A motionless paper bird sat perched on the edge of a desk. But on the computer screen behind the figure, filmmaker Alexander Romanovsky animated the bird to flap its wings and fly. Read more...
Photo: Second-year Design | Media Arts student Alexander Romanovsky worked on a stop-motion animation project for Flamingosis’ music video “All Natural,” making a Post-it note come alive into a flying bird. (Justine Sto. Tomas/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Tyler Rice turned a late night craving for tacos into a surreal experience. The graduate animation student screened her original animated short “Taco Terror” at NewFilmmakers Los Angeles on Saturday. Read more...
Photo: Tyler Rice released her animated short at NewFilmmakers Los Angeles. The four-minute short details the story of two men who get the munchies from marijuana, order tacos and experience paranormal activity. (Pinkie Su/Daily Bruin)
UCLA marching band students are used to the spotlight; they frequently perform for thousands of fans at football games. But on Oct. 13, a few performers got a taste of a different kind of fame. Read more...
Photo: Patrick Chesnut played the French horn on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” on Oct. 13 with other UCLA marching band members. (Courtesy of Brendan James)
Forty-three UCLA staff members and alumni were involved in projects nominated for the 2016 Emmy awards in 16 different categories. Over the course of four weeks, Daily Bruin A&E will feature some of these UCLA-affiliated nominees and their projects. Read more...
Photo: UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television alumnus Silas Howard transitioned after graduating from UCLA. He directed three episodes of “Transparent,” a television show that centers on transgender characters. (Courtesy of Miranda Penn Turin)
Hollywood is full of multitalented artists who can easily traverse the boundaries of performance genres and mediums, from music to television to film. Taylor Swift is not one of those people. Read more...
Director Barry Jenkins has achieved something so rarely seen on the silver screen: an honest, heartbreaking portrayal of a gay black man devoid of stereotypes or oversentimentality. Read more...
Photo: New movie “Moonlight” is loosely based on the play “In Moonlight Black Boys Turn Blue” by Tarrell McCraney. The film is divided into three chapters based on the three stages in the main character’s identity development. (Creative Commons photo by Shadowandact via Wikimedia Commons)
Nine UCLA alumni joined the cast of “Frozen – Live at the Hyperion,” performing as Elsa, Olaf, Hans, Kristoff or the ensemble. The live adaptation of the 2013 Disney animated film “Frozen” currently plays three times a day at Disney California Adventure after opening in May. Read more...
Photo: Tiana Okoye (pictured) plays the role of the snow queen Elsa in “Frozen – Live at the Hyperion” at Disney California Adventure. The 2013 theater, film and television alumna is the first black actress to play the role in the live action production based on the original 2013 animated film. Okoye has also performed as the title role in “Carrie” at the Hollywood Bowl. (Alyssa Dorn/Daily Bruin)
