Many students do not quite know what life after college entails, but recently graduated alumna Chelsea Mayer's love of film has paved the path down which her post-grad goals will lead her. Read more...
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Alumna Chelsea Mayer will be working behind the scenes on film projects this summer.
Sociology and social media "“ those are the two main ingredients upon which fourth-year sociology student Matt Mosher has drawn in order to publicize the 2010 film "Brother's Justice." Read more...
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Fourth-year sociology student Matt Mosher, right, has used his knowledge of social networking sites to publicize the 2010 film “Brother’s Justice.”
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School is out for summer, and with the onset of blistering Southern California heat and large blocks of free time, movie theaters offer students promises of air conditioning and affordable entertainment. Read more...
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After designing everything from superhero getups to Renaissance dresses, Brianna Quick graduates this year as the only costume designer in the film and television program. Read more...
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Brianna Quick, a recently graduated alumna, graduated from the School of Theater, Film and Television as its only costume design student. She will be working on student film projects this summer.
Vanessa Knutsen, a graduate film student, recently traveled overseas to Israel, where she single-handedly put together a film crew and filmed a 15-minute short film titled "The Promised Land." Read more...
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Directing and production graduate student Richard Parkin’s film, “Contra el Mar,” will be featured in the Directors Spotlight at this year’s UCLA Festival of New Creative Work, which begins Friday. The film follows a deep-sea clam diver in Mexico who must decide between a job that could kill him and a job that could get him arrested.
The transition from being a student to a working professional can be both scary and difficult. Teri Schwartz, the dean the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television, launched the TFT Young Alumni Leadership program in order to help students as they move into the working industry for this exact reason. Read more...
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The TFT Young Alumni Leadership program kicked off with the event “Writing for “˜The Simpsons.'” The group aims to provide a network for new graduates.
Constant foreclosure threats from Midgia Chinea's bank was enough to inspire her to write a script about the corruption of large banking companies. Read more...
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Midgia Chinea’s short film, “anonymous (street meat),” inspired by a mortgage scam Chinea experienced during her fall quarter at UCLA in 2009, was selected as an official entry into the Cannes Short Film festival. A still from the film is pictured above.
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