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Students learn about feature filmmaking with ‘Divergent’ internships

By Guest PostMarch 28, 2014Mediaalexander rohrbach, chantal conneller, Chicago, daniel saudek, douglas adams, film industry, gegenwarten, hitchhikers guide, ice age island, lars friedrich, lichtkraefte, lichtpinzette, nur lokal, pfm, photon kraftmikroskop, sarah duffy, silvia bello, students, zeitvergehen

Joe and Rika Mansueto Library appears as location in film

When the futuristic thriller Divergent started scouting locations for the film last year, Judy Hoffman saw a rare opportunity for her students.

Hoffman, professor of practice in Cinema and Media Studies, knows that a career in film requires a lot of on-the-job learning. Divergent, which is set in Chicago and was shot almost entirely in the city, would let her students see many aspects of the complicated process up close. (more…)

Hollywood failing to keep up with rapidly increasing diversity, UCLA study warns

By Guest PostFebruary 15, 2014Entertainment, Mediaafrican american, america, ana christina ramon, california, darnell hunt, diversity, diversity in hollywood, diversity of america, film, film industry, hollywood failing, oscar winning films, shonda rhimes, the iron lady, tv, tv comedies, ucla, zachary price

When it comes to influential positions in the entertainment industry, minorities and women are represented at rates far below what would be expected given their percentage of the general population, according to a new study done at UCLA’s Ralph J. Bunche Center for African American Studies.

In fact, the report shows, the proportion of female and minority actors, writers, directors and producers in films and TV ranges from just one-twelfth to one-half of their actual population percentage. (more…)

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Students learn about feature filmmaking with ‘Divergent’ internships

Hollywood failing to keep up with rapidly increasing diversity, UCLA study warns