Photography, Film, and Animation News

The Rochester Beacon features artist David Hammond '12 (professional photographic illustration) and mentions Professor Susan Lakin.

Brian Larson, professor in the School of Film and Animation, explains the history of rotoscoping, a technique where animation is drawn over footage of live actors, in a video by The Conversation.

David Wallace '01 traversed the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon for 16 days, capturing dynamic footage and interviews to create "An Unnatural Wonder" — honored with a 2019 Rocky Mountain Emmy Award.

RIT has received a $1.3 million gift to endow its partnership between the university and Genesee Country Village & Museum. The gift comes from RIT alumnus Philip Wehrheim and his wife, Anne. Wehrheim received a degree in business from RIT in 1966.

Mackenzie Bates ’18 (Film and Animation) and Annika Servin ’18 (Film and Animation; Photojournalism) each won a category in the CILECT North America Best Film Award competition. 

Guest essay by Christye Sisson, associate professor of photographic sciences, published by The Conversation.

Alexandra Gataeva, a fourth-year Fine Art Photography student, was featured in a handful of exhibits in the U.S. and Greece over the summer.

Middle and high school teachers acquired new technological tools to advance the digital components of their curriculums during a weeklong workshop taught by School of Design faculty. 

USA Today features visual engineer Steve Giralt '07 (professional photographic illustration).

ESPN's "The Undefeated" series features Joshua Rashaad McFadden, assistant professor in the School of Photographic Arts and Sciences.

RIT Motion Picture Science continued a trend of its alumni and students being recognized by the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers.

College of Art and Design faculty and staff led a workshop educating Rochester City School District art teachers on portfolio requirements and the art of photographing portfolio pieces.