Tuesday, July 8

UCLA alumna uses green screens, CGI in short film to spotlight superficiality in dating

Ivy Liao said she doesn’t create a film without experimenting with different tools. “Cupid’s Paradise,” the UCLA alumna’s newest short film, is set for public distribution Tuesday on a digital distribution platform, DUST. Read more...

Photo: Alumna Ivy Liao wrote, directed and supervised the visual production of her film “Cupid’s Paradise” which is set for distribution Feb. 11. on an online science fiction distribution platform, DUST. Liao said that the film was a chance to explore the limits of visual effects and comment on the growing role artificial intelligence plays in the modern world of dating. (David Rimer/Daily Bruin)


Outdoor Shakespeare readings bring the Bard to a more social, casual environment

Shakespearean education is no longer limited to the classroom. Hosted by the Shakespeare Company at UCLA, the upcoming Bard in the Yard event Tuesday in the Franklin D. Read more...

Photo: Fourth-year theater student and Shakespeare Company’s Education and Outreach director, Elana Hershman will be hosting Bard in the Yard in the Franklin D. Murphy Sculpture Garden, providing an opportunity to introduce students to the Bard himself. (Bernard Mendez/Daily Bruin)


2020 Oscars overcomes ‘one-inch’ barrier in celebration of diversity on screen

This story was updated Feb. 10 at 10:43 p.m. History has repeated itself in the 2020 Oscars. Since 2006, the winner of Best Director has also taken home the Oscar for Best Picture. Read more...

Photo: “Parasite” took home the Oscar for Best Motion Picture on Sunday night at the 92nd Academy award. Director Bong Joon Ho said it was something he never expected to happen as he continued to sweep the Oscar stage with four awards by the end of the night. (Courtesy of ABC)


Alumna’s exhibit explores intersection of space and time through many disciplines

Artist Lia Halloran has skateboarded through runoff drains in pitch darkness, piloted a plane solo over Los Angeles and navigated dense theories of interstellar wormholes. Her diverse studio practices simply follow her personal curiosities, which she said often land her in interdisciplinary spaces where she can warp and manipulate concepts of space and time. Read more...

Photo: Alumna Lia Halloran experimented with spatial distortion through an audio-visual installation called “Lia Halloran: Double Horizon.” On display at the ArtCenter College of Design’s Peter and Merle Mullin Gallery, the exhibit features a video presenting Los Angeles in order to create an immersive experience. (Lauren Man/Daily Bruin)


Report shows better representation in Hollywood on screen but not behind the camera

Hollywood has made strides to include more people of color on the silver screen, but according to the annual Hollywood Diversity Report, the industry remains overwhelmingly white and male behind the camera. Read more...

Photo: Although the Hollywood scene has vastly improved its representation of minorities in film, the Hollywood Diversity Report shows that the majority of members competing in the industry are still white men. (Tanmay Shankar/Assistant Photo editor)