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Hench
Hench, by being set in the espionage genre, and following the henchman of an evil villain, offers a commentary on the modern working world by serving as a metaphor for the corporate workplace. The film follows a lowly henchman, Hank, who learns to challenge this corporate structure by achieving self...
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| author | Steyn, Ronan |
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| description | Hench, by being set in the espionage genre, and following the henchman of an evil villain, offers a commentary on the modern working world by serving as a metaphor for the corporate workplace. The film follows a lowly henchman, Hank, who learns to challenge this corporate structure by achieving self-respect, thanks to an unlikely friendship with a James-Bond-esque agent. This creative explication explains how Hench achieves commentary on how large corporate structures operate to maintain control over employees, and the effects this has on individuals. It further highlights the tools and techniques used to formulate Hench into a fully realised feature screenplay. |
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| spelling | oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/25533 Hench Steyn, Ronan Smit, Alexia Creative Writing Script Writing Screenplays Hench, by being set in the espionage genre, and following the henchman of an evil villain, offers a commentary on the modern working world by serving as a metaphor for the corporate workplace. The film follows a lowly henchman, Hank, who learns to challenge this corporate structure by achieving self-respect, thanks to an unlikely friendship with a James-Bond-esque agent. This creative explication explains how Hench achieves commentary on how large corporate structures operate to maintain control over employees, and the effects this has on individuals. It further highlights the tools and techniques used to formulate Hench into a fully realised feature screenplay. 2017-10-04T14:28:44Z 2017-10-04T14:28:44Z 2017 Master Thesis Masters MA http://hdl.handle.net/11427/25533 eng application/pdf Centre for Film and Media Studies Faculty of Humanities University of Cape Town |
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| thesis_degree_str | Master's |
| title | Hench |
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| topic | Creative Writing Script Writing Screenplays |
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