In Hollywood, the only color that matters is green. But the types of films proven to make a lot of money are not always the ones that get made, said Darnell Hunt, the director of the Ralph J. Read more...
Photo: (Juliette Le Saint/Daily Bruin)
Arts, Lifestyle, Theater & Fine Arts
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February 26, 10:44 pm
Lecturer’s classes, presentation explore limits of virtual reality
A Nikon 360-degree camera stood on a tripod, unattended, in the middle of Bruin Plaza. Anisa Bashiri and three of her classmates observed students passing the camera without a second glance. Read more...
Photo: Visiting Israeli artist Daniel Landau (left) will use props, such as a rubber hand, as part of his upcoming virtual reality study called “Time-Body Study.” Landau teaches the class “Topics in Video and Animation: Art and Science of Virtual Reality” in the Design | Media Arts department this quarter. (MacKenzie Coffman/Daily Bruin)
Arts, Music
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February 26, 10:23 pm
Concert to honor musical, teaching legacy of flutist Sheridon Stokes
Flutist Sheridon Stokes has performed in every Annual Woodwind Faculty Concert since 1972, except for in 2008. That year, he was performing for the Academy Awards instead. Read more...
Photo: Senior lecturer Sheridon Stokes began teaching at UCLA in 1972 and will retire this year after 45 years. On Monday, students and faculty performing in the Annual Woodwind Faculty Concert will honor his career as a film flutist. (Esmeralda Lopez/Daily Bruin)
Arts, Film & TV, Video
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February 26, 10:00 pm
Video: UCLA alum brings ‘Moana’ ocean to life
Holding a Ph.D. in mathematics from UCLA, Alexey Stomakhin now spends his days working at Walt Disney Animation Studios as a senior software engineer. His research helped bring to life the water from this year’s Oscar-nominated animation feature “Moana”. Read more...
Photo: (Justine Sto. Tomas/Daily Bruin)
Arts, Music
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February 26, 4:43 pm
Album review: ‘FUTURE,’ ‘HNDRXX’
Atlanta rapper Future surprised everyone by releasing two albums in two weeks. After releasing his self-titled project “FUTURE” on Feb. 17, Future announced a second album would soon follow. Read more...
Photo: (A1 Recordings, Freebandz and Epic Records)
Arts, Film & TV
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February 24, 1:48 am
Oscars 2017: Unwinding reels of memory to storyboard scenes in ‘Zootopia’
The walls of Melnitz Hall, lined with Hollywood movie posters, foreshadow the potential of students at UCLA. After studying within the entertainment capital of the United States, some Bruin filmmakers go on to contribute to award-winning films. Read more...
Photo: UCLA alumna Josie Trinidad was co-head of storyboard for the movie “Zootopia,” which is nominated for best animated feature film at the 89th Academy Awards. (Courtesy of Walt Disney Pictures)
Arts, Film & TV
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February 24, 1:11 am
Oscars 2017: Costume designers to host discussion tailored for aspiring Bruins
Oscars season has arrived in style at UCLA. Students and Los Angeles community members will gather Saturday to hear the costume designers of some of this year’s most critically acclaimed films discuss their artistic visions and processes. Read more...
Photo: (Shelby Chan/Daily Bruin)