The animated short above, Machine History, was made at CalArts in 1983 by Doug Miller (Film/Video MFA 82) in a class taught by Jules Engel, the late founding director of the Experimental Animation Program….
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Writer-Director Kevin Smith Gives Advice to Film Students via ‘Smodcast’
Writer/Director Kevin Smith, known for helming films such as Clerks, Chasing Amy and Dogma, has recently taken to hosting with long-time producer collaborator, Scott Mosier, several weekly podcasts released on SModcast Internet Radio. (“SModcast” is a mashup…
Continue reading »LA Art Happenings This Weekend
We’ve gotten a few notices about a number of CalArtian-involved art openings, screenings and other events happening in the Los Angeles area this weekend. Here’s a quick rundown: French filmmaker…
Continue reading »CalArtians at ComicCon 2012
Comic-Con, the largest comic book and pop culture convention in the world, takes over the San Diego Convention Center through Sunday, July 15. While we’re sure that a number of…
Continue reading »CalArts Animation Summer Film Festival Lineup
JiSoo Kim’s ‘Thembi’s Diary’ screened at Animafest 2012 last month. In addition to a CalArts retrospective at the Annecy Film Festival and a selection in the Los Angeles Film Festival, many…
Continue reading »CalArts Hosts East China Normal University Animators For Stop-Motion Summer Intensive
[nggallery id=265] East China Normal University (ECNU), a Shanghai-based institution with a student body of more than 21,000 students, recently established a three-year partnership with CalArts’ School of Film/Video, which provides faculty and…
Continue reading »CalArts Alumni, Faculty Make Art at Mount Wilson Observatory this Weekend
Solar Magnetogram, January-March, 2000. (Courtesy Mount Wilson Observatory). KNOWLEDGES, an experimental art initiative, invites the public to experience nature and science through a contemporary art lens—more than 5,000 feet above…
Continue reading »CalArtian’s New Cartoon Series, Gravity Falls, Lands on Disney Channel
Next Friday (June 29), the new animated show Gravity Falls premieres on the Disney Channel. Created, directed and executive produced by alumnus Alex Hirsch (Film/Video BFA 07), the show features…
Continue reading »Smithsonian’s Reel Culture Blog: ‘Five Women Animators that Shook Up the Industry’
Brave, the latest animated offering from Disney/Pixar, features a female lead character for the first time in the studio’s history. In light of all the press focusing on the traditional…
Continue reading »CalArts Film/Video Alumnus’ New Work Showcased At The Los Angeles Film Festival This Month
CalArts MFA graduate (Film/Video MFA 04) and adjunct professor David Fenster’s new film Pincus world premiered at this year’s Los Angeles Film Festival on Saturday night. Written, shot and edited by Fenster in…
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