He was behind the camera when Jason Biggs got it on with an apple dessert in the 1999 hit "American Pie." He made sure Chris Rock was properly lit for his resurrection in the 2001 comedy "Down To Earth." And this spring quarter, cinematographer Richard Crudo will pass on his know-how and tricks of the trade to UCLA students as the 2011 Kodak Cinematographer in Residence. Read more...

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Cinematographer Richard Crudo speaks at a question and answer session after the screening of his film “American Buffalo” on Monday at James Bridges Theater.

A man made of Legos is fishing. The filmmaker takes a picture. He changes the Lego man's position just slightly. Read more...

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Zach Macias’ film “Stranger than Fishin’,” a film featured in the Office of Residential Life and Campus Events Commission’s Shorts on the Hill, uses Legos to tell its story.
Courtesy of ZACH MACIAS

On Dec. 10, 1997 environmental and social justice advocate Julia Butterfly Hill first climbed up the California redwood tree named Luna to save it from being logged in Humboldt County. Read more...

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Environmental advocate Julia Butterfly Hill will speak about environmental issues and sustainability today with actress Daryl Hannah of “Splash” and “Kill Bill” today at 7 p.m. in Ackerman Grand Ballroom. (courtesy of Shaun Walker)

When Professor Tom Denove first presented the idea of basing an entire film festival off of a children's toy, no one believed him. Read more...

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UCLA alumna Nolwen Cifuentes uses a Barbie Video Girl doll to film her submission to the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television-hosted Barbie Film Festival. Cifuentes’ film is a parody of an episode of the television show “The Twilight Zone.” The Barbie Video Girl features an embedded video camera located in the doll’s chest which presented student filmmakers with a new twist to the filmmaking process.

While pho rather than film may come to mind when referring to Vietnamese culture, free campus film screenings on Thursday will shed new light on the country's culture. Read more...

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Thanh Van Ngo stars in “Clash,” a feature film of the Vietnamese International Film Festival that will be shown for free on UCLA Day.

Courtesy of Helena Tran