Once the books are purchased, the rent is paid and the fridge is filled, most student filmmakers recognize that financing life is hard enough. But financing a movie ““ now that’s a challenge. It’s easy for far-fetched dreams of working with expensive studio-quality equipment and established industry professionals to fade into plans for the distant […]
Author Archives: Karen Leano
Animation could be moving into new era
When UCLA student Matt Silas begins his first day of work today at technologically groundbreaking Pixar Animation Studios, he’ll still be dreaming of the time when Mickey Mouse shook the animation world. “It’s such a bummer that I wasn’t born in 1925 because I missed the golden age of animation,” the 30-year-old graduate student said. […]
Unveiling Westwood
Despite a historic movie-going tradition, Westwood Village has rarely taken advantage of the world-renowned UCLA film department. But that’s about to change. For 12 years, the Los Angeles Film Festival has attracted thousands of filmmakers and film fans to Los Angeles in a celebration of independent film. This year, the traditionally Hollywood-bound event has moved […]