Digital Media Graduates Create Video Game Coming in Spring 2016

October 21, 2015 by
Recent UCF Digital Media Graduates Peter Milko, Percy Legendre IV and Sean Pinnock of Blacksea Odyssey create Video Game coming soon to PCs and consoles in Spring 2016. Blacksea Odyssey is an American independent game studio based in Orlando, Florida founded in 2015 by Peter Milko, Percy Legendre IV, and Sean Pinnock after they graduated […]

Healing Art 2016: Call for Entries

October 20, 2015 by
UCF’s Healing Art exhibition is now open to entries. Healing Art is an annual, juried 2-D art exhibit created by Counseling & Psychological Services in collaboration with the School of Visual Arts & Design. The 2016 exhibition theme is “Unity.” This exhibit will showcase artworks by UCF students, alumni, faculty and staff. Healing Art is […]

Buyssens Exhibits at 3D PrintShow in Paris

October 9, 2015 by
On October 16-17, Ryan Buyssens’ kinetic sculpture Resistance will be exhibited at the Carrousel Du Louvre in Paris, France as part of the 3D Printshow. Resistance is an interactive, mechatronic sculpture that emulates the articulated flapping of a bird’s wings. The event brings together key players from the entire 3D printing ecosystem. From engineers and […]

Beckler Wins Best Horror Film at LA’s Shriekfest

October 9, 2015 by
Zachary Beckler’s feature Interior was awarded the Grand Jury Prize of Best Horror Film at Shriekfest on October 3 in Los Angeles. “I am thrilled and was literally speechless to accept such a major award at Shriekfest. It is a fantastic festival, and the audience response was overwhelmingly positive and terrified,” comments Beckler. Beckler is […]

MFA Film Alumni Continues to Screen at Festivals

October 7, 2015 by
While matriculating in the UCF Film MFA program, John Goshorn, MFA ‘12 developed and produced The Happiest Place on Earth, a feature film that has since earned five official selections from festivals around the United States. The film world-premiered at the 25th annual Cineguest Film Festival in San Jose, CA and will continue to screen […]

Three Alumni Pushing the Limits of Animation and Projection Mapping

October 7, 2015 by
Three Alumni Pushing the Limits of Animation and Projection Mapping A media company created by three UCF alumni is gaining distinction for their work with recent showings in the Art & Algorithms Digital Arts Festival, the Kennedy Space Center and the Orlando Science Center. Joe Rosa, ’11, Heather Knott, ’11, and Chris Brown, ’11, started […]

Beckler’s Horror Feature INTERIOR to Screen at LA Film Festival

September 18, 2015 by
UCF Film Lecturer Zachary Beckler’s horror feature INTERIOR will screen at Shriekfest 2015 on October 3. The film is an official selection for the prominent Los Angeles festival. INTERIOR is an “alternative” horror film about one man alone in a haunted house capturing evidence of the supernatural over the course of one night. Beckler states, […]

UCF is One of 75 Organizations Nationwide to Receive Big Read Grant

September 11, 2015 by
The University of Central Florida is a recipient of a grant of $15,000.00 to host The Big Read in Orlando. The Big Read is a program of the National Endowment for the Arts designed to revitalize the role of literature in American culture and to encourage citizens to read for pleasure and enlightenment. 
 In […]

Animation Career Review Features UCF Animation Programs

August 31, 2015 by
Animation Career Review’s recent “Take Two: Q&A Interview” with UCF animation professors Cheryl Cabrera and Scott Hall boasts SVAD’s Emerging Media program. The interview explores what undergrads can achieve in UCF’s Character Animation and Experimental Animation programs. The two degrees approach animation differently… Character Animation employs applied industry training and Experimental Animation relies on the […]

Experimental Animation Graduates Showcase Animated Short at Film Festivals

August 14, 2015 by
Four experimental animation graduates are showcasing their animated short film, The Falling Leaf, at LA CineFest, Orlando International Peace and Film Festival and the Miami Independent Film Festival. The short tells the story of a young monk who is assigned a seemingly impossible task and follows his efforts to overcome the challenge through the use […]