Editing—the invisible art in film


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Last week, I talked about lighting. This week, let’s examine editing. Editing is the process of selecting and combining shots into an overall work, at its most basic level.  Editing can be as simple as inserting a dissolve transition between two shots, but can also be so complex that it alters the meaning of a scene […]

LA dining classics impress visitors


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In the cozy microcosm of Los Angeles that is USC, one can easily forget how big this city is. Sometimes, it takes the arrival of friends and family to drag you out of this patch of the Figueroa Corridor. With no designated Trojan Family Weekend in the spring semester, your family might decide to visit […]

Caltrans to blame for traffic disaster


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USC students are no strangers to traffic. We live in the middle of Los Angeles, within short distance of two major freeways; traffic is almost inescapable. On a Friday afternoon, the freeways look like two blankets of lights: one red and one white, slowly moving in opposite directions. For this reason, delays because of construction […]

Rockism and Pitchfork: Both a bit close-minded?


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This past Sunday, columnist Nitsuh Abebe published a piece for Pitchfork entitled “Embarrassment Rock,” about ‘rockism.’ He described the term as “a variety of close-mindedness.” To be a rockist is to reject all music which does not conform to a certain rock n’ roll aesthetic. Rockists hate hip-hop, pop and rap; they despise challenging and innovative […]

Reese Witherspoon’s new role follows Oscar curse


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This weekend, the new Reese Witherspoon vehicle This Means War will be released. The movie marks a turning point in Witherspoon’s career, one in which has taken a considerable hit since winning her first and only Oscar for Walk the Line in 2006. Witherspoon has fallen into a familiar trap: that of the beautiful young […]

This Week in Photos: Feb. 13 – Feb. 17


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“This Week in Photos” highlights the biggest stories of the week. Longoria discusses philanthropy, race>>   Women of Troy complete a pair of weekend upsets>> Coursekit should replace Blackboard>> Fresh & Easy Express to open underneath Gateway>>   Designers present posters in new context>>   Candidate alleges online hack occurred>>   Rockpaper Coffee proves to […]