David Petrison — Article Portfolio

Music Content Analysis

Selected writing samples demonstrating close listening, lyric interpretation, vocal analysis, arrangement and production awareness, cultural context, and structured music evaluation for AI training and annotation roles.

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Selected music analysis samples:

Film Content Analysis

These selected film articles demonstrate close attention to performance, visual style, story structure, genre, atmosphere, editing, production design, sound, and cultural context. The samples include narrative films, animation, horror, documentary, experimental cinema, and digital performance.

  • The Lighthouse (2019) — performance, dialect, cinematography, folk horror, isolation, and atmosphere
  • Paprika (2006) — animation, dream logic, editing, music, pacing, visual invention, and genre comparison
  • Eraserhead (1977) — experimental cinema, practical effects, body horror, cult-film influence, industrial setting, and surreal imagery
  • Onibaba (1964) — black-and-white cinematography, folk horror, visual framing, exploitation/art-film hybridity, and atmosphere
  • The Vast of Night (2019) — dialogue, period detail, production design, atmosphere, pacing, and story-structure critique
  • Grand Theft Hamlet (2025) — documentary structure, adaptation, virtual performance, digital environments, and the limits of online theater

Full Site Index

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