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February 21, 2024
RIT announces Transmedia Storytelling and Entertainment in Los Angeles program
This unique program, hosted by RIT Global, is one of a number of university programs being offered in Los Angeles centered on the entertainment industry.
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February 20, 2024
RIT alumna contributes to 'FRIDA' documentary for Sundance Film Festival
RIT alumna Paula Ospina has paved the path toward one of the biggest professional achievements of her career so far—being an assistant editor for the documentary FRIDA, which premiered at Sundance Film Festival on Jan. 25.
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February 15, 2024
Inside the making of 'That Damn Goat,' RIT's latest video game
Chaos is the only constant in "That Damn Goat," a party, "anti-Covid" video game made by around 60 RIT faculty, students and staff. The project was led by School of Film and Animation faculty Brian Larson (creative director) and Jesse O'Brien (art director).
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February 12, 2024
RIT visual media student Sam Su photographs Olympic athlete training camp
Sam Su, a third-year photographic and imaging arts/visual media option major from New York City, has partnered with athletic companies to photograph products and athletes. He recently went to the Cayman Islands and photographed Olympic athletes training for Protean Sports.
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February 9, 2024
Camren Missimer on the metamorphosis behind 'Midnight Chrysalis'
Animation student Camren Missimer talks with Toon Boom Animation, detailing the first film they made at RIT — a fantasy short currently in the festival circuit.
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February 8, 2024
Celebrating Black history: A love of old family photos sparks new exhibition
Inspired by her Race, Civil Rights, and Photography class, Athena Lemon '24 curated an exhibition weaving her family photo archives with the work of renowned photojournalist Bernie Boston '55.
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February 1, 2024
Meet the woman creating community for Black women in film
Good Morning America speaks to Chris Wairegi '14 (film and animation and advertising photography), founder of the organization 600 Black Women, about how the nonprofit focuses on uplifting black women in the film community.
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January 31, 2024
RIT’s School of Film and Animation ranked No. 16 nationally
RIT’s School of Film and Animation (SOFA) has been ranked among the top 50 animation schools in the country by Animation Career Review, a leading online resource of information for aspiring animation and game design professionals.
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January 29, 2024
Centuries-old texts penned by early astronomers Copernicus and Sacrobosco find new home at RIT
The ancient astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus was the first scientist to document the theory that the sun is the center of the universe in his book, De Revolutionibus Orbium Coelestium (On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres). That first edition book, along with a delicate manuscript from astronomer Johannes de Sacrobosco, that is contrary to Copernicus’ groundbreaking theory, has now found a permanent home at Rochester Institute of Technology.
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January 29, 2024
Alumna claims second Engineering, Science and Technology Emmy Award
The latest Emmy Award captured by Jaclyn Pytlarz '14 (motion picture science) was for her role in developing the latest high-dynamic range (HDR) technology, which generates natural-looking quality on TV screens.
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January 26, 2024
Camren Missimer on the metamorphosis behind Midnight Chrysalis
ToonBoom talks to Camren Missimer about their student film Midnight Chrysalis.
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January 24, 2024
New exhibition guides visitors through RIT's stop motion history
"40 Years in Motion" holds RIT student-made stop motion animations dating back to the 1970s, paired with a display of the original puppets and props used to make the films.