Students recount experiences with artistic summer internships, jobs

Shayna Warner used tape to hold a tripod rig together during her summer internship. While working at the San Francisco Jewish Film Festival, she learned to over-prepare rather than under-prepare. Two weeks later, her filming setup was organized instead of makeshift. “It was basically creative Girl Scouts on overdrive,” said Warner, a second-year world arts […]

UCLA alumnus draws mash-up cartoons, sells T-shirts through Instagram

Max Dower had to choose between taking the bar exam and focusing on his social media-based business. He chose the latter. Growing up, the alumnus was always drawing just for fun. In July 2013, he started posting photos of his art on Instagram under the name Unfortunate Portrait. It quickly blew up; now he has […]

Second take: Pros and cons of San Diego Comic-Con

San Diego Comic-Con, which was held this past weekend, was a four day and five night-long celebration of everything pop culture, from “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” to “Elfquest.” On the first floor, there was a packed bazaar filled with every kind of toy, showcasing upcoming TV shows and films. On the second floor were […]

Video Game Review: ‘Invisible, Inc.’

Stealth is rare in video games, but “Invisible, Inc.” nails it. Other games like “Thief” and “Metal Gear Solid” make the player relatively weak – you’re frequently outnumbered and outpowered, and as a result, rely on waiting for enemies to walk past the player’s hiding space. The “Batman: Arkham” games go for a more predatory […]

Student group to mesmerize audience with ‘An Evening of Magic’

Felix Wong, a second-year mathematics of computation student, shows a card. Several iterations prove that he can find the card anywhere in the deck. But the deck was, in fact, a deceptive piece of glass, and there was only one card to find. On Wednesday, the Magic and Illusion Student Team, also known as MIST, […]

Hammer Student Association to host ‘Arts Party: Transferal’

For Iris Colburn, the president of the Hammer Student Association, the theme of transferal relates to the conversion of three-dimensional objects into works on paper and conversion of forms into grids – both current exhibitions at the Hammer Museum. The Hammer Student Association, a UCLA student group affiliated with the Hammer Museum, will host this […]

Student’s project seeks to create game experience mimicking poetry

The sky is dark blue, mixed with bright pink – almost the color of a television tuned to a dead channel. The player walks around as giant heads burst from a neon landscape. There is no score. Currently untitled, this game is the longest of what fourth-year Design | Media Arts student Philip Scott calls […]