This post was updated July 10 at 8:04 p.m. In Shirley Yip’s latest film, the United States government is playing the third wheel. Written and directed by the alumnus, “Marriage Interview” is a comedic short film about a couple being interviewed to obtain a green card and permanent residence in the U.S. Read more...
Photo: Shirley Yip’s short film “Marriage Interview” tells the story of a couple as they are interviewed by an immigration officer to receive a green card. (Courtesy of Caleb Tou)
This post was updated July 4 at 9:52 p.m. Television screens are blazing hotter than ever this summer. Along with the heat waves, this summer’s TV selections will leave audiences anything but cool. Read more...
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This post was updated June 29 at 7:38 p.m. As the summer sun comes out to shine, so are Hollywood’s most anticipated titles. With the temperature rising, viewers can keep cool in theaters by watching the must-see films of the summer. Read more...
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One larger-than-life insect is taking over a college campus. The insect in question is Grasshopper, a novice superhero at the center of fourth-year mathematics of computation student Rohan Bansal’s short film “The Grasshopper.” Produced by the Film & Photography Society, the film follows the story of a civilian vigilante, who is a college student by day but a superhero-in-training by night, Bansal said. Read more...
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Justin Vu’s “Solstice” explores the rustic wonders of Alaska. The computer-animated adventure short film will be the animation graduate student’s third and final production done through the UCLA Animation Workshop, Vu said. Read more...
Photo: Animator Matt Groening (left) poses alongside graduate student in fine arts student Justin Vu (right) for his 3D animated short film “Solstice.” (Courtesy of Valerie Lettera-Spletzer)
Caitlyn Ruggiero is anything but blocked. During her final quarter at UCLA, the fourth-year communication student said she was preparing her film, “Blocked.” Graduating with a minor in film, television and digital media, the writer and director said she produced the short through her professional film fraternity, Delta Kappa Alpha. Read more...
Photo: As a member of film fraternity Delta Kappa Alpha and fourth-year communication student, Caitlyn Ruggiero (pictured) said she wrote “Blocked” based off of her experience with a previous breakup. (Sakshi Joglekar/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated June 1 at 8:54 p.m. Kym Barrett is offering aspiring costume designers the “red pill.” Barrett, the costume and set designer for films such as “The Matrix” and “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” is mentoring students as the designer-in-residence this month at the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television. Read more...
Photo: Costume designer Kym Barrett (left) is the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television’s designer in residence for this month. Barrett has worked on films such as “Romeo + Juliet,” “The Matrix” and “Us.” (Courtesy of Kym Barrett)
