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February 10, 2012 Immersing in Sundance Hunger in LA makes strong presence at Sundance
In Nonny De La Pena’s new immersive journalism piece Hunger in Los Angeles, the participants experience a dramatic incident at a local food bank where a man collapses in line while waiting his turn. Hunger in LA marks a major push forward in the field of Immersion, which the USC School of Cinematic Arts has been on the forefront of for years.
February 10, 2012 SCA Family Stories: Jonah D. Ansell
The writer/director of Cadaver sits down with SCA Family Stories to talk about life after film school
February 10, 2012 Sling Baby Wins Big SCA Alumni win Doritos “Crash the Superbowl” contest
On the first day film school, students are told that working with babies or producing elaborate stunts is bad business in low-budget filmmaking so, naturally, when USC School of Cinematic Arts alumnus Jason Dennis ’03 decided to enter a commercial into the Doritos: Crash the Superbowl contest, the idea of flinging a baby on a slingshot came to mind.
February 9, 2012 An Evening with David N. Weiss Leading Animation Writer Visits SCA
Last night I got the chance to see the man who wrote my childhood.
January 31, 2012 CELEBRITY SC: Sushi Girl The cast and crew of indie hit vist SCA
Celebrity SC: Yesterday evening the cast and crew of Sushi Girl visited USC as part of the SCA’s
January 31, 2012 So Cal in Park City SCA Marks Banner Year at Sundance
For the twelfth consecutive year, the USC School of Cinematic Arts attended the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. Thirty-two USC alumni were featured on eighteen films with an additional four alumni and three films at the Slamdance Film Festival.
January 30, 2012 Extremely Tiny and Incredibly Far Away SCA Professor Receives Award for Digital Cinema Microscopy
If you need to see something very small, but it's in another city or country, and you want to see it live, and blown up to a theater sized screen, SCA research associate professor Richard A. Weinberg, Ph.D., can help. Weinberg is the project leader of a team thatwill receive the Innovations in Networking Award in the Experimental and Developmental Applications category for " Digital Cinema Microscopy" from CENIC , the Corporation for Educational Network Initiatives in California, during their annual conference in March. His work allows the streaming of live ultrahigh resolution microscopy from USC to locations ranging from San Diego to Tokyo.
January 26, 2012 Tartikoff’s Letters Coming to USC The Widow of Legendary Television Executive Donates Letters
The late television and film executive Brandon Tartikoff’s vast collection of industry correspondences and effects is being donated in its entirety to USC’s School of Cinematic Arts by his widow Lilly Tartikoff.
January 20, 2012 Sundance Live Blog! Follow us now as SCA hits Park City
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January 19, 2012 A Day in the Life of Dr. Drew Casper Follow the Iconic SCA Professor
Read the profile of SCA's legendary professor.
January 17, 2012 CELEBRITY SC: Play Publshed MFA Screenwriter David Murray publishes play
Second year MFA screenwriter David Murray’s play “Land O’Plenty: My Journey as the Only Boy in an All-Girls School” was recently published by Playscripts.
January 13, 2012 Anatomy of a Game SCA's new ARG "Reality Ends Here" makes splash
SCA Launches new Alternate Reality Game - Reality Ends Here
January 13, 2012 SCA Family Stories: Brie DaSilveira First Year Undergrad Discusses the Transition to SCA
The first year of undergraduate study is a daunting task. Between balancing an academic workload and a lifestyle overhaul, many incoming students to the USC School of Cinematic Arts can feel overwhelmed
January 12, 2012 Immersing in Emerging Cities Professor Scott Fisher Unveils Interactive Project
Dean of Research and Founding Chair of the Interactive Media Division Scott Fisher has a long record of building immersive environments for educational purposes. This past year, Fisher’s work on planned cities under sixty years old was featured at the 2011 Shenzen & Hong Kong Bo-Coty Biennale of Urbanism Architecture as part of the 6 Under 60 exhibition.
January 10, 2012 The Wonderful Women of SCA
Stacey Sher produces films that make waves — titles ranging from The Fisher King to Pulp Fiction, from Erin Brockovich to Contagion. But on the set of Gattaca, Sher herself was stirring the waters.
January 6, 2012 CELEBRITY SC: SCA Power Player Matthew Quandt, Critical Studies
USC School of Cinematic Arts Blog Profiles Matthew Quandt