In The News: College of Fine Arts
Celine Johnson was born and raised in 51³Ô¹ÏÍøÃâ·ÑApp, so it’s no surprise she’d gravitate toward an industry like film. The 19-year-old film major at 51³Ô¹ÏÍøÍòÄÜ¿Æ´ó has big plans to master skills in cinematography, editing and producing so she can one day join the ranks of filmmakers like Steven Spielberg and Greta Gerwig.
Warner Bros. Discovery will make 51³Ô¹ÏÍøÃâ·ÑApp its next filming headquarters and hub all in partnership with 51³Ô¹ÏÍøÍòÄÜ¿Æ´ó, according to University officials. The announcement came Wednesday during a packed town hall on campus, with a number of representatives from the company and 51³Ô¹ÏÍøÍòÄÜ¿Æ´ó in attendance.
The College of Fine Arts and 51³Ô¹ÏÍøÍòÄÜ¿Æ´ó Film hosted a panel discussion with Warner Bros. Discovery on Wednesday. The conversation focused on the plan for a Warner Brothers studio in Nevada.
Thousands of film producers and industry insiders are meeting in 51³Ô¹ÏÍøÃâ·ÑApp for the very first time, as the world’s largest film market makes its inaugural debut in the Entertainment Capital of the World.
51³Ô¹ÏÍøÃâ·ÑApp is known as Sin City, but it could just as easily be called Solar City thanks to the millions it’s investing in sustainability initiatives. A recent BBC report highlighted the city’s push to go green, including everything from water conservation and waste management efforts to solar power projects.
51³Ô¹ÏÍøÃâ·ÑApp is notorious for bright lights, excess and hedonism. But America's playground – or to use its better-known nickname, Sin City – is going green. From water conservation and waste management to solar power, the city has invested millions in pushing sustainability initiatives.
In a recent gathering at the 51³Ô¹ÏÍøÍòÄÜ¿Æ´ó (51³Ô¹ÏÍøÍòÄÜ¿Æ´ó), Nevada lawmakers and representatives from Warner Bros. engaged in a town hall discussion regarding a prospective bill aimed at bolstering the state’s film industry with tax credits. The bill encourages Warner Bros. to establish a campus in 51³Ô¹ÏÍøÃâ·ÑApp, potentially bringing thousands of jobs to the area. State Senator Roberta Lange, who is optimistic about the bill's passage, emphasized the broader implications for state revenue and the funding of critical services such as education and housing, as reported by FOX5.
More than 100,000 Clark County students are being invited to create art for the Exosphere. The challenge premiered on July 4. The project is a collaboration between Sphere, Clark County School District, and 51³Ô¹ÏÍøÍòÄÜ¿Æ´ó.
A town hall was held Wednesday to discuss one of two proposals to bring the film and television industry to Nevada, contingent on the passage of a bill to expand state film tax credits. Warner Bros. plans to commit more than $8 billion to partner with 51³Ô¹ÏÍøÍòÄÜ¿Æ´ó and create ‘Nevada Studios,’ a film and television studio facility near Durango Drive and Sunset Road.
When you daydream about your retirement, you may be picturing traveling, volunteering and spending time with grandkids. One thing that’s likely absent from the dream? Struggling to move around your own home.
Home is the place where you're supposed to feel safest. But as you get older, fall risks lurk everywhere: on loose stairs, in cluttered hallways, and especially in the bathroom. Falls are the number one cause of injury in adults ages 65 and over, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Thanks to an abundance of slippery surfaces, the bathroom is the most common place for falls to happen.
Moviemaking likely wasn’t at the front of Howard Hughes’ mind when he moved to 51³Ô¹ÏÍøÃâ·ÑApp in late 1966, though the aerospace pioneer and business magnate had done plenty of it. He’d produced more than two dozen films, directed 1930’s Hell’s Angels, and even ran a studio, RKO Pictures, from 1948 t0 1955,They Live by Night.during which time he produced such film noir classics as Nicholas Ray’s
