The CDM Lecture Series presents Claudia Schmuckli,
curator of Contemporary Art and Programming, Fine Arts
Museums of San Francisco, with a presentation on “Uncanny Valley:
Being Human in the Age of AI.” The free event is Feb. 26 at 12:10
p.m. in Everson Hall 176.
For two decades the Film Fest @ UC Davis has showcased hundreds
of short films by student filmmakers. Now in its 20th year, the
festival is seeking submissions for the annual event to be held
in spring quarter.
The Film Fest committee is seeking works that are eight minutes
or less in length created by undergraduate or graduate students
and recent graduates. Submissions are open to all genres and
styles, from narrative to documentary to experimental.
Submissions are open through April 20, 2020 at 5 p.m.
Traditional and new forms of documentary. Skills and strategies
for producing work. Progression through all stages of production,
from conception through research, then planning and filming, and
finally post-production and critique.
Analysis of the contribution of outstanding costume designers for
cinema, television and filmed entertainment. Taught by
award-winning costume designer who was assistant designer on “Men
in Black,” “Batman and Robin” and “Casino.”
Alum David Nessl, Technocultural Studies 2012, has announced
that his animated film, “Chichi,” has been
selected for the 2019 Sundance
Film Festival.
CHICHI / U.S.A. (Director and screenwriter: David Nessl) —
My dog has dreams and he tells me about them. I made a movie
about those dreams. This is that movie. U.S. Premiere
Nessl is continuing his studies in animation and digital
arts at University of Southern California School of Cinematic
Arts.
Student filmmakers enrolled in TCS 104: Documentary Production
have created trailers for their film projects.
TCS 104 explores traditional and new forms of documentary, with
focus on technocultural issues. Students develop skills and
strategies for producing work in various media, and progress
through all stages of production, from conception through
post-production to critique.
Inspired by his modding class at UC Davis, Patrick LeMieux,
assistant professor of Cinema and Digital
Media, has been making the rounds at universities,
conferences, festivals, and art exhibitions to show a new project
— The Octopad.
Internationally renowned artist Lynn Hershman Leeson, UC Davis
professor emeritus, will receive major awards from the College Art Association and the
Women’s Caucus for the Arts.
The multi-gifted Colin Milburn, Gary Snyder Chair in Science
and the Humanities, Professor of Cinema and Digital
Media, Professor of English, Science and Technology Studies,
has provided some keen advice on gaming and its costs on the
WalletHub website. Milburn is featured as part of the site’s
Ask the Experts section. Scroll down for Milburn’s
advice.
The multi-talented Bob Ostertag, composer, performer, instrument
builder, journalist, activist, historian, and kayak instructor,
will appear in concert in Wels, Austria, November 11 and
12. Ostertag performs along with Jon Rose and Gerry
Hemingway. His latest recording is entitled Wish You Were
Here.
Ostertag’s appearance in Austria is part of a world tour
that began in 2015.
Here is an overview of The Film Festival @ UC Davis 2016
showcasing work created by students. Held May 18 and 19 at
Varsity Theatre in downtown Davis, the Festival attracted
enthusiastic audiences on both evenings. All photos are courtesy
of The Film Festival @ UC Davis, copyright UC Davis.
The 16th annual Film Festival at UC Davis was held on May 18
and 19 at the Varsity Theatre in downtown Davis. Featuring a
remarkable variety of short student-produced films, the
filmmakers, undergraduate and graduate students, created
works from narrative and documentary to experimental, and
brought a rich diversity to the screen. The Film Festival
was produced by the departments of Art Studio, Cinema and
Digital Media, Design, Music and Theatre and Dance.
On April 29th and 30th, Professor Wyman took a group of
25 UCD students (a combination of students from courses TCS
198 and FYS 004-15) in San Francisco to participate in
the 59th San Francisco International Film Festival.
Fiamma C di Montezemolo, Associate Professor of Cinema and
Digital Media, will be featured in “Mapping the City,” a
multi-level collaborative project promoted by the Italian
Cultural Institute of San Francisco. Her installation, entitled
“Neon Afterwords,” will be on exhibition beginning September 2016
at San Francisco’s Kadist Art Foundation. Curated by Marina
Pugliese, the “Mapping the City” project was conceived to further
exchanges and collaborations among Italian contemporary visual
artists and their Bay Area counterparts.
Physics Today recognizes Mondo Nano, by
Cinema and Digital Media professor Colin
Milburn, as one of the most intriguing books reviewed
in its pages this year.
Prof. of Cinema and Digital Media, Kriss Ravetto-Biagioli,
and Anupam Chander (UC Davis School of Law), were awarded a
2014 Mellon Foundation Sawyer Seminar for their year-long
seminar, “Surveillance and Democracy,” offered during
2015–2016.
Please click on the “Mellon-Sawyer Surveillance and Democracy
Seminar” link for more
information on upcoming speakers and events.
Music Monday explores incoming American sound artist Bob
Ostertag upon his multiple Shanghai bookings this week.
Music Monday is a weekly SmartShanghai column
that presents songs from bands making music in China
and bands living in, coming to, or thinking about
coming to China.
Click here to read the entire article on Bob Ostertag and
his career.
