Web Series with a Dedicated Social Media Platform
Supervisor: Michael Coutanche
![Aya Alsayed Ahmad Aya Alsayed Ahmad](/content/dam/rta/graduate/images/AlsayedAhmad_Aya.jpg)
Immigrant Stories
Supervisor: James Nadler
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Goners of Gold Creek: Adapting Depictions of Mental Health Education in Cinema
Supervisor: Michael Coutanche
![Alexander Dwight Alexander Dwight](/content/dam/rta/graduate/images/Alexander_Dwight.jpg)
Contextualized Narrative Model- Delivering Simplified Education Through Passive and Interactive Media
Supervisor: Dr. Richard Lachman
![Kristen Lambie Kristen Lambie](/content/dam/rta/graduate/images/pengraph.png)
The Space Between Worlds: An Auto-Ethnographic Study of Cultural Disconnect Between Members of Diaspora, their Homelands and their North American Homes
Supervisor: Dr. Laurie Petrou
![Dana Seif Dana Seif](/content/dam/rta/graduate/images/pengraph.png)
Running head: On Coming Out, Orientalism, and their Interlink 1
Supervisor: Alex Bal
![Kevin Raposo Kevin Rapose](/content/dam/rta/graduate/images/pengraph.png)
Kphoto and Video Production
Supervisor: Joe Recupero
![Ryan O'Connor Ryan O'Connor](/content/dam/rta/graduate/images/pengraph1.jpg)
Creators: The New Storytellers
Supervisor: Michael Coutanche
![Deborah Smith Deborah Smith](/content/dam/rta/graduate/images/Deborah_smith.jpg)
Indigenous Hollywoods: Bridging Two Worlds of Storytelling
Supervisor: Dr. Laura Nenych
![Mackenzie Parrot Mackenzie Parrot](/content/dam/rta/graduate/images/pengraph1.jpg)
The Ride-or-Die Test: A Re-Evaluation of the Bechdel Test and Female Friendships in the Age of #metoo
Supervisor: James Nadler
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Visualising Artifacts as 3D Models in Augmented Reality (Synaesthetics Media Lab: Tangible Cultural Analytics)
Supervisor: Ali Mazalek
![Nicole Dawe Nicole Dawe](/content/dam/rta/graduate/images/pengraph1.jpg)
Seven Generations: The Unheard Stories of the Chippewas of Georgina Island
Supervisor: Marion Coomey
![Jacob Blum Jacob Blum](/content/dam/rta/graduate/images/audiograph.jpg)
Stage Voices: How Podcasts Can Help Theatre Meet the Needs of Today's Audience
Supervisor: Marion Coomey
![Rose Mergler Rose Mergler](/content/dam/rta/graduate/images/pengraph1.jpg)
Identity and I Don't: The Impact of Social Media and Genealogy Services on Identity Formation and Sense of Belonging Within Transracial Adoptees
Supervisor: Dr. Laurie Petrou
![Karim Rostom Karim Rostom](/content/dam/rta/graduate/images/audiograph.jpg)
Diver: Encouraging Audience Political Engagement Through Conceptual Music
Supervisor: Michael Murphy
![Victoria Wiley Victoria Wiley](/content/dam/rta/graduate/images/pengraph.png)
Wi Can Relate: Fifth Year, Millennial Audiences and the New Sitcom
Supervisor: James Nadler
![Keziah Okosodo Keziah Okosodo](/content/dam/rta/graduate/images/pengraph1.jpg)
Selfie Manipulation Associated with Body Dissatisfaction among Coloured Women
Supervisor: Laurel Walkzak
![Tarek Alward Tarek Alward](/content/dam/rta/graduate/images/pengraph.png)
PROJECTAR: Augmented Reality as a Bridge Between Print and Digital Media
Supervisor: Dr. Laura Nenych
![Eileen White Eileen White](/content/dam/rta/graduate/images/Eileen_white.jpg)
The Click Me Classroom: Interactive Multimedia Tool Prototype to Support Early Learners of Language, Science and Social Studies
Supervisor: Dr. Laura Nenych
![Victoria Bajer Victoria Bajer](/content/dam/rta/graduate/images/pengraph.png)
Distant Eden
Supervisor: Michael Coutanche
![Madison Sieger Madison Sieger](/content/dam/rta/graduate/images/Madi_siegler.jpg)
A New Moneyball: Economies of Gender in Baseball
Supervisor: Laura Walzak
![Lucas Hrynyshyn Lucas Hrynyshyn](/content/dam/rta/graduate/images/pengraph1.jpg)
Tangible Axis Sequencer: Towards the Creation of an Adaptable and Comprehensive Tangible Step Sequencer and Gestural Controller
Supervisor: Ali Mazalek & Dr. Steven Ehrlick
![Assem Kroma Assem Kroma](/content/dam/rta/graduate/images/pengraph.png)
Embodied Soundscapes: Augmenting Spatial and Environmental Awareness Through Haptic Wearables
Supervisor: Ali Mazalek
Student Showcase
Jeanette Kong
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Jael Joseph
Vielle Case native and Master of Arts in Media Production alum ('21) Jael Joseph is a well-known marketing guru, media personality, and media entrepreneur in the Caribbean and Canada and soon, she will be known by another moniker- director; as she debuts,” Territory,” her documentary on Dominica’s Kalinago people, at the annual Caribbean Tales International Film Festival (CTFF) in Toronto which runs from September 6-22, 2023.
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