Tuesday, January 13

First-year gives mischievous voice to ‘Despicable Me’ character

Eleven-year-old Dana Gaier fiddled with the hem of her shirt on her first day in the recording studio as rough sketches of evil Gru’s innocent daughters hung behind her. Read more...

Photo: First-year undeclared student Dana Gaier voiced nine-year-old Edith, one of Gru’s adopted daughters, in the “Despicable Me” film series. (Julie Hanash/Daily Bruin)


‘Jane the Virgin’ writer-producer duo to accent cultural diversity in panel

Amy Rardin and Jessica O’Toole prioritize creating relatable, female-driven storylines for the TV show “Jane the Virgin.” The storylines unfold from the show’s female-dominated production team. Read more...

Photo: UCLA housing will host a panel discussion and Q&A with Jessica O’Toole (left) and Amy Rardin, executive producers and writers for The CW’s “Jane the Virgin” Tuesday in the De Neve auditorium.The discussion will be moderated by UCLA TFT professors Sean Metzger and Kristy Guevara-Flanagan. (Courtesy of Megan O’Toole)


Movie review: ‘The Jungle Book’

The jungles that people experience nowadays are made of concrete. More time is spent climbing the corporate ladder than trees, and the world’s most famous tigers play golf and advertise corn flakes. Read more...

Photo: (Courtesy of Disney)


Let’s Animate: Bruin Animated revises goals for 3-D film to focus on modeling scenes

Daily Bruin A&E is following the Bruin Animated Filmmakers, a new club on campus, as they create a short animated film. In this week’s installment: the club’s revised targets and modeling the main character, Zombie Mike, and his environment. Read more...

Photo: The members of Bruin Animated Filmmakers, including third-year Design | Media Arts student Tabatha Yelós, are currently modeling the scenes of their one-minute short movie using the Autodesk Maya, a 3-D graphics software. (Mischa Rajendiran/Daily Bruin)


Alumna sees entrepreneurial success despite setbacks

Katie Everds raised $30,000 to get her product out into the world, but then she lost it. “I was so stressed out because I promised all these people that bought my product that I would deliver,” Everds said. Read more...

Photo: Alumna Katie Everds invented the Tillow, a beach towel containing a removable pillow, storage space and a touchscreen-sensitive pocket. She will be featured on the TV show “Quit Your Day Job,” a show geared towards helping aspiring entrepreneurs. (Marley Maron/Daily Bruin)



Fans get a say in film production with alum’s startup Legion M

Jeff Annison has an idea that has never been attempted in a Hollywood studio: Let fans have a financial stake in the movie productions they love and enjoy. Read more...

Photo: UCLA alumnus Jeff Annison (left) and Paul Scanlan (right) co-founded Legion M, the world’s first fan-owned entertainment company. Fans can become shareholders in Legion M and provide creative input in the development of films from their initial conception to final completion. (Courtesy of Jeff Bartee)



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