MFA SHON XIAO RECEIVES DIVERSITY & INCLUSION CERTIFICATE
On May 1st, the SCA Council on Diversity & Inclusion launched its first annual Certificate for Outstanding Work. Presented to one student from each SCA division and program, the certificate recognizes groundbreaking student work aimed at empowering diverse voices and perspectives. The
“MOSQUITO STATE” SCREENING + Q&A with XA Professor MAKS NAPOROWSKI
XA Professor of Practice Maks Naporowski was on hand for the USC premiere of "Mosquito State" at Norris Theater. Maks served as the VFX Supervisor, Animation Director and Artist on the film. He is best known for visualizing high-concept ideas for feature films like AVIATOR, the MATRIX
XA Professor Kathy Smith Retrospective + Q&A in GLAS 2021 Virtual Festival
Australian new media artist Kathy Smith’s work spans decades of exploration and innovation. Her work combines oil painting, 2D/3D animation, AR, VR, holography, and installation, and explores the space between consciousness and dreams, hope, fear and desire.
USC Doheny Library comes alive with Immersive projection mapping event!
XA Professor Lisa Mann and Architecture Professor Amy Murphy co-directed "Mary Shelley's 'Frankenstein' Re-animated" a live, multi-disciplinary event featuring original 2D, 3D, stop-motion, rotoscope, and mo-cap animation, live dance, sculpture, music, sound FX, a game, AR, and theate
“Breaking the Glass Frame: Women and Animation, Past, Present, Future”
Symposium co-chairs Professor Sheila Sofian and Professor Lisa Mann discuss the panels, screenings, topics, and relevance of this collaborative 2019 conference co-sponsored by Women in Animation, UCLA and CalArts at the peak of the #metoo movement. USC animation students created a par
