Billy Costello was that one friend in high school who documented everything. From capturing the nightly activities in his group of friends to shooting sand volleyball games in the park, the second-year English student came to college with a Dropbox account full of memories he had made with an iPhone 4. After spending his college […]
Author Archives: Raunak Devjani
Student creates sommelier club for Bruins to cultivate love for wine
This post was updated on April 18 at 7:21 p.m. Amanda Greenbaum has very specific answers when asked what types of wine she prefers. Her favorite white would be the Kim Crawford Sauvignon Blanc, ideally from 2013 or 2014, and her preferred red is a cabernet sauvignon because of its versatility and robust quality. Greenbaum […]
Concert review: Hans Zimmer
Performing a live concert series for the first time, Hans Zimmer gave the audience a rare glimpse of the collaborative magic that goes on inside his recording studio. On Friday, Zimmer brought together an ensemble of artists who have worked with him on film scores over the years at the Microsoft Theater. The show featured […]
Fashion Friday: Week 2, Spring 2017
As the weather gets warmer, students dressed up more casual outfits with accessories such as an oversized jacket, jewelry and a button-down.
TFT graduate students stage four-play event ‘Project III’
Tales of emigration, existentialism and blind ambition share the stage for UCLA’s theatrical event “Project III.” Four plays by graduate students of UCLA’s School of Theater, Film and Television comprise “Project III,” a production project for their theater directing course. The four pieces – “The Emigrants,” “I Am The Wind,” “The Chairs” and “Venus” – […]
‘Unexploded Ordnances’ to tap into students’ unexplored potential
Artists Lois Weaver and Peggy Shaw thought of a performance idea after visiting Governors Island in upstate New York. They were warned not to dig into the ground because cannonballs from the Civil War could detonate on contact. The two women realized the underground remains of New York Harbor, called unexploded ordnances, are representative of […]
Grad student melds Arab, Hollywood culture through filmmaking
Hanadi Elyan works in Melnitz Hall on an original short film, but about 8,400 miles away in the United Arab Emirates, filmmakers hired by her roll out film projects for her clients. Elyan, a graduate student at UCLA’s School of Theater, Film and Television, founded Reel Arab Productions with her husband, Nathan Bennett, three years ago […]