The Entertainment and Arts Society is hosting a live screening of the 89th annual Academy Awards in URBN Annex on Sunday, February 26th. All are welcome to attend! There will be insomnia cookies in addition to popcorn and the chance to win a $50 Fandango gift card. You can see the full list of Oscar Nominees here.

Please join legendary television director/producer Fred Seibert for an upcoming talk & conversation on Tuesday, February 21st at 2-3:30PM in the URBN Annex Screening Room. His background and experiences are sure to excite, as Siebert helped create MTV, relaunched Nickelodeon, and produced shows such as The Powderpuff Girls, The Fairly Oddparents, and Adventure Time. He’s now Chief Creative Officer of WOW! Unlimited. You can learn more about Fred Seilbert here.

University 101 will hold a screening of The Thousand Eyes of Dr. Mabuse (Die 1000 Augen des Mr. Mabuse). This 1960 German classic was directed by Fritz Lang and tells the story of Inspector Kras (Gert Frobe) and American industrialist Henry Travers (Peter van Eyck) as they investigate a murder and the re-emergence of the long-dead Dr. Mabuse (Wolfgang Preiss). The screening will take place on Friday, February 24th at 7:00PM in UCROSS 028.

“He isn’t here, he isn’t there, yet his terror strikes everywhere! He kills and kills without excuse, THE EVIL and FIENDISH DR. MABUSE!”

You can watch the trailer here.

Do you need to create a storyboard for your script? Are your drawing skills limited to stick figures? StoryBoard QUICK 6 is an easy to use storyboarding application that allows you to create detailed professional storyboards. You can customize characters, add props, change backgrounds, and most importantly, share your vision with your cast and crew. StoryBoard QUICK 6 is now installed in the Screening & Edit Suite (UCROSS 012). Stop by the Equipment Room (UCROSS 004) to make a reservation. You can view a demo and learn more about StoryBoard QUICK 6 here.

William Horberg, producer of films like Milk, Lars and The Real Girl, Cold Mountain, and The Talented Mr. Ripley, will be visiting Drexel on Friday, February 3rd. You will have two great opportunities to watch his films and interact with him.

12:00PM Screening
Charlie Countryman (starring Shia LaBeouf)
Room 028 in University Crossings
Q&A with Mr. Horberg immediately following

5:30PM Screening
Sneak preview of Mr. Horberg’s newest unreleased film The Promise
URBN Annex Screening Room
Q&A with Mr. Horberg immediately following

The Promise stars Christian Bale and Oscar Isaac. You can watch the trailer here.

A day in the life of twenty-something’s who share a home is often madcap, especially when the Wi-Fi goes out. In the eighth episode of Off Campus, our award-winning sitcom written and produced by Cinema & Television students, one roommate’s corner-cutting approach to providing internet service plays havoc on his friends’ lives and brings them into contact with a downstairs neighbor who is immune to their charms. You can view the latest episode of Off Campus here. Need to catch up on older episodes? Click here to watch episodes one through seven.

Microsoft is hosting a Surface line demo just for Drexel University. Have an opportunity to get hands on experience with Surface products, including the 28-inch Surface Studio, Surface Pro 4, Surface Book, and the 55-inch Surface Hub. All Drexel Students are invited to attend!

Date: Wednesday, January 25
Time: 10:00AM – 2:00PM
Place: 3711 Market St, Philadelphia, PA 19104

Does your video need closed captioning? Movie Captioner is an easy to use closed captioning application now installed in the Screening & Edit Suite (UCROSS 012). Closed captioning can make your videos accessible for the deaf, increase your search engine optimization (SE0), help you meet the broadcast guidelines of the FCC, and open your videos up to a much wider audience. You can learn more about Movie Captioner here.

As a Cinema & Television student, it’s important to stay up to date on the latest industry news, events, and trends. Variety recently unveiled a new subscription plan exclusively for students and educators. For $19.99 per year, you’ll get a weekly digital publication of Variety, quarterly industry reports, and 25% off all Variety events as well as access to production charts, the domestic TV/film project database, and the Variety archives. Click here for more information.

Welcome back! Hopefully your break was enjoyable. There have been a few updates in the labs that all students should be aware of. Avid Media Composer has been updated from version 8.3.1 to version 8.5.3. You can learn more about Media Composer 8.5.3 (including new features) by clicking here. The back two computers in the Advanced Post House are now running Adobe CC 2017 (Premiere, Media Encoder, After Effects, Prelude, Bridge). In order to accommodate this, the OS X has been updated from Mavericks to Yosemite and Pro Tools has been updated from version 11.3 to version 11.3.1. Please note that Adobe programs are not backwards compatible, and the rest of Westphal has not yet updated to Adobe CC 2017. Updating your personal computers to Adobe CC 2017 is not recommended at this time. Lastly the Screening & Edit Suite is now setup to do DVD and BluRay burns complete with Toast Titanium 14, a DVD/BluRay burner, and a DVD/BluRay player.