Monday, June 30

Alumnus uses drones to make personal and professional videography soar

Jason Spielman has flown through mountain passes and over rooftops without ever leaving the ground. The UCLA alumnus uses drones and other video equipment to record remote landscapes, city skylines and college campuses. Read more...

Photo: UCLA alumnus Jason Spielman uses drones and other video equipment to record remote landscapes, city skylines and college campuses. He recently traveled to Europe and the Mediterranean to film videos for GoPro, The Yacht Week and his own Instagram account. (Courtesy of Jacob Nober)


Alumna cooks up videos of healthy, tasty recipes for Buzzfeed

Crystal Hatch created one of her first cooking tutorials during her senior year at UCLA. The alumna filmed herself turning fresh-picked lemons into raspberry lemonade. The video landed her a job as a video producer for BuzzFeed’s Goodful page. Read more...

Photo: Alumna Crystal Hatch is a video producer who makes cooking tutorials almost every week for BuzzFeed’s Goodful page. Some of her videos include “Healthier Homemade Cinnamon Rolls” and “One-Pan Teriyaki Chicken Meal Prep.” (Kristie-Valerie Hoang/Assistant Photo editor)


Student steps into fashion world with custom painted shoes

Andrea Nguyen said she never thought of herself as a talented painter until this past summer. But when Nguyen posted photos of her hand-painted jeans on social media, a friend requested a pair of custom painted shoes. Read more...

Photo: Second-year mathematics/economics student Andrea Nguyen creates custom painted and embroidered shoes, which she sells on her website Rush Hour Kicks. Her latest pair of sneakers feature embroidered roses along the side. (Courtesy of Keyshawn Thomas)


Restaurant review: Seoul House of Tofu

UCLA students don’t have to make the long trek out to Koreatown to get some tasty Korean food. Located along Sawtelle Boulevard, Seoul House of Tofu is a prime location for delicious Korean comfort food. Read more...

Photo: Seoul House of Tofu specializes in soon dubu jjigae, a Korean stew of soft tofu and other fillings. The restaurant, which is located along Sawtelle Boulevard offers students a nearby option for comforting Korean food. (Andrew Warner/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Students personalize dorm rooms with photos, decorations

Wesley Chioh has photographs of Soviet architecture and Galapagos beaches tacked to his dorm room wall. The pictures represent all the places the second-year geography student travelled during his breaks from the Singaporean military and serve as reminders of each destination. Read more...

Photo: Second-year geography student Wesley Chioh customized his dorm room by fitting Ping-Pong balls over fairy lights. He also hung up photographs and maps of Transylvania and the world. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin)


First-year student posts weekly podcast geared to young audience

Riley Grant went to a high school party during his senior year not to dance or drink, but to conduct field research for his podcast. In the first episode of his podcast, Pique, the first-year pre-business economics student investigated why young people consume alcohol. Read more...

Photo: First-year pre-business economics student Riley Grant produces his own podcast, Pique. He has covered topics from high school intoxication to slang usage by interviewing people both in UCLA and Portland, Oregon. (Axel Lopez/Daily Bruin)


Alumna uses screenwriting experience to write comic book series

Madeleine Holly-Rosing wanted to create a steampunk television show, but when financial backing fell through, she decided to make a comic book instead. The 2009 screenwriting alumna and professional writer uses her experience in screenwriting to write stories in another type of visual medium – comic scripts. Read more...

Photo: UCLA screenwriting alumna Madeleine Holly-Rosing created her own steampunk comic script “Boston Metaphysical Society” about a detective, a spirit photographer and a genius scientist. She is currently working on a four-part series, “Kasai: The Homecoming,” which is set to publish in 2018. (Alyssa Dorn/Daily Bruin staff)



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