Romeo leaped over a fence and climbed onto a balcony to reunite with his Julio in a new short film adaptation of the classic play. In “Romeo and Julio,” Oscar Emmanuel Fabela and two fellow graduate students directed and filmed adaptations of several scenes from Shakespeare’s original play “Romeo and Juliet” to tell an inclusive story featuring the love between a white man, Romeo, and a Latino man, Julio. Read more...

Photo: Lesley Elizondo, Oscar Emmanuel Fabela and Beth Lane created the short film “Romeo and Julio,” an adaptation of Shakespeare’s play “Romeo and Juliet” that features a romance between two gay males. The film works to incorporate the experiences of immigrants and members of the LGBTQ community into its plot line. (Alyssa Dorn/Daily Bruin senior staff)

Brad Hall took his first job in the entertainment industry as a production assistant at Warner Bros. to make ends meet during college. As Hall went on to search for new positions in entertainment, he began to collect resources and make professional connections within the industry. Read more...

Photo: UCLA alumnus Brad Hall launched his website, EntertainmentCareers.Net, back in 1998. The website serves as an online recruiting site for people to find jobs in entertainment industries. He said the website helps him share his knowledge with newcomers to the industry. (Axel Lopez/Daily Bruin)