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UMTV’s Spring 2015 General Body Meeting Recap

By Kayla Haley A new crop of prospective UMTV members gathered in the Cosford Cinema for an inside look at the station, as well as the unveiling of the new website, on Jan. 21. Nick Swyter, station manager, hosted the event that introduced students to UMTV’s six shows and gave them the opportunity to get involved. Executive producers of each program extended a personal invitation to students to join their shows.The headline of the night was the unveiling of UMTV’s new logo and website. Attendees cheered as the new logo was [...]

January 30, 2015|Broadcast Journalism, Journalism, Media Management|
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April Dobbins, Graduate MFA Student, Receives Award from the S.J. Weiler Fund

April Dobbins, a graduate student in the motion pictures program, was recently presented with a $20,000 award from the S. J. Weiler Fund, a private foundation that honors the work of mid-career artists. The award is made in recognition of individual artistic achievement and creativity, as well as significant contributions to the arts community. The award is by nomination only, and a selection committee comprised of influential art figures chooses awardees. The 2014 selection committee included Andrea Grover, David Levi Strauss, Joshua Mack, Amy Sadao, Zoe Strauss, Julianne Swartz, Mickalene [...]

January 27, 2015|Motion Pictures|
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Tableau Workshop at the SoC

On Wednesday, Feb. 11, the School of Communication and the Center for Computational Science will be hosting two identical sessions of an introduction to Tableau. This workshop is part of the VizUM series. Tableau has rapidly become one of the most popular data visualization tools on the market. Attendance is free, and no previous experience with Tableau is necessary. To sign up for one of the sessions, follow these links: SESSION A: Feb. 11, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. (3 hours) SESSION B: Feb. 11, 3 p.m.-6 p.m. (3 hours) Location: University of Miami, School of Communication, 5100 Brunson Drive, Room CIB [...]

January 23, 2015|Interactive Media, Journalism|
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Jon Landau Coming to the Cosford

Jon Landau, described by SoC professor Dr. John Soliday as "the Edison of film technology," will be at the Cosford Cinema on Monday, Jan. 26, 1-3 p.m. The master's class will be moderated by Dr. Soliday and will include a Q&A session, film clips and advice from the producer of the two biggest film attractions in history, "Titanic" and "Avatar." This event is open to all University of Miami students.

January 23, 2015|Motion Pictures|
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Miami Do Tank at University of Miami: Learn How Games can Prepare Communities for Climate Change

Living in South Florida, the detrimental effects of climate change may be inevitable in our lifetime. Co-sponsored by University of Miami’s Center for Communication, Culture, and Change and the Field Innovation Team, Miami Do Tank will demonstrate how gaming can move communities to prepare and become more resilient to the impact of rising sea levels.  On Feb. 5, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m., come to the Student Activities Center to play two scientifically created games, find out where they are available as an open-source resource and learn how gaming can [...]

January 22, 2015|Interactive Media|
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Flourish Klink, Transmedia Writer and Producer, Speaking at the SoC

Come tomorrow from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. to CIB 4053 for a presentation by Flourish Klink, a transmedia writer and producer for "East Los High," a popular entertainment education program targeting young Latinos.Flourish has been working with an interesting and accomplished interdisciplinary team of writers, producers and social scientists to create a highly interactive program that goes beyond mainstream television programming to incorporate interactive online elements to improve health and create social change.You can read more about Flourish and her work at flourishklink.com. Learn more about East Los High, which is [...]

January 21, 2015|Communication Studies, Electronic Media, Interactive Media, Journalism, Media Management, Motion Pictures|
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“Storming Papa Doc” Screening at University of Miami School of Communication

“Storming Papa Doc,” the new documentary directed by Mario L. Delatour, is a historical reenactment that depicts the story of former Haitian army officers who, in 1958, are exiled to Florida only to return with a vengeance and a plan to overthrow Haitian president, Dr. Francois Duvalier. Animated and intercut with interviews of friends and family members of the brigade, the film explores the lives of each officer. The viewer is transported to Haiti of the 1940’s and Florida, which became a temporary incubator for the opposition. This film chronicles [...]

January 13, 2015|Motion Pictures|
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Grant Funds New Educational Resource on Ocean Health

The University of Miami’s Department of Cinema and Interactive Media at the School of Communication has received a two-year grant of over $405,000 from the Friends of Stark Parks in conjunction with the Herbert W. Hoover Foundation. The funding will go towards the creation of a unique Open Educational Resource (OER) that will not only explain the science underlying ocean health management, but also help bring the specific work of top researchers from their worldwide field locations to university curricula. In an effort to develop “Media Building-Blocks of Ocean Health [...]

2023-10-26T13:27:44-04:00January 12, 2015|Interactive Media, Motion Pictures|
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Despite Making Sacrifices, Iris Barrios Still Earns Her Degree

Iris Barrios might have been a forgotten casualty—one of the youngest victims of the war that raged between the Contras and the Sandinista National Liberation Front in her native Nicaragua from 1981 to 1988. But the wisdom and efforts of a caring mother who wanted a better life for her children made it possible for Barrios to escape the atrocities of her war-torn country and emigrate to the United States at the age of 6.“She was the brave one,” Barrios said of her mother Maria, who fled Nicaragua’s capital city, [...]

December 17, 2014|Public Relations|
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Herrick Center Wins Knight Arts Challenge to Expand Cosford Classics

The Norton Herrick Center for Motion Picture Studies was selected from nearly 1,200 applicants to receive one of 47 South Florida Knights Arts Challenge grants. It will use the $15,000 award to expand the Cosford Cinema’s Cosford Classics series, which showcases films presented on 35 mm. According to center director Christina Lane, the Knight Foundation grant will enable the Herrick Center to enhance the classic series by inviting guest curators, including local film experts and internationally known scholars and filmmakers, to speak about each film, its cultural significance, and the importance of film preservation [...]

December 16, 2014|Motion Pictures|
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