The Grey grips viewers with suspense
Writer and director Joe Carnahan’s recent work, The Grey, plays on the viewers’ fears of getting lost and stranded in the wilderness.
East LA can stand on its own
East Los Angeles is in a conundrum. For the past half-century, the residents of the unincorporated area have tried to make it an official city within L.A. county. Incorporation would give East L.A. freedom to develop and advance. Many other Angelenos, however, claim that incorporation is not economically viable. The Local Agency Formation Commission plans […]
Trojans should fight on for film history
The death of 35mm film will put revival movie houses out of business and deprive moviegoers of a unique viewing experience.
Rule of thirds timeless technique in film and photos
Last week, I talked about a very current film and video trend—time lapse. This week, we’ll examine a technique that’s hundreds of years old. When shooting a video or a film, or even taking photography, a lot of technical advice is thrown around. Some good basics to start with are always shoot in the direction of […]
Playlist from a Play—the music of Tom Stoppard’s “Rock ‘n’ Roll”
Visions and Voices rocked students at Bovard auditorium last Thursday night with a concert reading of Tom Stoppard’s Rock ‘n’ Roll. The play is above all historical, examining protest movements in England and Czechoslovakia in the second half of the twentieth century, but (as you might expect based on its title) Rock ‘n’ Roll is […]
Classifieds – January 24
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Icon Plaza at USC has pre-leased 40 percent of beds
Prices for a bed in Icon Plaza, now under construction, range from $925 to $1,709 per month.
Roundup
The following incidents were reported in the USC Dept. of Public Safety daily incident log between Friday, Jan. 20 and Monday, Jan. 22. Crimes against a person At 3:06 a.m. on Jan. 21, a student reported that she sustained injuries to her nose and forehead when another student forcibly removed her from a chair, in […]
Dan Schnur enjoys getting students involved in politics
Dan Schnur, director of the Jesse M. Unruh Institute of Politics, began his political career working for Reagan’s 1984 campaign.
Shoah starts new web application
Shoah, in partnership with the UN, launched iWitness, which provides access to testimonies.