No diversity among 2014’s top-grossing films, new USC Annenberg report finds
A new report released today reveals that Hollywood has not embraced women, people of color and LGBT characters on and off screen. The study from the Media, Diversity, & Social Change Initiative at...
View ArticleCPR usually saves lives on TV, but what about real life?
If you think that performing CPR on a person whose heart has stopped is a surefire way to save their life, you may be watching too much TV. A study by USC Davis School of Gerontology researchers...
View ArticleCinematic Arts Library adds the music of composer John Cacavas
The USC School of Cinematic Arts celebrated the donation of the John Cacavas Music Collection over the weekend. Cacavas, who died in 2014, was remembered as a composer, conductor, author, chef and...
View ArticleThree Trojans to speak at TEDxFulbright Conference
For the first time, the TEDxFulbright Conference is being held on the West Coast, and three USC professors will be among the speakers at the Sept. 26 daylong public event at The Broad Stage in Santa...
View ArticleEmpire co-creator Danny Strong returns to center stage
The applause started even before he was introduced. When Danny Strong ’96, a USC School of Dramatic Arts graduate, merely stepped on the stage of Bing Theatre on Sept. 29, the 150 students in the...
View ArticleCostume drama consumes Mansfield Park designer
A drama adapted from the Jane Austen novel Mansfield Park is a costume designer’s dream (or nightmare, depending on the designer’s point of view). The play, which has a cast of 20, most of whom change...
View ArticleAndy Robinson makes our day with a raw look at the performer’s craft
The best actors dig deep, illuminating a character’s pain and joy with as much honesty as they can give. So it’s not surprising that one of the industry’s top actors, Andy Robinson, who created the MFA...
View ArticleUSC buddies band together for Jem and the Holograms
A group of talented young women unite to share their artistic visions, hone their craft and leave a mark on the world, overcoming financial pressures, in-group fighting and creative differences,...
View ArticleDisney Channel star balances school and singing
Raising your hand and speaking up in an enormous classroom can be rather intimidating to many. So it’s reassuring to know that this can also be true for people who are accustomed to being in the...
View ArticleBeyond ‘how’ and ‘what’ is ‘where,’ and Disney’s Bob Iger is looking to China
Innovation extends beyond the “how” and “what,” according to The Walt Disney Co.’s Bob Iger: “Where” is also an essential part of the equation. And right now, China is where it’s at. “It’s not just...
View ArticleOperatic Hopscotch hits the road across LA
People do many things while stuck in LA traffic, but sing arias? Hopscotch, a new so-called mobile opera, premiered last weekend to critical and popular acclaim. The unique experience was created by...
View ArticleUSC School of Cinematic Arts celebrates the Frank Sinatra centennial
Frank Sinatra, one of the most influential entertainers of the 20th century, would have turned 100 on Dec. 12. “A Centennial Celebration of Frank Sinatra,” presented by the USC School of Cinematic Arts...
View ArticleCelebrated playwright urges students to finish what they start
Robert Schenkkan, a Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, welcomes student writers who want to follow his path. In a talk with USC School of Dramatic Arts students on Oct. 28, he acknowledged the lack of...
View ArticleVelina Hasu Houston, Pasadena Playhouse to boost arts connections
Professor Velina Hasu Houston, resident playwright at the USC School of Dramatic Arts, has been awarded an exploration grant through the Doris Duke Building Demand for the Arts program. The grant...
View ArticleUSC School of Cinematic Arts goes Back to the Future
Assuming that our timeline hasn’t been altered by Marty McFly and Doc Brown, USC School of Cinematic Arts alum Robert Zemeckis’ zippy Back to the Future hit the big screen 30 years ago. To celebrate...
View ArticleCreed creative team comes home to USC School of Cinematic Arts
Ryan Coogler MFA ’11, the writer-director of Creed, the latest chapter in the Rocky Balboa boxing saga, returned to the USC School of Cinematic Arts with members of his creative team. Co-writer Aaron...
View Article28th annual Scripter Award ceremony has a TV twist
The USC Libraries have named the finalists for the 28th annual USC Libraries Scripter Award. Since 1988, the annual ceremony has honored the authors of printed works alongside the screenwriters who...
View ArticleAlumna finds a dream job at Walt Disney Animation Studios
Guided by the inspiration of a legendary animator, Heather Blodget ’07 is living her dream by working at Walt Disney Animation Studios. The USC School of Cinematic Arts alumna charts her creative...
View ArticleThe life and death of David Bowie, rock’s crafty chameleon
David Bowie, rock’s greatest chameleon, passed away on Jan. 10 from liver cancer. His death, like the many transformations in persona he so skillfully executed during his lifetime, came without...
View ArticleUSC Science Film Competition unites scientists and artists
Registration for the fourth annual USC Science Film competition, which seeks to promote public engagement in the sciences through filmmaking, officially opened this month. Students interested in...
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