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 […]
Category Archives: Film & TV
Movie review: ‘Suicide Squad’
Take a bunch of supervillains and popular actors, add a heaping cup of controversy, garnish with some dazzling marketing and the result is a pretty successful summer blockbuster. Or maybe not. Before its release Friday, “Suicide Squad” was the subject of the polarizing opinions of apathetic critics and eager fans, many of whom have petitioned to have the […]
Second Take: End of ‘Tower of Terror’ ride shows Disney’s indifference
On a dark and miserable January night, guests of Disney California Adventure’s Hollywood Tower Hotel will plummet 13 stories down an elevator shaft and into a dimension of sound, sight and mind for the last time. From that night on, parkgoers will no longer be able to enter “The Twilight Zone.” Sadly, there are no […]
Q&A: Christoph Bull discusses his musical contribution to ‘Ghostbusters’
Christoph Bull brought the “Ghostbusters” soundtrack to life on his neighborhood church organ. Bull, an adjunct associate organ professor in the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music, recorded the organ music for the new “Ghostbusters” movie score at the First Congregational Church of Los Angeles over the course of two days in May. Film composer […]
Alumna lands dream production job with experience, dedication
Jasmine Eusebio’s job in television production is a game of Tetris. Her work involves sorting schedules and tasks, she said, fitting them together in neat blocks. Eusebio began working as a production assistant at DreamWorks Animation on a soon-to-be-announced Netflix television series in July. She assists with arranging episode timelines and managing creative talent to […]
Student designs costumes and makeup for short films
Rocky Avalos is a fourth-year art student who specializes in costume design and makeup for UCLA student films. Daily Bruin Video talked to her on the set of a short film to learn about her unique character outfits and shocking special effects makeup.
Second Take: Disney offensively depicts Polynesian demigod in upcoming film ‘Moana’
The Walt Disney Company has invited its first ever Polynesian princess into its animated ranks, but the tan-skinned, thick-haired girl has hardly attracted any attention in the midst of a controversy. Instead, the title character of Disney’s “Moana,” which is set for release Nov. 23, has been overshadowed literally and figuratively by her sidekick Maui, […]