|
|
|
|||||
Archive:
| |||||
The Possum, Chris Choy, California Institute of the Arts. In this short, a stocky farmer battles a hungry possum who is determined to snatch an apple. (USA Today -- Life)
Katherine Dunham, 96; Created Major Black Modern Dance Company May 23, 2006
In Dunham's heyday, "she would pack them in," said Cristyne Lawson, a former Alvin Ailey dancer, who recently stepped down as dean of the dance school at California Institute of the Arts in Valencia. "She was commercially more successful than the Martha Graham company, which I was a part of in those days.". (Los Angeles Times)
Lasseter's fast ride May 20, 2006
After studying animation at the Disney-supported California Institute of the Arts, Lasseter worked as a pen-and-pencil animator for the studio. In 1983, his interest in the new generation of animation pioneered by Disney's Tron took him to the computer graphics unit that became Pixar. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Animation reality May 12, 2006
Braly is one of a select few accepted to the animation program at the California Institute of the Arts, a prestigious Southern California school known for students graduating to the ranks of heavy-hitting entertainment-industry companies such as Pixar ... Matt, a senior at Christian Brothers High School in Sacramento, was accepted to the character animation program at the California Institute of the Arts, and those in the know say that Pixar gets its new animators directly from that program. (Sacramento Bee -- Lifestyle)
Singdance with Vanessa Nowitzky May 5, 2006
While studying at West Coast performing art schools, including the California Institute of the Arts where she earned her BFA, and the Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts where she earned a certificate in acting, Nowitzky had difficulty with the dance classes that she knew she needed for musical theatre, her goal at that time. The dance and music didn t seem integrated to her, it brought up emotions that couldn t be expressed through the technique and she often found herself out of breath... (Ashland Daily Tidings, OR)
UCLA Student Wins Paramount Pictures' KNOW HIV/AIDS Short Screenplay Competition Apr 21, 2006
The competition was open to students age 18 years and older registered as undergraduates in specific film and television departments at selected colleges and universities in the Los Angeles area: the California Institute of the Arts; the California State Universities at Fullerton, Long Beach, Los Angeles and Northridge; Chapman University; the Claremont Consortium of Colleges; Los Angeles Community College; Los Angeles Valley College; Loyola Marymount University; San Bernardino Valley College;... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Past lives immortalized in unusual dress sculptures Apr 19, 2006
Youdelman created her first clothing piece, utton Dress, in 1972 while a student at the California Institute of the Arts. She designed it in honor of her mother who made her dresses. (Wood River Journal, ID)
Allan Kaprow, 79; Artist's 'Happenings' Broke New Ground in Expression Apr 8, 2006
He later taught at the California Institute of the Arts in Valencia for several years before joining the faculty at UC San Diego in 1974. He remained there for the duration of his academic career, most recently as an emeritus professor. (Los Angeles Times)
Sherman Ferguson, 61; Drummer Played With Top Names in Jazz Jan 31, 2006
In addition to his session work, he taught at UC Irvine, the California Institute of the Arts and the Los Angeles Music Academy. He also was a frequent participant in a program sponsored by Jazz America to bring performances by professional musicians into the Los Angeles Unified School District. (Los Angeles Times)
Upstart Pixar Shop Became Animation Industry's Benchmark Jan 30, 2006
Still, the culture Lasseter has built at Pixar "is in some ways very close to the historical Disney culture," with its focus on story and the back and forth between the artist and the producer, said Steven Lavine, president of the California Institute of the Arts. "There is a real sense of cultivating the individual talents of employees.". (Burlington Free Press)
The New Magic Man Jan 30, 2006
When it came time for college, he chose California Institute of the Arts, a Disney-supported school that groomed young animators. After graduation he headed straight for Disney Studios to work on films like "Mickey's Christmas Carol." Now, more than two decades later, Lasseter is set to become the creative chief of Walt's beloved animation business, as part of Disney's planned purchase of Pixar. (Newsweek--Business)
Plus: A Pixar Exec's Fairy Tale Jan 26, 2006
After graduating from high school, he enrolled at the Disney-sponsored California Institute of the Arts, where he watched old Disney classics, especially his favorite, Dumbo. He was hired at Disney in 1978 and worked as an animator on the studio's Mickey's Christmas Carol. (BusinessWeek)
DISNEY'S $7.4-BILLION MAN Jan 25, 2006
After studying at California Institute of the Arts, Lasseter got his wish, animating such Disney films as "The Fox and the Hound" and "Mickey's Christmas Carol.". Lasseter was unavailable for an interview Tuesday. (Los Angeles Times)
PGA Awards 2006 Jan 20, 2006
"Keach always felt that the movie should end with John proposing to June on the stage in London, Ontario, so that was a given," says Dennis, who was one of Mangold's professors at California Institute of the Arts. Keach also worried about one of Cash's concerns. (Variety)
A special touch with film (Gary Arnold) Jan 14, 2006
It consists of class notes and lecture material derived from the subject's post-directing career as a dean and teacher at the School of Film and Video at the California Institute of the Arts in Valencia, a small town northwest of Los Angeles. An original component of the school was the Chouinard Art Institute in Los Angeles (established in 1921), which later evolved into something of a Disney satellite and training ground for decades of the studio's sketch artists and animators. (Washington Times)
Back to Colleges News
©1998-2008 SurfWax, Inc.
All rights reserved. Patents pending.
Copyright SurfWax, Inc. 2008 |