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This past weekend, the sci-fi action film Chronicle scored big at theaters, grossing $22 million in North America and taking the top spot at the box office, edging out the highly anticipated thriller Woman in Black starring Daniel Radcliffe. Max Landis, 26, a former University of Miami School of Communication student, wrote the script. Landis was a motion pictures student from 2006 to 2008 but left to pursue filmmaking in Los Angeles. At the SoC, he wrote many short screenplays that were produced by his peers. Based on a story by Landis and director Josh Trank, Chronicle is about…
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Jeffrey Stern teaches film production and sound design in the School of Communication's Motion Picture program and is credited with sound editing on popular films and television programs, including Silence of the Lambs, Boardwalk Empire, and Goodfellas. But he’s also proficient in a different form of media – photography. Stern presents new photography in "Legerdemain," an exhibit now through Feb. 24, 2012 at the University of Miami's Wynwood Project Space in downtown Miami. An Emmy-nominated filmmaker, Stern is also pursuing an M.F.A. through UM's Art & Art History program. In "Legerdemain," which means “sleight of hand” in French, viewers…
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Some events should never be forgotten if only to remind us of the extraordinary strength of the human spirit. Two years ago a massive earthquake leveled the island country of Haiti, killing thousands and leaving behind a crippling aftermath Haitians are still enduring today. The University of Miami School of Communication and the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting present "Voices of Haiti, A Post-Quake Odyssey in Verse," a multimedia performance showcasing the heartbreaking aftermath of the 2010 earthquake, 6:30 p.m. at the UM's Victor E. Clarke Recital Hall, 1314 Miller Dr., in Coral Gables. The event is free and…
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The SXSW (South by Southwest) Interactive Awards has named the University of Miami School of Communication finalists in the student category for the website “Prescribing Addiction” which highlights the dangers of addiction to prescription medication. The web site, http://prescribingaddiction.com/, was created in Prof. Kim Grinfeder’s “Interactive Storytelling Class” and includes video testimonials of young people talking openly about their interactions and struggles with prescription drugs. Included are a 25-year-old who once visited up to 10 doctors a day to get prescriptions and a father who was a former addict, but now speaks to students about the dangers. “The fact…
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