Tuesday, May 5

UCLA students use unconventional animation in ‘Retrospect’

The stage is set to a perfectly still living room: a bookshelf lines the back wall, a television encased in the shelf flashes static, and a cozy couch sits facing the television. Read more...

Photo: “Retrospect,” a two-minute film directed by third-year film and television student Searit Huluf, captured the 2013 Campus MovieFest awards for best drama and best editing. The stop-motion film centers around failed relationships and domestic abuse through the window of a static television.



Student film ‘Wander’ wins two Campus MovieFest awards

Walking across the barren terrain of the San Bernardino Valley with nothing more than a cart of recyclables and a teddy bear is the lone profile of a young man.As the last shot of the film, letters spelling “Wander” file onto the screen. Read more...

Photo: Awarded best picture at this year’s Campus MovieFest, “Wander” tells the story of Hieronymus, a young homeless man with obsessive-compulsive tendencies.



Students take ‘audacious’ step in starting dance company

Three friends were eating lunch at Bruin Café when they decided to form a dance company. The company, Audacity Dance Movements, was founded by UCLA students Dylan Gardener, Haley Jessup and Renee Jonas. Read more...

Photo: Audacity Dance Movements, a new dance company founded by a group of second-year students, integrates hip-hop, tap and ballet styles with its jazz contemporary-based movements.