Braces and a budding geeky personality characterized Andrew Sibner’s early teenage years. Unlike most awkward adolescents, however, he also attended auditions in Los Angeles for movies, commercials and television shows. The UCLA psychology alumnus of 2014 no longer auditions to be in front of the camera, but is behind the scenes as an associate visual effects designer […]
Author Archives: Samantha Suman
Q&A: “God of Carnage” actors discuss differences in various acting mediums
Simon Helberg said acting in a radio play is a completely different muscle of the performance business. Helberg, who plays Howard Wolowitz on “The Big Bang Theory,” and his wife Jocelyn Towne will perform in L.A. Theatre Works’ production of “God of Carnage” at UCLA’s James Bridges Theater from Thursday through Sunday. Helberg will play […]
Graduating film student doubles as ROTC midshipman, hip-hop dancer
Shawn Semana barely had enough time to shower the morning of May 25. Samahang Modern dance rehearsal ended at 5 a.m., and he had to leave for ROTC 30 minutes later. The fourth-year film student’s schedule often looks similar on Wednesday mornings. He said although his commitments of film, dance and ROTC allow for little […]
Spring Sing 2016: Laura Savage
Laura Savage stayed up until 4 in the morning writing her original piece “Once” for the Spring Sing application. In the process, she kept her roommate awake and endured little sleep. “Once” is a product of not just a midnight writing session, but the third-year sociology student’s lifetime of musical growth, culminating in a distinctly […]
Country music gets little love from UCLA student body
Trace Jansen feels alone in his love for country music at UCLA. For Jansen and other fans, the country music scene at UCLA is characterized more by hostility from other students rather than the welcoming culture he experienced back home in Oregon. The first-year economics student has met few other fans thus far at UCLA, […]
Backstage Bruins: Student fuses Shakespeare play, ’30s aura with sound design
Katie Jost sits in the middle of the Little Theater in Macgowan Hall during a tech rehearsal, modifying sound effects, cutting music pieces and updating the cue sheet. The actors deliver the lines; her creations deliver the ambiance. The third-year theater student is the assistant sound designer for UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television […]
Student artists gain exposure, commissions through DeviantArt
Ten-year-old Sylvia Li channeled her artistic ability to draw her favorite characters from Cartoon Network’s “Toonami” once the TV was shut off. She turned to pencil and paper, feeling compelled to release her inner creativity. About 6,000 miles away in South Korea, Deborah Ki, Li’s future UCLA roommate, sketched original designs based on Japanese anime […]