Persuasion, Hollywood Style
“We define a pitch as a scheduled meeting for the specific intention of trying to promote an idea, business project, or script,” write Peter Desberg and Jeffrey Davis in their new book, Pitch Like…
Gregory Ruzzin Awarded Guggenheim Fellowship for 2022
On April 7, 2022, the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation awarded Guggenheim Fellowships to a diverse group of 180 exceptional individuals. Chosen from a rigorous application and peer review process out of almost 2500…
Andrew Garfield Discusses “tick, tick…BOOM!”
Daphnie Sicre, LMU assistant professor of theatre arts, sat down for a Q&A with Andrew Garfield, the star of tick, tick…BOOM!, following a screening of the film at UCLA’s Hammer Museum. Source: Hammer ChannelAndrew…
Golden Globes One Year After Meltdown: Are Reforms Enough to Save Embattled HFPA?
David Offenberg, an associate professor of finance at Loyola Marymount University with an expertise in entertainment, suggested that HFPA faces an uphill battle because its troubles have coincided with a decline in viewership for…
SFTV Faculty Get Animated Series Picked Up
Say the words “green light” to an entertainment professional and expect a wide range of emotional reactions. Matt Schlissel, M.F.A. ’15, heard the words “congratulations on your first season of TV,” but he didn’t…
Writing Comedy and Going “Rogue” with Lina Larson ’20
Growing up in Seattle, German-American writer-director Lina Larson (’20 Screenwriting & Production) was drawn to comedy from an early age ever since her dad introduced her to Saturday Night Live. The creative gene runs…
Myles Dement ’23 Brings Spoken Word to the Screen for Juneteenth
Watch “You Do Not Know Me: A Spoken Word Film” on Vimeo starting June 19 As the university closes tomorrow in recognition of Juneteenth, we invite you to watch the upcoming spoken word film, “You…
