NBC films TV show on campus
April 18, 2018
Filming for the The Good Place, a TV show on NBC, is taking place in front of Bayramian Hall and Manzanita Hall. The Good Place is a comedy fiction series created by Michael Schur, a writer known for TV shows Parks and Recreation and The Office. The show stars Kristen Bell.CTVA major Jorge Perez says he gets e...
What are they filming in front of the Oviatt Library?
April 4, 2018
Filiming for The Orville, a TV show on FOX, is taking place in front of the Oviatt Library. The show stars Seth McFarlane and is a science-fiction comedy series that takes place in space. That explains the spaceship and considerable amounts of film equipment on the right side of the Oviatt lawn....
Positive portrayal shines in “Moonlight”
January 23, 2017
"Moonlight," directed by Barry Jenkins, is the latest film that has found success, including a Golden Globe for Best Picture-Drama, partly due to its positive representation of the LGBTQ community along with defying common stereotypes.The award-winning film was a drama school project by Tarell Alvin McC...
Gene Wilder dead at 83
August 29, 2016
Actor Gene Wilder, who starred in films such as “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory” and “Young Frankenstein,” died on Sunday night at the age of 83, according to news reports. Wilder’s lawyer, Eric Weissmann, confirmed the star’s death Monday afternoon to CNN. “Even though his characters w...
Police brutality given a new perspective in CTVA film ‘Vestige’
May 5, 2016
CTVA seniors take five films to the Academy, the same people who handle the Oscars, tonight to debut their several months in-the-making films. About 20 to 30 scripts are submitted each semester, waiting for the green-light to make their films and eventually debut at the Senior Thesis Film Showcase in Bev...
Guatemalan-based documentary informs students about female violence
March 11, 2016
The Central American United Student Association (CAUSA) welcomed students to their first Central American Film Experience (CAFÉ) of the semester, on Wednesday night to watch a documentary about the high amount of violence and injustices women in Guatemala face. The documentary, Justice For My Siste...
Student professional directs senior thesis film
February 25, 2016
For a Halloween film contest, a CSUN student teamed up with American filmmaker Eli Roth and Jack Davis,* for his 15-second horror thriller "Who Wants to Play With the Rabbit?" The video has more than 140,000* views on CryptTV, an online site that pushes the boundaries of short-form, horror-based con...
Andy Warhol exhibit to display polaroids, photographs, films at CSUN
February 9, 2016
Some art historians say Andy Warhol was ahead of his time, and CSUN's new exhibit will display how advance the artist was with nearly sixty of Warhol's polaroids and photographs. “Polaroids, Photographs, and Films: Reviewing Andy Warhol’s Work in the Age of Social Media and Self Curating,” will...
Director Robert Townsend talks Hollywood film stereotypes
February 9, 2016
American film director, actor, comedian and writer Robert Townsend has dedicated more than three decades to producing and making quality motion pictures.A free screening of Townsend’s “Hollywood Shuffle” was shown at CSUN courtesy of the Department of Africana studies and the Department of Cin...
Weekly calendar of events at CSUN
February 8, 2016
Monday, Feb. 8 Film Screening: “Hollywood Shuffle”Register for the film, Hollywood Shuffle, and a Q&A with special guest Robert Townsend. Hollywood Shuffle follows an actor who is limited to stereotypical roles because of his ethnicity and dreams of making it big as a highly respecte...
CTVA program encourages diversity in the film industry
February 1, 2016
In hopes of bringing a change to the entertainment industry, CSUN's cinema and television arts department strives to bring diversity into their classrooms. “It hurts to see the lack of minorities being recognized in the industry,” CTVA senior Robin Sanders said.“[Minorities] have to do something...
Student film ¡Corre! draws attention to sex trafficking
November 19, 2014
She is unaware of the troubles that loom inside the dark walls of the brothel. Her body may be weak, but her determination is resilient. Women continue to be tormented by fear of speaking out against their captors. This is illustrated through Lucia, a representation of the ma...